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Feature.May 8, 2018

Hållbar upphandling av läkemedel i Norden

Den 19 april deltog Swedish Water House i seminariet “Green Public Procurement in the Baltic Sea and Nordic Region” som arrangerades av Nordiska ministerrådet och Östersjöstaternas råd. Seminariet tog avstamp i frågan om hur regionen kan sammarbeta för att uppnå de hållbara utvecklingsmålen med fokus på SDG 12.7, to ”Promote public procurement practices that are [ ]

Feature.May 7, 2018

Falling short – new financing methods needed for the water sector

Reaching the goal of sustainable water and sanitation for all in time for the Agenda 2030 deadline is going to be a challenge. It will take infrastructure, governance, new perspectives, and a lot of money. Far more of the latter than the world is spending on water today.

Feature.Apr 24, 2018

The day after day zero – finding long-term solutions

Cape Town has defeated Day Zero. For now. Water consumption in the city has more than halved, but the challenges of finding long-term solutions remain.

Apr 22, 2018

TED Talk by SJWP Alumni

Watch the TED Talk with Deepika Kurup here!

News.Apr 18, 2018

Stockholm WaterFront no 1 2018 out now!

Cape Town plans beyond Day Zero, 2018 Stockholm Water Prize laureates Bruce Rittmann and Mark van Loosdrecht explain their passion for microorganisms, and we take a closer look at how to finance SDG 6. Read the latest issue of WaterFront today!

News.Apr 16, 2018

World Water Week 2018: Call for Registration out now!

Find everything you need to know to register for World Water Week 2018 in the Call for Registration!

Apr 16, 2018

200+ reasons to join World Water Week in 2018!

Find everything you need to know to register for World Water Week 2018 in the Call for Registration! [vc_row][vc_column width= 1/3 ][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Click image to read the Call for Registration! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Browse the Call for Registration to discover the more than 200 events, seminars, showcases, field trips and plenaries that make up [ ]

Feature.Apr 11, 2018

Naturbaserade vattentjänster- Världsvattendagen 2018

Varje år uppmärksammar Swedish Water House Världsvattendagen med ett seminarie och i år var temat naturbaserade vattentjänster. Seminariet inleddes med att årets pristagare av Stockholm Water Prize annonserades och priset går i år till professorerna Bruce Rittman och Mark van Loosdrecht för deras arbete inom mikrobiologisk teknik. Line Gordon från Stockholm Resilience Center höll [ ]

Feature.Mar 21, 2018

Balancing Green & Grey this World Water Day

SIWI s Executive Director, Torgny Holmgren, reflects on the theme for this year s World Water Day and the roles that nature and humans play in all aspects of water. How should green and grey infrastructure be balanced as we move towards sustainable, responsible and inclusive water management.

News.Mar 20, 2018

SIWI to announce the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize laureate on World Water Day

Join us on World Water Day, 22nd March, for the live announcement of this year’s Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Tap in online or join SIWI’s World Water Day celebrations at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm.

Feature.Mar 16, 2018

Kommuner – en outnyttjad resurs för Östersjön

Östersjön är en av världens mest förorenade hav. De mesta föroreningarna kommer från landbaserade källor och det finns många utmaningar att minska dessa. Satta miljömål kommer inte att kunna uppnås, konstaterades vid ett möte med Östersjöländernas miljöministrar i början av mars i år. Kanske skulle ett större engagemang och insats av de 1 500 kommuner [ ]

News.Mar 15, 2018

Registration for World Water Week now open!

New this year, World Water Week is giving participants the opportunity to register earlier and save more than ever.

News.Mar 7, 2018

Source-to-sea management a prominent issue at the 8th World Water Forum

The S2S Platform will be involved in a number of activities during the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia, Brazil, 18-23 March. Join us and help us make fresh- and salt water meet!

Mar 1, 2018

Become one of this year’s World Water Week Junior Rapporteurs

Are you a young professional, or Master and PhD student? Can you be in Stockholm in the last week of August this year? We are looking for a few exceptional, curious, and passionate individuals to be Junior Rapporteurs at this year’s World Water Week (26-31 August 2018). [vc_row][vc_column width= 1/2 ][vc_column_text]Candidates should preferably be based in Sweden [ ]