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Apr 11, 2016

Closing Plenary Session

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/2 ][vc_column_text] Closing Plenary The Closing plenary will summarize and conclude on the broad and multifaceted scope of World Water Week. It will also look ahead, to the join future of humans and nature as well as the upcoming World Water Week. During the Closing plenary we will listen to high level keynote speakers addressing [ ]

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News.Apr 7, 2016

Gymnasieeleven Eric Marcus får Svenska Juniorvattenpriset för arbete med att skapa limniskt naturreservat

Idag utsågs vinnaren av 2016 års Svenska Juniorvattenpris. Priset går till Eric Marcus från Leksands gymnasium för examensarbetet ”Vattholmsskärens Naturreservat” där Eric har försökt skapa ett naturreservat i sötvattensmiljö. Eric kommer därmed representera Sverige i den internationella finalen av Stockholm Junior Water Prize. I sitt arbete gjorde Eric Marcus ett underlag och förstudie till en [ ]

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News.Apr 7, 2016

Är vi redo att ställa om till ett mer hållbart samhälle? Tankar från Världsvattendagen 2016

”Vi föds i vatten, och fortsätter vara beroende av vatten genom hela våra liv. Vatten är numera beroende av människan, vi har ett stor ansvar”, sa Per Bolund i sitt öppningsanförande på Världsvattendagen och fortsatte ”och Sverige är beredda att ta det ansvaret”. Vi har gått från att vara en liten befolkning på en stor [ ]

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Mar 31, 2016

2016 World Water Week Journalist Grant – now open for applications!

Are you passionate about water and development and a journalist from low or low-middle income country? Apply for the World Water Week Journalist Grant for the opportunity to visit Stockholm and report from World Water Week.

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Mar 31, 2016

2016 WORLD WATER WEEK JOURNALIST GRANT

Are you passionate about water and development and a journalist from low or low-middle income country? Apply for the World Water Week Journalist Grant for the opportunity to visit Stockholm and report from the World Water Week

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Mar 22, 2016

PROFESSOR JOAN ROSE

SIWI’s Torgny Holmgren announced today at a World Water Day event that Professor Joan Rose is named the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for her tireless contributions to global public health

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Mar 22, 2016

Joan Rose, water quality champion, wins 2016 Stockholm Water Prize

SIWI’s Torgny Holmgren announced today at a World Water Day event that Professor Joan Rose is named the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for her tireless contributions to global public health.

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Mar 22, 2016

AGWA and SIWI initiatives presented at White House Water Summit

During the White House Water Summit, AGWA developed new water climate bonds standard and the climate adaptation mainstreaming process CRIDA will be presented.

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News.Mar 21, 2016

3 facts you probably don’t know about forests and water

Today, is International Forests Day. To help celebrate, and raise awareness of the link between forests and water, SIWI s Lotta Samuelson lists three facts you probably didn’t know about forests and water.

Mar 16, 2016

Plenary Sessions

[vc_row][vc_column width= 1/2 ][vc_column_text] The Opening Plenary The Opening plenary is the official welcome of participants, aiming to inspire dynamic and fruitful conversations throughout the Week. The plenary will commence with official welcome addresses, keynotes by high-level decision makers, a panel discussion and as by tradition, the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate lecture. Read more about the Closing [ ]

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Mar 15, 2016

BLOG: SIWI at High Level Meeting on Sanitation in Addis Ababa

This week, SIWI’s Dr. Alejandro Jiménez is in Addis Ababa attending a High Level Panel organized by Sanitation and Water For All (SWA).

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Mar 8, 2016

Sida, SIWI sign 4-year agreement

New Sida/SIWI agreement illustrates need to focus on water in global development work.

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Feb 29, 2016

Diamonds, gold and the value of water: The impacts of mining in South Africa

Starting today, Nick Tandi and Anton Earle from SIWI’s African Regional Centre, the 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) and the South African Ministry for Water will host a week-long knowledge exchange trip to Pretoria, South Africa.

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Feb 15, 2016

ICWC Water Dialogue: New Approaches to Reducing Flood Risk

This presentation examines the problem of hydrological transformation from both engineering and policy perspectives, and presents a new approach to managing flood risk based on several case studies.

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Feature.Feb 8, 2016

FN-praktik med variation

Jag åkte till Geneve, Schweiz i oktober för att praktisera på UNEP, FN:s miljöorgan, på deras kemikalieenhet på Minamatakonventionens interimsekretariat. Förhoppningen var att skapa mig en insikt i hur FN fungerar som organ, skapa nya kontakter, fördjupa mig inom internationella miljöfrågor och processer och inom kvicksilverfrågor som är det som är fokus i Minamatakonventionen [ ]

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