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Picture of a woman carrying a water jug in Sri Lanka. Photo: Dominic Sansoni/World Bank

Feature.Nov 6, 2018

The world’s natural aquifers at risk

A look at some of the most stressed aquifers on Earth and a snapshot of the reasons why red flags are being raised about the amount of water underground that’s declining amid population growth, urban, industrial and farming demand, and poor management.

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Nov 5, 2018

World Water Week 2019: Water for society — including all

The preparations for World Water Week 2019 is starting now with the Call for Engagement!  In 2019, World Water Week will explore an inclusive approach. This Week’s theme: Water and society – including all is recognizing that not everybody is impacted in the same way by too little, too much or too dirty water. The Call offers an overview of how [ ]

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Nov 2, 2018

Addressing migration through regional integration and water security for all

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/1 ][vc_column_text]Co-convenors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Water Research Commission, Overseas Development Institute and International Trade Centre Regional economic integration can foster transboundary water management as well as energy and food security. It also attracts investments that address infrastructure deficits, accelerates participation in global and regional value chains, and stimulates economic growth. All are important entry points for sustainable development. However, [ ]

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Nov 2, 2018

Transforming societies to meet the SDGs: The role of finance

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/1 ][vc_column_text]Co-convenors: World Water Council, CAF Development Bank of Latin America, Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre at Stockholm Environment Institute and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ Far-reaching societal transformations are required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and finance for water play a vital role in under-pinning these transformation processes. According [ ]

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Nov 2, 2018

Water governance with and for all: Is it working?

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/1 ][vc_column_text]Co-convenors: Global Water Partnership, University of Pennsylvania and UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI Water governance refers to the political, institutional, social, economic and administrative systems in place that influence water’s use and management. The design and development of water governance arrangements is grounded in the conceptual understanding of cultural, economic, moral, religious and [ ]

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Nov 2, 2018

Women and youth: Living apart together

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/1 ][vc_column_text]Co-convenors: UN Women, the World Bank and Water Youth Network Women and youth are two major groups affected by lack of access to safe water and sanitation. They are often excluded from participation or representation in decision making processes related to water issues at all levels. In the field of water gender inequalities determine [ ]

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News.Oct 23, 2018

Avoiding the 2 degree rise: New climate security hub to support wise decision-making

What happens to water risks in a warmer world? In its most recent report, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change compares the consequences of a 2 degree-temperature rise instead of a 1.5-degree rise. Freshwater availability is one area where the difference is most evident.

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Feature.Oct 19, 2018

Youth representation prominent at high-level meeting in Astana

An unusually high number of young people attended a recent meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention. This is very important and something we must always strive for, writes Ania Andersch, who is in charge of Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

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Oct 8, 2018

Read all Waterfront Daily articles from World Water Week 2018

Stockholm WaterFront is a quarterly magazine that aims to inform about the global water debate as well as a source of knowledge and inspiration for professionals worldwide with an interest in water issues.  During World Water Week, we publish one digital issue every day! We collect reports from the most interesting sessions, interviews with people passionate [ ]

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Feature.Oct 5, 2018

World Water Week in the feed – facilitating world-wide engagement in the digital space

World Water Week 2018 attracted 3,600 on-site participants. Each year, we aim to share a digital experience of the Week, increasing accessibility and inviting more voices to join the discussions. In 2018, we reached more people than ever before. Keep reading to find out how!

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Feature.Oct 4, 2018

Women’s enterprise drives water access, gender equality

A powerful, personal account of how women’s entrepreneurship delivers safer, more equitable access to water, and promotes female empowerment, was provided during the Ripple effect: empowering women through water seminar.

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Feature.Sep 20, 2018

Vatten och trossamfund – partnerskap för en bättre värld

Tillgången till rent vatten är grundläggande för all mänsklig utveckling och välmående, och är därmed grundläggande för arbetet med de globala målen och Agenda 2030. För att uppnå dessa mål krävs samarbete från alla sektorer i samhället och nya partnerskap. Religion utgör en central roll i många människors liv, både för dagliga rutiner samt för [ ]

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Feature.Sep 19, 2018

Stockholm is just the beginning

The time has come to summarize World Water Week 2018, though this is certainly no easy task. With 265 sessions, not even the most optimistic participant could hope to cover but a fraction of them. , writes SIWI s Executive Director, Torgny Holmgren in this blog.

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Feature.Sep 13, 2018

The new narrative – Manage forests for water!

“We need to rethink the narrative and start managing forests for water” said Professor Irena Creed from University of Saskatchewan in Canada, at the most important and inspiring events at this year’s World Water Week in Stockholm (!). She continued her key note speech by quoting a recent report from the Global Forest Expert Panel [ ]

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Press Release.Aug 31, 2018

Future leaders make their mark at World Water Week

Water is everybody’s business. And the younger generations are on a mission to take the lead globally, as evident during World Water Week 2018. The world’s leading annual water event, World Water Week, organized by SIWI, closed on Friday. More than 3,600 participants from 133 countries attended nearly 300 sessions. Known for its diverse participation [ ]

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