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Feature.Mar 20, 2020

Stockholm Water Prize: where it all began

David W. Schindler is sitting in a canoe in the middle of a lake with the North American wilderness providing a magnificent backdrop, but he is here for business not pleasure. The work he is doing will eventually lead to him being the first recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize in 1991.

News.Mar 17, 2020

World Water Week registration will open 15 April

World Water Week is still scheduled to take place 23-28 August in Stockholm, but the registration process will start later this year, on 15 April. The reason why, is the many uncertainties for everyone, related to the coronavirus situation, which we as organizers are monitoring closely.

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News.Mar 16, 2020

World Water Day celebration moved

Due to the recent developments of covid-19, Swedish Water House together with SMHI have decided to postpone our celebration of World Water Day 2020. We will keep the original program and location, but host this all-day seminar in conjunction with the hydrological new year, on Wednesday the 30th of September. Registration for this new date is now [ ]

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News.Mar 16, 2020

Firandet av Världsvattendagen 2020 uppskjutet

Med anledning av covid-19 har SMHI och SIWI bestämt att senarelägga vårt firande av Världsvattendagen 2020 som tidigare var inplanerat till den 23:e mars.

Mar 13, 2020

Join us for a global online learning experience, 16-18 March!

Together with Sida, UNEP and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency we have created a global learning experience aiming to deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding of how environment, climate and faith are inextricably connected.

Heap of in white, blue and red medical pills.

Feature.Feb 25, 2020

Could the medicine we produce be making us sicker?

Amid growing concern for the global increase in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) SIWI strengthens the fight against AMR with the launch of a ground-breaking collaborative platform. The first of its kind, it brings together producers and procurers aiming to solve challenges through collaboration.

The image is from the Public Private Partnership introduction workshop organized by SIWI in Arusha, Tanzania November 2019. Participants are from the 9 member countries of Nile Equatorial Lake Region including NELSAP’s coordination Unit staff. Photo by Said Hashmat Sadat.

News.Feb 24, 2020

Public-private Partnerships for water infrastructure

As water scarcity becomes exacerbated from climate change, the need for new investments in water infrastructure is growing. Yet, many countries, especially those who share river basins, struggle to finance such projects.

News.Feb 21, 2020

The vital role of groundwater in water security

Groundwater plays a vital role in both water security and public health. In the face of climate change and unpredictability as well as growing demands we are now seeing an increasing dependence on this resource at domestic level.

News.Feb 10, 2020

New initiative to tackle antimicrobial resistance in manufacturing

To tackle the escalating problem of antimicrobial resistance, a new collaboration platform will be launched in New Delhi, India, on 11 February. The platform, initiated by SIWI, could mean a major breakthrough for responsible manufacturing of antibiotics.

News.Jan 17, 2020

Initial deal in Nile dam negotiations reached

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have reached an initial deal on the filling and operation of what will be Africa s biggest hydro-electric dam: the Grand Renaissance Dam. SIWI’s Mats Eriksson explained the context and consequences in an interview with BBC.

News.Jan 16, 2020

Nature-based solutions a part of solving the crisis

Many seminars at COP25 in Madrid focused on so-called nature-based solutions. This means taking advantage of nature to provide sustainable, cost-effective, versatile and flexible solutions to climate problems, using the characteristics of natural ecosystems.

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News.Jan 15, 2020

The world’s top five risks are all water-related

For the first time in the history of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, the top five risks in terms of likelihood all relate to water. A connection that worryingly doesn’t seem to have been recognized by the respondents.

Scenic rural landscape in the middle of Norway

News.Dec 20, 2019

New year’s greetings from SIWI!

Happy New Year! We all know that 2020 will be a decisive and at times challenging year, but we must not forget to focus also on more encouraging trends, writes SIWI’s Executive Director Torgny Holmgren in this New Year’s message.

Feature.Dec 18, 2019

Waves of fake news in transboundary waters

Manipulation and targeted disinformation pose dangerous and growing problems for transboundary water cooperation, writes Martina Klimes.

Arganzuela Bridge over the River Manzanares, Madrid Rio Park, Madrid, Spain

Feature.Dec 17, 2019

Breakthrough for water at COP25

Despite its shortcomings, COP25 turned out to be an important breakthrough for water on the climate agenda, writes Torgny Holmgren as he summarizes the meeting.

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