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News.Jun 22, 2023

Water-wise climate policy on the road to COP28

The first-ever Global Stocktake on climate action shifts into a higher gear after the recent Bonn Climate Change Conference. Here are four important take-aways from SIWI, showing what needs to happen at COP28 in December.

News.Jun 16, 2023

Rallying the Zambezi region around climate resilient agriculture 

SIWI’s Transforming Investment in Africa’s Rainfed Agriculture (TIARA) project is making the case for climate smart agriculture.

Feature.Jun 9, 2023

How communication can help us to drive change

Water governance is central to addressing global challenges. But how do we need to talk about water to drive the change we want to see and how can communication help us to reach our goals? A conversation between two SIWI communicators.

News.Jun 8, 2023

Tides are changing: Source-to-sea science for a healthy ocean

As the health of our ocean is in peril, what efforts are currently underway to turn the tide and reverse the decline? In celebration of World Oceans Day (8 June) we spoke to Alison Clausen, Programme Specialist at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO), on how global scientific efforts from source-to-sea can contribute to realizing a healthy ocean.

Feature.Jun 1, 2023

Youth participation at the UN 2023 Water Conference

Feature.May 31, 2023

Inclusivity is a verb, not a noun. We need the world for water, nothing less.

News.May 26, 2023

SIWI joins UN’s corporate sustainability initiative

SIWI joins the UN Global Compact Network Sweden, a business-oriented network aimed at raising awareness of, and accelerating the work towards realizing Agenda 2023.

News.May 24, 2023

Making inclusivity work: The Women in Water Diplomacy Network at the UN 2023 Water Conference

The Women in Water Diplomacy Network promotes women’s participation in high-level water diplomacy processes. Ahead of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the Network made every effort to support its members to participate in the conference. A story of turning barriers into opportunities.

News.Apr 27, 2023

Two new guides for climate-smart cities

How cities manage water is one of our planet’s greatest challenges. Faced with new water and climate extremes, cities need to radically rethink every aspect of infrastructure, urban planning, and water governance. In two new policy briefs, SIWI experts show how cities can succeed and why this is a shared responsibility.

News.Apr 21, 2023

SIWI conducts Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan Workshop in the Dominican Republic

The United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has sought SIWI s technical expertise to organize and conduct a workshop on Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan Preparation. The workshop aims to gather valuable inputs for the contingency plan of the WASH sectoral group, establish a roadmap and accountability framework, and deliberate on challenges and solutions for the successful execution of the proposed activities.

News.Apr 21, 2023

SIWI realiza Taller para la Elaboración del Plan de Contingencia Multiamenaza en la República Dominicana

El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF), ha solicitado la experiencia técnica de SIWI para organizar y llevar a cabo el Taller para la Elaboración del Plan de Contingencia Multiamenaza del Grupo Sectorial de Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene (GASH-RD). El taller busca reunir valiosos aportes para el plan de contingencia del grupo sectorial, establecer una hoja de ruta y un esquema de rendición de cuentas; así como discutir retos y soluciones para la ejecución efectiva de las actividades propuestas.

News.Apr 20, 2023

Torgny Holmgren steps down as Executive Director

Feature.Apr 19, 2023

Världsvattendagen 2023: Innovation och samverkan för vårt gemensamma vatten

Vilka vattenutmaningar står samhället inför? Hur kan samverkan inom och mellan sektorer och branscher driva på innovativa lösningar som svar mot dessa utmaningar? Och vad är nyckelfaktorerna för framgångsrika partnerskap?

News.Apr 18, 2023

Why are integrated approaches critical for water smart climate mitigation? 3 questions to Anna Tengberg and Thérèse Rudebeck

Integrated approaches address the interconnections between water and climate change mitigation. At a webinar on 12 April Anna Tengberg and Thérèse Rudebeck explain the importance of breaking the silos and offer concrete examples on how to recognize the systemic and connected nature of climate and water. We asked them why integrated approaches are key to climate mitigation.