Maggie White

Maggie White

Senior Manager, International Policies

maggie.white@siwi.org +46 8 121 360 61

Maggie is a Senior Water Policy expert who has worked for over 16 years in the sector. She is specialized in WASH and water utilities, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and climate change issues at a global, national and local implementation level.

She has a long-standing experience in developing relationships, partnerships and negotiating with key figures and organizations from different sectors as well as country and institutional representatives. Maggie has launched several key networks (Water Coalition, World Youth Parliament for Water, Butterfly Effect from local to global, European Pact for Water) and was at the genesis of the French Water Partnership.

Maggie is also a strong communicator and advocate for water issues and has a long-standing experience in internal and external communication activities.

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Policy publications · 29 Nov 2018

Water management key to tackling climate change

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News · 19 Aug 2025

“Water Is the Blue Thread”: A Conversation with Maggie White on What’s Next for Global Water Governance

Water at the Heart of Panama Climate Week and the Road to COP30

Feature · 21 May 2025

Building Momentum: Water at the Heart of Panama Climate Week and the Road to COP30

Panama Climate Week is just the beginning. As we look towards COP30 and the UN 2026 Water Conference, we invite our partners and networks to join SIWI in advocating for water-smart solutions and meaningful climate action.

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News · 29 Apr 2025

SIWI in Brussels: Making Water Central to Europe’s Climate Ambitions

During a recent visit to Brussels, SIWI’s Maggie White joined high-level discussions with the European Commission to advocate for water as a central pillar in Europe’s climate strategy. With the European Water Resilience Strategy on the horizon, SIWI is calling for stronger integration of water in adaptation and mitigation efforts, financing mechanisms, and international cooperation.

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News · 23 Apr 2025

Championing Water Resilience at the EU Level: SIWI meets with Commissioner Hoekstra

On 24 April, SIWI’s Maggie White meets with Commissioner Hoekstra’s cabinet in Brussels to advocate for a robust European Water Resilience Strategy. The meeting builds on SIWI’s ongoing leadership in integrating water into EU climate and environmental policy.

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Feature · 21 Mar 2025

Global Stakeholders Gather for First Preparations Ahead of 2026 UN Water Conference

SIWI and AGWA attended the meeting to share a joint statement emphasizing the vital role non-governmental actors can play in the success of the Conference as well as recommending pathways to ensuring the Interactive Dialogues are inclusive, impactful and effective.

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Feature · 21 Aug 2024

Why you should join this year’s high level panel at World Water Week

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Feature · 12 Mar 2024

There is no resilience in Europe without a water-resilient Europe

Last month, the European Commission decided to hold on the awaited Water Resilience Initiative. SIWI and other organizations are joining forces to advocate for Europe to keep its engagement.

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Feature · 14 Feb 2024

The world can’t afford a water dry Summit of the Future

The Summit of the Future, next September, is supposed to be the place where the world agrees on concrete steps to rethink governance and strengthen cooperation in order to “deliver a better present and safeguard the future”. SIWI has provided input into the outcome document that will be discussed at the Summit. But as it stands now, water is barely being mentioned. Maggie White, International Policy Senior Manager, calls upon the water community to engage so water takes a central place in the agenda.

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News · 06 Jul 2021

SIWI at the 2021 High-Level Political Forum

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Feature · 13 Apr 2021

Maggie White on how water found its voice

Starting with a lake on fire, a recent BBC World Service programme addresses the need to transform our relationship with water – and asked SIWI’s Maggie White why water is not the urgent global priority it should be for leading politicians and policymakers.

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