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Aug 28, 2019

River flow pioneer Dr Jackie King wins 2019 Stockholm Water Prize

Dr Jackie King received the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday for her pioneering research on water flows. The prize was presented to her by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf.

News.Aug 28, 2019

Pooling power for source-to-sea success

The urgency of successfully implementing practical steps to achieve SDG 6 and SDG 14 was the overriding message at the High-level Panel on Bringing Together Oceans and Freshwater, with emphasis on local, inclusive measures.

Aug 22, 2019

SIWI condemns escalating violence against water activists

Aug 22, 2019

Government of the Netherlands: Embracing long-term water management

News.Aug 20, 2019

Source-to-Sea in focus at World Water Week!

Mark your calendars to join us at the 2019 World Water Week in Stockholm, August where platform members will be convening three events on Tuesday August 27, including a High Level Panel on Bringing Together Oceans and Freshwater.

News.Aug 9, 2019

SIWI expert speaks on Water Stress

This week, Ruth Mathews, Senior Manager Water Governance at SIWI, was invited to speak to both radio and press in Sweden on the topic of water stress.

Aug 8, 2019

Xylem: digital transformation, collaboration and empowering future generations

Feature.Aug 6, 2019

Malin Falkenmark on Water’s Hidden Roles and Functions

The past lack of understanding of water’s role for all life on Earth is putting future generations at risk, writes Professor Malin Falkenmark in this article from WaterFront Magazine.

News.Jul 31, 2019

Hur påverkar vår konsumtion vattensituationen runtom i världen?

Elin Weyler, livsmedelsexpert på Swedish Water House, intervjuas av Föreningen för Utvecklingsfrågor om vattenpåverkan från våra konsumtionsmönster. Se hela intervjun här »

Jul 30, 2019

2019 Seminars Abstract volume now available!

News.Jul 18, 2019

Vattenbrist, Almedalen och avsaltning: Ett samtal med Jonatan Persson

Vi pratar med Jonatan Persson, Svenska Juniorvattenprisvinnare 2019, om Almedalen, vattenbrist och hans uppfinning som har möjlighet att lösa många av våra största vattenproblem i framtiden. Lyssna på inlägget här » Läs mer om vad vi gjorde i Almedalen »

Feature.Jul 15, 2019

New perspectives at the Fore: Gearing up for the 2019 SIWI High Level Panel on Water Diplomacy

The Venn diagram for those trained in both water resource management and diplomacy and conflict management is rather slim.  Elizabeth Yaari explains how these paths will cross at World Water Week 2019.

News.Jul 13, 2019

Who pays for our water consumption?

We re still not discussing the human rights aspect enough , says Elin Weyler with regards to water consumption in our supply chains. Watch the full video below » ? LIVE with @elinweyler. We discuss today s seminar on #consumption and #water. https://t.co/PZoRlW1roV — Swedish Water House (@SweWaterHouse) July 2, 2019

News.Jul 10, 2019

Almedalen: An arena for dialogue, understanding – and showing off!

There is a value in water that cannot be measured, writes SIWI’s Communications Director Henrika Thomasson. In this blog post she reflects on thought-provoking meetings she had during the recent Politicians’ Week in Sweden.