Jakob Schabus

Jakob Schabus

Communications Manager

jakob.schabus@siwi.org +46 720 50 60 39

Jakob is passionate about engaging audiences in political subjects and making complex ideas accessible. As part of SIWI’s communications team he writes and edits articles, reports and policy briefs, gives speeches and moderates events. He also leads SIWI’s engagement with press and media and supports journalists around World Water Week.

Prior to joining the Communications Department, he worked as Programme Officer in SIWI’s International Policy team and as Research Assistant at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research (DPCR) at Uppsala University.

Jakob has a Master of Social Science from the DPCR and expertise in topics such as climate change, water governance, and the protection of civilians during crises.

He speaks English and German and teaches himself Swedish.

Climate-smart-cities

Policy publications · 22 Mar 2023

Guide to climate-smart and water-wise cities

A group of people at event in front of a screen with Ruth in a patterned shirt.

Feature · 15 Aug 2024

Bridging borders through source-to-sea management

Peaceful body of water at sunset with a flock of birds in the background

Feature · 14 Aug 2024

Fostering cooperation at World Water Week’s Opening Ceremony

How can water bridge borders and be a key to a more peaceful and sustainable future? This is the question that World Water Week 2024 brings forward. Join us for the Opening Ceremony where high-level speakers will introduce this year’s theme.

Jone Lane in the middle with 2 people on either side of the World Water Week stage with audience lit up by blue lights watching over. The blue screen on stage reads Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future.

Feature · 09 Aug 2024

Bridging Borders: A conversation with Jon Lane

What are the different angles of the theme for World Water Week 2024? Get the answers from Jon Lane, Chair of the World Water Week Scientific Programme Committee.

SIWI experts (L) Ruth Mathews, Håkan Tropp and Dani Gaillard-Picher attending the World Water Forum 2024 in Bali, Indonesia

Feature · 31 May 2024

Reflections from World Water Forum

The 10th World Water Forum took place from 18 to 25 May 2024. SIWI experts were on site sharing their expertise and galvanizing action. Here are their reflections.

Fog and trees over water

News · 26 Apr 2024

Join us on a journey through 2023

SIWI’s year in review is out. What was the process behind the development of this report? What discoveries were made? Get a sneak peak now.

World Water Day seminar 2024

News · 02 Apr 2024

Innovating water and food security

Climate change brings great challenges for water and food security. What solutions are out there and what is needed to make them work? These and other questions were the focus of a Swedish Water House (SWH) seminar in the run up to World Water Day.

Group of people standing in formal attire

News · 20 Mar 2024

Andrea Rinaldo joins Stockholm Junior Water Prize jury

Andrea Rinaldo, the 2023 Stockholm Water Prize (SWP) Laureate, has joined the jury of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). We met him and talked about his motivation to join the jury, why it is important to listen to youth, and what sparked his own interest in science and water.

people standing in front of the COP28 backdrop

News · 20 Dec 2023

COP28: Water rises up in the climate agenda

COP 28 concluded after two intense weeks of negotiations. What did the conference mean for water and climate, how did SIWI engage in the process, and what needs to happen next? Here are the answers.

Collage of a woman lying down in front of a laptop, her face covered with television colours.

Feature · 12 Dec 2023

The battle for truth in water, climate, and the environment

Information manipulation is on the rise. What is behind the phenomenon, how is it connected to water and climate change, and what can be done about it? Here are reflections from a session at the Water for Climate Pavilion at COP28 that will get you up to speed with the subject.

Illustration of Dr Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson by Cécile Pillon Hue

News · 06 Dec 2023

“We can unlock a range of co-benefits for forests and water”

Dr. Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson is an expert on resilient landscapes. She is on site at the climate Conference of the Parties (COP) in Dubai. We asked her about her engagement at COP28 and the connection between climate change, water, and forest landscapes.

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