The UN General Assembly has declared 2013 the “International Year of Water Cooperation. Why do we need to cooperate, on what, for what aim, at what level, with whom and, not least, how? The 2013 World Water Week
in Stockholm will raise these questions to the international water community.

With its vision for a “water wise world”, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) recently produced its 2013-2017 strategy, placing its various programmes and activities within five thematic areas: Climate Change; Transboundary Water Management; Water Governance; Water, Energy and Food Nexus; and Water Economics. In this article, we highlight why we work with these themes and the key services we provide under each theme.

Corruption continues to undermine investments in various sectors. The water sector in East Africa is no exception.

Worldwide, 2012 has been the year of drought. From the Midwest of the USA to the granaries of the Black Sea, from South Asia to the Sahel region of Africa, producers the world over have had to find ways to farm their land in the face of ravaging droughts or feeble monsoons. Both largeholders in food exporting regions and small-holders in poor countries have been hit by these droughts, which have had significant impacts on local and global food prices and thus on food security throughout the world, with potentially more impacts still to come.

More than 2,600 experts, practitioners, decision makers and business innovators from around the globe gathered in the Swedish capital for the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm. In over 100 sessions, participants debated and showcased solutions to ensure that the planets limited water resources can meet the needs of growing economies and support a healthy global population. Here are ten takeaway messages from the many fruitful discussions that took place during the week.

Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change in the world today, especially in the Mekong and Red River Deltas where 43 per cent of the population in the country live.

Surely an initiative that creates jobs, saves lives, saves the environment and boosts the economy – all at the same time – would be a “no brainer”? Unfortunately not, if it concerns sanitation.

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has appointed Mr. Torgny Holmgren as its new Executive Director. Mr. Holmgren comes most recently from a position as Ambassador and Head of the Department for Development Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In this interview, he takes the time to talk to Stockholm Water Front about his new role at the helm of SIWI.

Article in Stockholm Water Front, issue no 2, 2012.

Article in Stockholm Water Front, issue no 2, 2012.