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WHY WATER

Water and the 2030 Agenda

In 2015, the global community launched the 2030 Agenda, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that should be reached by 2030. Some progress has been made, but for most of the goals, the world is not on track to meet the deadline. Water can help us do better.

Groundwater is the regulator of the entire freshwater cycle, but its invisibility makes it difficult to manage and protect.

Water governance

Many of the most pressing challenges in the world are about water: too little, too much or too inferior. Such challenges can only be effectively addressed through adequate governance of available water resources.

Water cooperation

Water is a growing concern in many parts of the world. Countries can improve their water resilience through transboundary water cooperation over shared waters.

Water and climate

The climate crisis is essentially a water crisis. When we treat it as such, we get new tools to mitigate climate change and adapt to consequences that are unavoidable.

Insufficient supply and inadequate infrastructure leaves millions of people in the world without water.

Agriculture and water

How to increase the productivity of agriculture around the world through better water management.

The impact of COVID-19

The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed millions of people back into poverty and exposed unacceptable gaps between the rich and the poor. One in three people are still not able to wash their hands with soap and water at home.

Water and conflicts

Will future wars be fought over water? The answer is probably no, but water scarcity can contribute to conflicts.

Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous peoples are the custodians of many of the world’s most fragile and important ecosystems. They also possess invaluable knowledge about sustainability and resilience, so they have a vital role in protecting our environment.

The source-to-sea approach focuses on the strong connection between what happens on land, along waterways, and in the sea.

Water in landscapes

A growing number of people, societies and companies are discovering the power of resilient landscapes. It is still possible to shift to more sustainable practices that recharge water, restore soil health, sequester carbon, and strengthen biodiversity – but we need to make the transformation now.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

More than two billion people in the world lack safely managed drinking water and twice as many lack safely managed sanitation, making WASH one of the most urgent development challenges.

While we all depend heavily on rivers for our survival, many rivers are under constant threat from unsustainable human activities

PERSPECTIVES

Youth and water

More and more young people offer important contributions to solving the growing water challenges they are inheriting.

Human rights and water

Having access to water and sanitation has been recognized as a human right since 2010. But water is also essential to ensuring the fulfilment of many other rights.

Gender and water

To improve water governance, we need to take a close look at gender roles.

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Blog.Aug 23, 2023

Cleaning the ocean, three pollutants at a time

Mishal Faraz winning the People's Choice Award at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022 competition. Ania Anders and Kanika Takar standing on stage, watching a big screen where Mishal's face is projected — no caption

Call-to-action.Aug 04, 2023

Time to vote for your favourite water innovation!

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News.Apr 25, 2023

“Students are capable of extraordinary work”

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News.Feb 11, 2023

Shining the spotlight on inequality in science

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News.Sep 21, 2022

“This generation will make a real difference”

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News.Sep 20, 2022

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner: ‘As long as you have your passion, you’re golden’

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Blog.Aug 04, 2022

Tips for better project presentations

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News.May 05, 2022

Science can change the world: Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner

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News.Mar 23, 2022

Stockholm Junior Water Prize at the Dubai EXPO

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News.Feb 22, 2022

Three new countries join Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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Blog.Feb 11, 2022

From teacher to student to Stockholm

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News.Aug 24, 2021

Celebrate the fantastic Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners

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Activity.Aug 19, 2021

Join us for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Ceremony on 24 August

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Activity.Aug 13, 2021

Thank you for voting in the People’s Choice Award!

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News.Aug 11, 2021

Don’t miss the chance to vote in the People’s Choice Award!

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Vote now in the People’s Choice Award!

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Blog.Jul 16, 2021

We saw the issues around us, and decided to solve them

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Blog.Jul 16, 2021

Local innovation on a global stage

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Blog.Jul 16, 2021

Hope and inspiration across generations and continents

🔥 Implementación del Proyecto ganador de Andrés López🏆

News.Feb 22, 2021

Andrés López, 2020 SJWP alumnus, implements his project “Artificial Wetlands” in a rural area of Ecuador

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News.Dec 16, 2020

Water Dialogues: Bridging sectors, continents and generations

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Call-to-action.Nov 24, 2020

Applications open for Race to Zero Youth Fellowship!

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Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021

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Story.Nov 19, 2020

SJWP 2020 winners featured in Smart Water Magazine

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Blog.Oct 07, 2020

Zoe Gotthold in SIWI video for #24 Hours of Water

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News.Oct 07, 2020

Forgotten water risks discussed by the 2020 laureates

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News.Aug 25, 2020

Festive but unusual ceremony for the 2020 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki win Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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From Bangladesh to USA – meet this year’s SJWP finalists

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Activity.Aug 12, 2020

Great interest in Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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Partnering to Champion the Next Generation of Water Innovators

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Presenting 6 finalist projects out of 29, participating in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2020

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Blog.Jul 16, 2020

Interview: One Student’s Journey to Solve Water

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Welcome to Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2020!

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News.Jul 08, 2020

Who will win Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2020?

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News.Mar 23, 2020

SJWP featured in the Journal of Sustainability Education

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News.Mar 16, 2020

Youth engagement wanted at WorldWaterWeek!

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New WaterFront out!

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News.Feb 13, 2020

My Stockholm Junior Water Prize experience

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Opportunities.Jan 23, 2020

Opportunity for Alumni! – Canon Young Champion of the Year Award

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Humans of SJWP.Dec 09, 2019

Meet Fabienne Bertrand, one of the seven members of the international jury!

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News.Nov 29, 2019

Lead 2030 – Opportunity for Alumni with household water projects!

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Humans of SJWP.Nov 25, 2019

How I became National Organiser!

News.Oct 22, 2019

This!

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Opportunities.Oct 14, 2019

Opportunity for bachelor or master student alumni!

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Young scientists call for action

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News.Sep 27, 2019

Young scientists call for action on climate change

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News.Aug 30, 2019

Record number of participants at World Water Week

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Macinley Butson from Australia wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2019

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Story.Jul 30, 2019

How the next generation are striving to save the world they inherited

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Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Stockholm Junior Water Prize is a competition for students aged 15 to 20 who have developed school projects that can solve major water challenges.

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