Stockholm International Water Institute » 2002

Projects in Aral Sea Basin

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This paper of finalised, ongoing and planned projects in the Aral Sea region was conducted by SIWI as a background document for a seminar held on water related issues and especially regarding the Aral Sea area, requested by Sida which wanted to elaborate a strategy for its activities in Central Asia.

Stockholm Water Front No. 2 2002

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SIWI share its view on the World Bank report Water Resources Strategy and concludes that it is a step in the right direction in this issue of Water Front. The positive aspect of the report is the nuanced approach to infrastructure needs, the strong stress given to institutions, and the attention although still weak to land/water linkages. However, it is disappointing how weak other perspectives remain, in particular what happens to water after use.

Stockholm Water Front No. 1 2002

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The concept of Hydrosolidarity and the preceding concepts of blue and green water – is explored more in detail in this issue of Stockholm Water Front. Also, meet the 2002 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, Professor Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe from Venezuela, which have contributed to better understanding of the interaction between climate, soil and vegetation structures, surface water, floods and droughts.

Stockholm Water Front No. 4 2002

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This issue of Water Front presents the workshop conclusions of Stockholm Water Symposia 2002. The topics discussed in the workshops are water and development, water pollution abatement by industry, the relation between water poverty alleviation and social programs, criteria for priorities between competing water interests, water pricing, the water/energy relationship and urban water dynamics.

Stockholm Water Front No. 3 2002

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The overarching conclusions of the Stockholm Water Symposia 2002 are the main focus in this issue of Stockholm Water Front. This years theme was ”Balancing Competing Water Uses Present Status and New Prospects”, and discussions about food and energy production, as well as the costs of water pollution and deterioration, are present in this overall conclusion.

Balancing Human Security and Ecological Interests in a Catchment

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This report summarises the outcome of the SIWI seminar on how to balance human livelihood security and ecological security, paying attention to water-ecosystem interactions and to upstream/downstream dependencies and how these interactions are modified or altered by human interventions and manipulations. The overriding goal is to seek clarity on what should exactly be meant by ‘land/water integration taking a catchment-based ecological approach’.

Corporate Responsibility to Facilitate Sustainable Development in the Water Sector

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This is the summarised report from the Founders Seminar of the Stockholm Water Prize on Corporate Responsibility to Facilitate Sustainable Development in the Water Sector. Five catalysts for change, such as establish clear and objective rules, nurture innovations, prioritise needs, reward small-scale solutions and spread knowledge about global best practices was on the agenda on the seminar and is also the objective of this report.

European Water Management between Regulation and Competition

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This report is the Swedish contribution to the European research project AQUALIBRIUM. The report describes the current situation in the Swedish water sector and its legal and institutional framework and presents a discussion concerning privatisation and private operators in the water sector during the last decade.

Urgent Action Needed for Water Security – 2002 Stockholm Statement

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Concerning the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg 2002, the Stockholm Water Symposia presented four recommendations in order to reach the goal of halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty, suffering from hunger or unable to reach or afford safe drinking water. The recommendations presented in this policy brief insist on that the link between economic growth and water degradation must be urgently broken and that policy, planning and implementation must be based on integrated solutions with focus at stakeholder participation.