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Beautiful natural scenery of river in southeast Asia tropical green forest with mountains in background, aerial view drone shot

News.Oct 10, 2021

Achieving the Paris Agreement mitigation targets through water

Why is water important for achieving the Paris Agreement? And how is water’s role for mitigating climate change much greater than previously acknowledged? Here we present a teaser for the upcoming Water and Mitigation report, due to be published in early 2022.

Aerial view of a river delta: the green water from the river mixes into the blue ocean

News.Oct 4, 2021

Transboundary collaboration from source-to-sea critical to address pressures on deltas, coasts and the ocean

Ahead of the 9th Meeting of the Parties of the UNECE Water Convention, a panel of experts made recommendations to address pressures on coastal and marine environments, as part of transboundary river cooperation for better source-to-sea management.

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Feature.Sep 21, 2021

Why water is so important for world peace

Will future wars be fought over water? Or should we rather think of water as a new peace-building tool? To celebrate World Peace Day on 21 September we have compiled a little crash course on the complex relationship between water and conflicts.

News.Sep 20, 2021

Important global meetings on food and energy

Feature.Sep 20, 2021

High-Level Panel on how to put words into action

Every year, SIWI organizes a High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy to explore different aspects of how water can contribute to peace and security. The 2021 event focused on cooperation – learn more in this blog post written by SIWI’s Katie Goldie-Ryder and Kyungmee Kim from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Clearwater River Dënë first Nation in La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada. Image by Mary Ruelling

Feature.Sep 9, 2021

Indigenous communities show pathway to managing the forest-water nexus

Aerial view of a river flowing between mountains down to a fertile valley

News.Sep 6, 2021

Join our new course on forests and water

News.Aug 27, 2021

World Water Week showed how the world can solve the water crisis

Stockholm (27 August 2021): World Water Week ended on 27 August with a strong message: we have many solutions to fix the water crisis and tackle climate change, but we need political will and sufficient investments. This is what the conference called on the international community to activate.

News.Aug 27, 2021

7 important conclusions from World Water Week

News.Aug 23, 2021

Join us for the most important World Water Week ever!

News.Aug 23, 2021

World Water Week opens with call for urgent action

News.Aug 19, 2021

The High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy will focus on cooperation

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News.Aug 19, 2021

High-Level Panel on building resilience from source-to-sea

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News.Aug 18, 2021

High-Level Panel will track progress on global commitments

Feature.Aug 17, 2021

5 ways to avert a global water crisis

In 2050, Earth could be home to 10 billion people, but we will not have more freshwater than today. To avert a global crisis, we must immediately change how we use and manage water. Here are five ways to get started.

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