When properly managed, water can be a peacemaking platform for long lasting 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
More and more young people offer important contributions to solving the growing water challenges they are inheriting.
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.
To improve water governance, we need to take a close look at gender roles.
Meet SIWI’s international team of water experts, convenors, facilitators, trainers and communicators.
Abigail is responsible for invoicing at WWW team.
Adele is Accounting and Finance manager.
Andre is SIWI's legal advisor
Anna's works focuses on water for resilient landscapes and landscape governance.
Annie works with the programme team at World Water Week.
Christina is SIWI's Senior Communications Manager
David is a Programme Officer in the Landscape team
Dawn joined SIWI in 2022 to manage the digital aspects of World Water Week.
Farjana coordinates the administrative tasks for different projects.
Hannah manages partner engagement for World Water Week.
Helena Thybell is SIWI's Executive Director
Ingrid works in the programme team of World Water Week.
Iris is a chemical engineer specialized on wastewater treatment technologies.
Ivan supports the work on the Agenda 2030.
James is a water resource expert.
José Pablo Murillo is a Programme Officer José joined SIWI in 2021. Before joining ...
Katarina is responsible for World Water Week format, platform and logistics.
Lena is an experienced business and process oriented.
Driving engagement and building audiences across the World Water Week channels.
Maggie is an expert in WASH and water utilities around climate change issues.
Malin studies the links between water, biodiversity and climate change.
Manuel is Programme Officer.
Martina has 15 years of experience working with diplomacy processes.
Mini has extensive experience in working with NGOs internationally.
Susanne leads the World Water Week & Prizes department.
Sze executes the strategic outlook and communications plan for World Water Week.
Thomas is a water value chain champion, experienced in business & partnership.
Viktoria supports the development of the World Water Week programme.
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