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A town flooded

News.Sep 23, 2025

Why water, why now?

Water is fast becoming a defining business risk and a practical opportunity. SIWI’s new brief, Why Water, Why Now?, explains why businesses should lead on water today.

A town flooded

Explainers and briefs.Sep 23, 2025

Why water, why now? How water-smart strategies protect operations and drive growth

News.Sep 12, 2025

From Youth Innovation to Global Action: Voices from the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025

German students Niklas Ruf and Jana Spiller won the 2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their open-source flood warning system. Their project shows how youth innovation, supported by Xylem and the Stockholm Water Foundation, is shaping the future of water.

World Water Week 2025 Opening

Feature.Aug 28, 2025

World Water Week: The Springboard to COP30 and the 2026 UN Water Conference

World Water Week 2025 closed with a clear message: water is now central to climate action. With the COP30 Action Agenda launched by Brazil and momentum from Stockholm, governments, businesses, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples are aligning around water solutions that build resilience, safeguard ecosystems, and drive just climate action. The road from Stockholm to Belém has begun—together we must ensure water flows through every part of the global climate agenda.

Susanne Helena Thank You

News.Aug 28, 2025

World Water Week 2025: Thank You for Being Part of Water for Climate

World Water Week 2025 brought together over 13,000 participants from 188 countries, showing once again that water connects us all. With the theme Water for Climate, people of all ages and backgrounds shared ideas, solutions, and commitments for a just and resilient future. Thank you to everyone who joined us – together we carry this energy forward towards COP30, the UN 2026 Water Conference, and beyond.

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Feature.Aug 27, 2025

Meet the 2025 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate: Professor Günter Blöschl

World Lake Day

Event.27 Aug 2025

Sunrise Swim for Lakes – Join us on World Lake Day! Share

SIWI's Acting Director Karin Gardes, President of World Water Week's Scientific Committee Jon Lane and Host Arati Davis standing on Centre Stage at World Water Week 2023, with large audience sitting in the foreground.

Event.24 Aug 2025

World Water Week 24 – 28 August 2025

World Lake Day

News.Aug 22, 2025

Sunrise Swim for Lakes -Join us on first World Lake day 27 August

On 27 August, SIWI and World Water Week will celebrate the first United Nations World Lake Day with an early morning swim in central Stockholm. The event highlights the vital role of lakes and urban waterways in climate action, biodiversity, and community wellbeing.

World Water Week opening plenary.

News.Aug 22, 2025

Water for Climate Action: World Water Week 2025 opens in Stockholm and online

On 25 August, World Water Week 2025 will open its doors in Stockholm and online, welcoming participants from across the globe to explore this year’s theme: Water for Climate Action. The Opening Ceremony, held on Centre Stage, will set the tone for a week dedicated to accelerating transformative solutions that place water at the heart of climate strategies.

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News.Aug 19, 2025

“Water Is the Blue Thread”: A Conversation with Maggie White on What’s Next for Global Water Governance

UN Building

News.Jul 9, 2025

SIWI Urges Ambitious, Inclusive Approach at UN Preparatory Meeting for 2026 Water Conference

Aerial,View,Of,Stockholm,City

News.Jun 11, 2025

Strengthening the Board of Stockholm Water Foundation (SWF)

Quotes – Op Ed

News.Jun 3, 2025

Water is our future – but Sweden still lacks a comprehensive strategy

Sweden is in the midst of a water crisis.

SMHI

News.May 26, 2025

Contributing to Sweden’s Climate Resilience: SIWI’s Role in the National Vulnerability Assessment

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