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Feb 3, 2016

EVENT: Last year’s Laureate returns to Stockholm for a series of lectures

Shri Rajendra Singh, the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, returns to Stockholm for a series of lectures on water cooperation and development.

Jan 29, 2016

ICWC Water Dialogue: Cooperation through the eyes of the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate – Shri Rajendra Singh

In close cooperation with local residents, Shri Rajendra Singh and his organization has revived several rivers, brought water, and life, back to a thousand villages and given hope to countless people.

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Jan 21, 2016

SIWI joins UN and World Bank to launch Heads of State Panel on Water

Together with partners, SIWI joins in the establishment of a Heads of State Panel on Water, a global undertaking aimed at mobilizing support for implementing the water-related Sustainable Development Goals. The panel was launched during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Jan 15, 2016

Water crises top risk for next decade

The Global Risks Report 2016, published by World Economic Forum ahead of the annual Davos meeting, puts water crises at the top of global risks for the coming decade. “It shows that water challenges concern all parts of the global society, says SIWI Executive Director Torgny Holmgren.

Jan 14, 2016

WWW 2016 abstract and event submissions due by January 24. Submit now!

Would you like to present your work at World Water Week this year? Do you have a great idea for an event at the Week? The deadline for the submission of abstracts and event proposals is 24 January!

Feature.Jan 13, 2016

Event Coverage: A river runs through it: Why water needs a landscape approach too (external article)

Everyone needs water, so local groups must work together to make sure there’s enough to go around, panel says.

Feature.Jan 8, 2016

Chans till internationellt utbyte

Kriser är opålitliga, de kommer som en överraskning, manar förvisso till handling men planering och uthållighet strider mot dess natur. Australien plågades av den värsta torkan sedan kolonialiseringen i början av detta millenium. Torkan medförde svår vattenbrist och tvingade fram akuta vattenbesparande åtgärder och även användningsrestriktioner. Krisen satte tryck på politiker och gav handlingsutrymme för [ ]

Feature.Dec 5, 2015

Water given priority in climate talks at COP21

Water and climate smart investments, and the need for new and innovative partnerships, were measures that were raised as the way forward towards 2020, when the new global climate agreement is expected to come into force.

Dec 4, 2015

BLOG: Water given priority in climate talks at COP21

Water is not a sector, but a connector this is a message that has been repeated a number of times over the last days when decision makers have gathered at COP21 in Paris to reach a new Climate agreement.

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Feature.Dec 4, 2015

Paris – (still) the city of light

This weekend Sweden celebrated Lucia a Swedish tradition to manifest light in a dark, cold country and signal the turning point of the winter solstice a week ahead. Also this weekend, the world celebrated another turning point the Paris Agreement.

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Dec 2, 2015

SIWI at COP21 in Paris

SIWI’s aim in attending the COP21 climate meeting in Paris is to contribute to efficient climate action by translating water knowledge into global policy. SIWI provides suggestions on how resilient water management can be integrated into the UNFCCC programmes and implementation mechanisms.

Feature.Dec 2, 2015

China Water Diplomacy. Climate Diplomacy. Diplomacy full stop.

The climate negotiations are helping to highlight the priorities of different countries, as they relate to water. I attended two seminars that gave more insight into China’s approach.

Feature.Nov 30, 2015

Opportune moment to discuss water (in)security in Brazil

An ecological disaster hit Brazil during the first week of November this year. The Fundão dam in the Doce River, which collects wastewater from an iron mine owned by BHP Billiton/Vale, burst and released 40-62 million m3 of polluted water.

News.Nov 25, 2015

Integrity Pact Promotes Transparency around Pipe Replacement Contracts in El Salvador

The signing of Integrity Pacts around three tenders for pipe replacement in greater San Salvador forms part of an “Agreement on Technical Cooperation on Improving Integrity in the Management of ANDA” between the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI and the National Water and Sewerage Administration of El Salvador (ANDA). The agreement supports ANDA to [ ]

Feature.Nov 18, 2015

Det räcker inte med att borra brunnar

663 miljoner människor saknar tillgång till vatten och 2,3 miljarder saknar tillgång till sanitet. Eller? Vad säger egentligen dessa siffror? Swedish Water House var på plats under Mänskliga Rättighetsdagarna i Göteborg förra veckan där vi tillsammans med Röda Korset arrangerade ett seminarium om Rätten till vatten för att klargöra vad denna rätt faktiskt innebär och [ ]

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