Collaboration and Capacity building is the key to the reality of a sustainable use of the worlds water resources and sustainable development of societies. The World Water Week in Stockholm has long been a capacity building event because it helps to equip professionals from different fields with the knowledge and tools to perform their jobs better. This issue of Water Front will equip you with 2005 years World Water Week topics and programme, as well as an interview of 2005 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate: the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in New Delhi, India.