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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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Statement.Nov 21, 2024

SIWI’s endorsement of the COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action

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Insight.Sep 25, 2024

Bridging Borders: A Conversation with Meike van Ginneken

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Blog.Sep 06, 2024

SIWI’s five takeaways from World Water Week 2024

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Blog.Aug 30, 2024

Don’t resolve an issue, embark on a mission: Henk Ovink

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Blog.Aug 30, 2024

Thank you

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Blog.Aug 26, 2024

Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge to break down borders and challenges

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Blog.Aug 14, 2024

Fostering cooperation at World Water Week’s Opening Ceremony

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Blog.Aug 13, 2024

First Nations Focus at World Water Week

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Insight.Aug 09, 2024

Bridging Borders: A conversation with Jon Lane

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Insight.Mar 19, 2024

Innovations leading the way to water and peace

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News.Oct 30, 2023

Arup and SIWI sign Öresund Agreement

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Blog.Oct 03, 2023

Reaping the benefits of cooperation

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News.Aug 24, 2023

6 key trends from World Water Week 2023

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Blog.Aug 15, 2023

The critical role of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge for innovation

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News.Aug 15, 2023

Don’t miss SIWI’s High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy at World Water Week

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News.Aug 04, 2023

Time to vote for your favourite water innovation!

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Blog.Jun 09, 2023

How communication can help us to drive change

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News.Mar 20, 2023

The United Nations 2023 Conference: Where do we go from here?

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News.Mar 16, 2023

World Water Week is the next meeting place for water action

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News.Feb 07, 2023

Guide to 2023 – a crucial year for water

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News.Sep 01, 2022

5 conclusions from World Water Week 2022

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News.Aug 15, 2022

SIWI at World Water Week

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Blog.Feb 11, 2022

From teacher to student to Stockholm

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Blog.Sep 21, 2021

Why water is so important for world peace

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Blog.Sep 09, 2021

Indigenous communities show pathway to managing the forest-water nexus

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News.Aug 27, 2021

7 important conclusions from World Water Week

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News.Aug 25, 2021

Meet the Stockholm Water Prize Laureates

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News.Aug 23, 2021

Join us for the most important World Water Week ever!

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News.Aug 19, 2021

High-Level Panel on building resilience from source-to-sea

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News.Aug 18, 2021

High-Level Panel will track progress on global commitments

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News.Aug 16, 2021

Join SIWI’s sessions at World Water Week

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News.Aug 16, 2021

Nine seminars to help us build resilience

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News.Aug 10, 2021

Unofficial guide to water cooperation at World Water Week 2021

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News.Aug 10, 2021

Inclusion fosters innovation

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News.Aug 09, 2021

Why we can’t have land back without water back

Blog.Aug 05, 2021

Water-forest interactions complex but crucial in ecosystem service delivery

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Blog.Aug 04, 2021

Why water is so hard to talk about?

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Blog.Jun 23, 2021

Make or ‘break’ – We have only this decade

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Gold Standard: More than a standard

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World Water Week seminar: Information, Governance, and Justice for Climate Resilience

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Time to register for World Water Week 2021

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Convenors: Engage with participants with your own Interactive Expo!

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News.May 31, 2021

Join us as a Junior Rapporteur for World Water Week 2021

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News.May 21, 2021

Celebrate Biodiversity Day by remembering water

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Open now: Call for Networking and Expo Proposals!

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Join the conversation as we launch our World Water Week Social Media channels

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Get a sneak peek at the World Water Week programme

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Welcome to the most important World Water Week ever!

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“We need to talk more about water”

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Become a rapporteur at World Water Week 2021!

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