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WHY WATER

Water and Peace

When properly managed, water can be a peacemaking platform for long lasting cooperation

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.

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.

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.

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.

Agriculture and water

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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, 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.

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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News.Sep 12, 2023

Final call for nominations for the 2024 Stockholm Water Prize

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News.Mar 23, 2023

Nominations for Stockholm Water Prize 2024 are open

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News.Mar 22, 2023

5 questions to Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Andrea Rinaldo

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News.Mar 23, 2022

Time to nominate for Stockholm Water Prize 2023

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News.Mar 22, 2022

7 questions to Professor Brutsaert, Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

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News.Mar 17, 2022

Stockholm Water Prize to be announced 22 March

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News.Sep 06, 2021

Nominate your candidate to Stockholm Water Prize 2022

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News.Aug 25, 2021

Meet the Stockholm Water Prize Laureates

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The key to improving public health through water

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News.Apr 14, 2021

Water Dialogues: Empowerment through education

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Empowerment through education

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News.Mar 25, 2021

Nominations for Stockholm Water Prize 2023 are open

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News.Mar 23, 2021

Six questions to Sandra Postel – Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2021

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News.Mar 22, 2021

Sandra Postel named Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2021

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Join SIWI for World Water Day 2021

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News.Mar 08, 2021

In memoriam: world-renowned ecologist David Schindler

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News.Mar 08, 2021

Stockholm Water Prize to be announced on 22 March

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News.Dec 16, 2020

Water Dialogues: Bridging sectors, continents and generations

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News.Oct 07, 2020

Forgotten water risks discussed by the 2020 laureates

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News.Sep 21, 2020

Last chance to nominate for Stockholm Water Prize 2021!

News.Aug 21, 2020

New issue of WaterFront out now!

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News.Jul 02, 2020

Groundwater expert, Dr John Cherry, wins 2020 Stockholm Water Prize

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Blog.Apr 09, 2020

Three questions with Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Dr John Cherry

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Blog.Mar 25, 2020

Stockholm Water Prize: the supply is in the sky

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Blog.Mar 25, 2020

Stockholm Water Prize: stopping the spread of disease

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Learn more about the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Dr Cherry

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The 2020 Stockholm Water Prize to be announced 23 March

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News.Sep 30, 2019

Stockholm Water Prize: last chance to nominate and celebrate

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Insight.May 07, 2019

Rita Colwell: “Expect unpleasant surprises”

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Insight.Sep 24, 2018

Curiosity-charged laureates look ahead to new challenges

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Blog.Aug 28, 2018

Letting nature do the work for us

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News.Jun 13, 2018

SIWI Advisor Prof. Malin Falkenmark wins 2018 Blue Planet Prize

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Insight.May 02, 2018

Taking the “waste” out of “wastewater”

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News.Jun 30, 2017

“I’m basically an optimist”

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News.Mar 22, 2017

Stephen McCaffrey, trailblazer in international water law, wins 2017 Stockholm Water Prize

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News.Mar 15, 2017

Countdown to 2017 Stockholm Water Prize Announcement has begun

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2017 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate to be announced on World Water Day

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Insight.Feb 27, 2017

Sweden’s Royal Family dedicated to water

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News.Feb 24, 2017

Stockholm Water Prize Laureates discuss human right to water at the Vatican

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News.Oct 19, 2016

King of Sweden celebrates 70th birthday with roundtable on land and water ownership

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5 days to go! Nominate now for the 2017 Stockholm Water Prize!

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Announcement of 2016 Laureate – highlight of World Water Day

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Poul Due Jensen Foundation new Founder of Stockholm Water Prize

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The Water Man of India receives Stockholm Water Prize

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World Environment Day film release: One Water – For Sustainable Development

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The water man of India wins 2015 Stockholm Water Prize

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Ragn-Sells supports the bright minds of the future

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A farewell to the late John Briscoe, 2014 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

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Giant in global water management receives Stockholm Water Prize

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SIWI magazine redesigned, new issue out!

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