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SIWI General Information Brochure

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This information brochure gives a general introduction to Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and our work to find sustainable solutions to the worlds escalating water crisis.

The story of the Stockholm Water Prize laureates

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Since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize has been presented annually to an individual, institution or organisation for outstanding water-related activities. The activities can be within the fields of education and awareness raising, human and international relations, research, water management or water related aid and development activities in developing countries.

What began with the valuable but modest aim of rewarding efforts to safeguard water has grown into one of the worlds most respected and important water prizes, and now celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Invitation to Nominate 2011 Stockholm Industry Water Award

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Now the opportunity is open to nominate a company or organisation for the 2011 Stockholm Industry Water Award. Nominees must have made impressive achievements in water and waste-water processes technologies, improved performance in production processes or have made other significant contributions to help improve the world water situation. This brochure will provide you all the information you need.

Klustergruppen om vatten och företagsansvar

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Alla företag är på något sätt beroende av vatten för sin verksamhet, och allt fler företag börjar utforska hur de kan ta ansvar för en hållbar vattenanvändning. Företag kan vara beroende av vatten i sin direkta verksamhet men de flesta är det indirekt genom sin leverantörskedja, vilket ökar komplexiteten i ansvarsarbetet.

Det här är en broschyr om SWH:s klustergrupp för svenska företag som vill samarbeta med varandra när det gäller vattenförbrukning och företagsansvar.

SIWI Brochure in Arabic

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This document is Arabic version of the SIWI General Information Brochure.

This brochure gives a general introduction to Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and our work to find sustainable solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis.

The Cluster Group on Climate, Water and Vulnerability

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In recent years, numerous reports have addressed the growing threat from climate changes to ecosystems and its consequences highlights the need for adaptation to limit human vulnerability, especially for the worlds poorest people.

The Cluster Group for Climate, Water and Vulnerability functions as a platform for information sharing and dialogue and run activities to highlight the climate and water issues and the need for adaptation.

The Cluster Group on Water and Rights

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There is enough water to meet everyones essential personal and domestic needs. Yet more than 1 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation.

The Cluster Group on Water and Rights brings together a wide range of Swedish actors to explore how human rights can help improve access to water and sanitation. It gathers different perspectives, raises awareness, exchanges experience and draws on international lessons learned about challenges related to implementing the right to water and sanitation in practice.

For Outstanding Achievements: The Story of the Stockholm Water Prize and its Laureates

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This is an introduction to the story of the Stockholm Water Prize, the world’s most prestigious prize for outstanding achievements in water-related activities, and a presentation of its Laureates, from 1991 to 2007.

The Supply is in the Sky: Learning to Capture and Manage the Rain

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Rain is the global water resource. How well it is captured and managed will go a long way to determine if the planets 9 billion people expected in 2050 can be fed. The brochure The Supply is in the Sky offers solutions to understand and utilise the rain, particularly in water-short and dry countries.

The Swedish Environmental Flows Initiative

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The Swedish Environmental Flows Initiative, established in 2007, engages a wide range of actors in Sweden and internationally around the concept of environmental flows. The initiative raises awareness, increases knowledge and facilitates an integration of environmental flows into national and global policies and frameworks.