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News.Feb 20, 2025

Helena Thybell Appointed New Executive Director of SIWI

Having previously held positions such as CEO of Save the Children Sweden, Helena Thybell will be the new Executive Director of SIWI. She brings extensive experience in strategic organizational development and leadership.

News.Feb 11, 2025

Global water expertise in new SIWI board

SIWI today announces the appointment of its new board, with broad international representation and high-level expertise in the areas of water and climate.

News.Dec 2, 2024

Advancements for water for climate action at COP29

As widely reported, the overall outcomes of the climate Conference of the Parties (COP) 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, was labelled a disappointment by many. But while the negotiated deal on climate finance was heavily criticised, notable achievements were made for water’s role in climate action. Here are some of SIWI’s signs of hope from COP29.

News.Nov 21, 2024

SIWI’s endorsement of the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action

SIWI fully supports the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action and endorse the COP29 Presidency Declaration on Water for Climate Action.

News.Nov 13, 2024

SIWI-WASH experts join IVL

SIWI is transferring its team of experts in governance of water and sanitation services, SIWI-WASH, to the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL). The acquisition will help strengthen IVL’s international efforts to tackle the growing challenges of water scarcity and sanitation.

Feature.Nov 6, 2024

Women hold the key to building climate resilience

Women hold the key to building climate resilience

News.Oct 29, 2024

Water for Climate in Baku

What is the outlook for water and climate at the climate Conference of the Parties (COP) 29 and how will SIWI engage? To get the answers, we met with two of SIWI’s experts on global processes, Dani Gaillard-Picher and Maggie White.

News.Oct 24, 2024

World Water Week and SIWI in 2025

World Water Week 2025 will take place 24 28 August. We caught up with acting Executive Director for SIWI, Caroline Andersson, to hear about the future for the event, and its host SIWI.

Feature.Sep 25, 2024

Bridging Borders: A Conversation with Meike van Ginneken

How can we build bridges and bring water into global processes? To get the answers, we met Meike van Ginneken, Dutch Special Envoy for Water, during World Water Week 2024.

Feature.Sep 9, 2024

Reflections from World Water Week 2024: Unlocking Water Cooperation Solutions

World Water Week remains a vibrant platform for addressing urgent global water issues. The International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) significantly contributed with a focused session on the challenges and solutions in water cooperation.

Sep 6, 2024

Statement from the Board

Sep 6, 2024

Uttalande från styrelsen

Feature.Sep 6, 2024

SIWI’s five takeaways from World Water Week 2024

Following the UN 2023 Water Conference and the continued Water Action Agenda, this year’s World Water Week (WWW) was a convening place for various stakeholders to meet and discuss what has been achieved so far, and where we need to be headed next.