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News.Dec 2, 2024

Advancements for water for climate action at COP29

As widely reported, the overall outcomes of the climate Conference of the Parties (COP) 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, was labelled a disappointment by many. But while the negotiated deal on climate finance was heavily criticised, notable achievements were made for water’s role in climate action. Here are some of SIWI’s signs of hope from COP29.

News.Nov 21, 2024

SIWI’s endorsement of the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action

SIWI fully supports the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action and endorse the COP29 Presidency Declaration on Water for Climate Action.

Feature.Nov 6, 2024

Women hold the key to building climate resilience

Women hold the key to building climate resilience

News.Oct 29, 2024

Water for Climate in Baku

What is the outlook for water and climate at the climate Conference of the Parties (COP) 29 and how will SIWI engage? To get the answers, we met with two of SIWI’s experts on global processes, Dani Gaillard-Picher and Maggie White.

News.Oct 24, 2024

World Water Week and SIWI in 2025

World Water Week 2025 will take place 24 28 August. We caught up with acting Executive Director for SIWI, Caroline Andersson, to hear about the future for the event, and its host SIWI.

Feature.Sep 25, 2024

Bridging Borders: A Conversation with Meike van Ginneken

How can we build bridges and bring water into global processes? To get the answers, we met Meike van Ginneken, Dutch Special Envoy for Water, during World Water Week 2024.

Feature.Sep 9, 2024

Reflections from World Water Week 2024: Unlocking Water Cooperation Solutions

World Water Week remains a vibrant platform for addressing urgent global water issues. The International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) significantly contributed with a focused session on the challenges and solutions in water cooperation.

Sep 6, 2024

Statement from the Board

Sep 6, 2024

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Feature.Sep 6, 2024

SIWI’s five takeaways from World Water Week 2024

Following the UN 2023 Water Conference and the continued Water Action Agenda, this year’s World Water Week (WWW) was a convening place for various stakeholders to meet and discuss what has been achieved so far, and where we need to be headed next.

Feature.Aug 30, 2024

Don’t resolve an issue, embark on a mission: Henk Ovink

To bring clarity and vision amongst the uncertainty and reorganization facing SIWI, World Water Week participants had the opportunity to join lunch sessions every day of World Water Week 2024. On the last day, Waterfront Daily interviewed session host Henk Ovink, to understand the ambition behind these sessions, what came out of it, and what’s next?

Feature.Aug 30, 2024

Thank you

On behalf of SIWI and the World Water Week team, we would like to thank everyone who has contributed to and participated in making this such an inspiring and impactful event. We would also like to extend our warmest gratitude for all the support and recognition that has been shown us recently. It means a lot.

Feature.Aug 27, 2024

Meet the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

Waterfront Daily caught up with Professor Taikan Oki, the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. He found his passion for water by accident and went on to make significant contributions to climate simulation models – one of them being introducing global river flows.

Feature.Aug 26, 2024

Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge to break down borders and challenges

Aana Edmondson and Professor Leslie (Phil) Duncan talk about the active contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge for building peace and water cooperation.