2009 World Water Week in Stockholm

Responding to Global Change: Accessing Water for the Common Good

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) hosts the World Water Week, which is the leading annual global meeting place for the planet’s water issues. The week focuses on capacity-building, partnership-developing and follow-up on implementation of international processes and programme in water and development. It provides a unique forum for the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy and civic communities.

SIWI invites you to submit workshop abstracts as well as proposals for seminars and side events for the 2009 World Water Week, from August 16-22. The theme for 2009 will be “Accessing Water for the Common Good”, which is the first year under a new three-year niche entitled “Water – Responding to Global Changes.” In addition, a Special Focus will be put on Transboundary Waters in 2009.

Please read the First Announcement available here for more information on the theme, purpose and scope of the 2009 World Water Week, how the week is structured and how to submit workshop abstracts and propose seminars and side events.

News

First Announcement for 2009 Now Available

Synthesis Report for 2008 WWW Now Available

Outcomes from the 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm

The Synthesis Report of the 2008 World Water Week is now available. This report includes the overarching conclusions from the week, as well as reports from the five themes: Sanitation, Environmental Pollution and Ecosystems, Water and Climate, Transboundary Waters, and Water Resources Management. The online full version of the Synthesis Report incorporating summaries from all workshops, seminars and side events will be available shortly.

Under the link 2008 WWW Contents, you will find all event summaries, the full programme of each event and many of the powerpoint presentations that were held.