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Stockholm Water Front No. 4 2000

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Dialogue and compromise building between different interest groups were key themes during the Stockholm Water Symposiums workshops, which are also summarised and presented in this issue of Water Front.

Stockholm Water Front No. 3 2000

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The main content of this issue of Water Front, and the overall conclusions of the 2000 Stockholm Water Symposium, is that in a world that is rapidly changing, education and competence building is more important than ever in order to strive towards water security for everyone.

No Freshwater Security without Major Shift in Thinking

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The major constraints to stable, long-term water resources management is not the lack of knowledge, but rather transfer of that knowledge in a clear and understandable form to policy makers and decision-makers. This policy brief provides insights from 10 years of Stockholm Water Symposia and highlight the importance of water management and secure water for a sustainable development.

Water and Development in Developing Countries

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This report offered the European Parliament background information and recommendations for formulating long term strategies and short term policies to aid developing countries to prepare and implement policies. The key message is that policy and strategy must be possible to translate into feasible programmes and projects that can be executed and lead to efficient, equitable and ecologically sound water resources management.

Water Security for the 21st Century – Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Industry

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The 2000 Founders Seminar focused on how different branches of industry can contribute to avoid undermining and create sustainability in water. The key message was that Sustainability is good business and that business now must pay attention to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Stockholm Water Front No. 2 2000

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Safe, adequate and reliable water supply and sanitation is a challenge to achieve in fast urbanisation and rapid population growth in megacities as São Paolo. To succeed in managing urban water supplies the answer is demand management and environmental conservation, according to Professor Monica Porto in this issue of Water Front.

Water Security for Multi-National Water Systems

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Equitable utilisation between upstream and downstream users in international river basins was discussed during the SIWI Seminar in August 2000. The proceedings contain presentations addressing foreseeable changes in water demands, water resources development, and land use conversions driven by aspects such as population growth, urbanisation, industrialisation and income generation needs.

Stockholm Water Front No. 1 2000

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In this issue Water Front presents the workshop conclusions from the 1999 Stockholm Water Symposium, and gives an introduction to the 2000 Stockholm Water Symposium which focuses on water security. A conclusion of a workshop in Uganda between the Commission for East African Co-operation (EAC) and Sweden on activities to promote sustainable development of the Lake Victoria region is presented as well.

Networking Between Parties Around the Baltic Sea and Lake Victoria

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A workshop on cooperation between the Baltic Sea region and the Lake Victoria region, initiated by the Government of Uganda and the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment is the background to this paper. The overall outcome of the workshop was that governmental and non-governmental organisations play an important role in the development of the Baltic Sea regional cooperation, that a similar potential exist in the Lake Victoria region, and that there is great potential to develop cooperation between the two regions.