Bridging Water and Climate in Bonn

SIWI in collaboration with several other organisations will arrange a number of activities in connection to the climate talks in Bonn June 1-11. You are welcome to join!

Water Day, Wednesday June 2

A full day of dialogue, discussions and presentations highlighting the role of water in the context of climate change. This full day event will bring together water experts and climate change negotiators to exchange perspectives and highlight the importance of strong references to water in COP16 outcomes.

The seminar is divided into four sessions:
9.00-11.00 Adaptation - The Water Management Perspective
11.30-13.00 Adaptation - The Water Supply and Sanitation Perspective
14.00-16.00 Financing - Mobilizing Finance for Adaptation in the Water Sector
16.00-18.00 Mitigation - Water and Energy interlinkages in the context of Climate Change
Full program

Venue: Federal Ministry for Education and Research, Heinemannstraße 2, Bonn. See map.

Participating Organisations include: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Stakeholder Forum, UN-Water, GWP, KfW Entwicklungsbank and The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ, Cooperative Progamme on Water and Climate (CPW), Global Water Partnership (GWP), World Bank, Freshwater Action Network (FAN), WWF and IUCN.

Side Event, Thursday June 3 

Water and Climate - Bridging the Gap. Launch of the Water and Climate Coalition.

Time: 18:00—19:30
Venue: Room Wind (MoE), negotiations venue.


SIWI on water and climate linkages
Stockholm International Water Institute works with climate change through a number of activities: Advocating climate and water linkages, pushing research in the field, and supporting countries and regions on how to adapt water management in a changing climate.

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