Stockholm International Water Institute » Mats Eriksson http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 World Leading in Five Thematic Areas by 2017 http://www.siwi.org/publication/world-leading-in-five-thematic-areas-by-2017/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/world-leading-in-five-thematic-areas-by-2017/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:50:42 +0000 Sanna http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=publication&p=5050 Stockholm WaterFront No.4 2012 article

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.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/world-leading-in-five-thematic-areas-by-2017/feed/ 0 SIWI at COP18 26 November – 7 December in Doha, Qatar. http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-at-cop18-in-doha/ http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-at-cop18-in-doha/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:41:29 +0000 Nora http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=5092 Stockholm International Water Institute has a presence at the UN Climate Negotiations, COP18, which takes place 26 November - 7 December in Doha, Qatar. SIWI will take part in the UNFCCC on behalf of the Water and Climate Coalition, for which SIWI hosts the Secretariat. The Water and Climate Coalition is an alliance of 17 environmental NGOs and research centres seeking to place water issues at the heart of climate policy.

The Water and Climate Coalition will engage in dialogue and provide input on water related matters to different parts of the UNFCCC process. The Coalition also organizes a couple of events during the COP18:

  • Building Resilience through sustainable management of Mountain Water Resources and closing the gap between policy and implementation
    (This seminar is a thematic session during the “Mountain Day”)
    Time: Monday 3 December, 14.15 - 16.00
    Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Al Isteqlal Road, West Bay Lagoon, Doha.
    Read a blog from the event here    .
  • Press conference
    Time: Tuesday 4 December, 13.30-14.00
    Venue: Press Conference Room 2

 

]]> http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-at-cop18-in-doha/feed/ 0 Options for cooperative action in the Euphrates and Tigris Region http://www.siwi.org/publication/options-for-cooperative-action-in-the-euphrates-and-tigris-region/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/options-for-cooperative-action-in-the-euphrates-and-tigris-region/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:57:16 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/options-for-cooperative-action-in-the-euphrates-and-tigris-region/ For the Euphrates and Tigris (ET) riparian countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey we have undertaken a macro-level baseline characterisation to visualise current water resources management practices and a hydroeconomic simulation model to illustrate possible marginal benefits of cooperative action at a system level. The riparian countries in the ET region are connected by the water resources flowing across borders within one system.

Paper, published 2012.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/options-for-cooperative-action-in-the-euphrates-and-tigris-region/feed/ 0 Stockholm Water Front No. 4 2010 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2010/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2010/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:48:55 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2010/ This issue of the Stockholm Water Front looks into some statistics and arguments related to urbanisation in conjunction with the theme of the 2011 World Water Week in Stockholm: “Responding to Global Changes: Water in an Urbanising World.”

Demographic changes cannot be separated from climate changes. In his reflections on some of the fundamental issues related to climate change, SIWI’s Mats Eriksson draws some arguments related to an increased focus on adaptation versus mitigation.

Erosion and sedimentation in China is assessed by Zhou Zhide and Tong Yuling, from the International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation, Beijing, China. They look into how natural pollution affects water quality globally, and the human equation in the process.

SIWI’s John Joyce reflects upon the effects of the international financial crisis on financial flows for the water sector in Africa, based upon a recently published SIWI report. The two main conclusions being that: (a) local governments and households (who are not well integrated in the international economy and therefore not heavily effected by the crisis) play a crucial role in financing water sector related infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, (b) Chinese Arab investments may have played a stabilising role in Sub-Saharan Africa during the recent financial crisis. Therefore, the effects have not been as severe as what could have been expected.

And Mr. John Feighery, PhD candidate at Columbia University and winner of the Best Poster award during the 2010 World Water Week in Stockholm wrote for this issue of the Stockholm Water Front about his research on water quality in Bangladesh which won him this honour.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2010/feed/ 0 Climate Change, Water and Adaptation – Some Fundamental Reflections http://www.siwi.org/publication/climate-change-water-and-adaptation-some-fundamental-reflections/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/climate-change-water-and-adaptation-some-fundamental-reflections/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:48:53 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/climate-change-water-and-adaptation-some-fundamental-reflections/ “Few countries have just the right amount of water throughout the year [...] finding ways and means to deal with increased droughts and floods becomes a major task for managers worldwide.”

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/climate-change-water-and-adaptation-some-fundamental-reflections/feed/ 0 Two Eyes on Asia: Public-Private Partnerships for Water and Sanitation / Melting Himalayan Water Towers http://www.siwi.org/publication/two-eyes-on-asia-public-private-partnerships-for-water-and-sanitation-melting-himalayan-water-towers/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/two-eyes-on-asia-public-private-partnerships-for-water-and-sanitation-melting-himalayan-water-towers/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:38:22 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/two-eyes-on-asia-public-private-partnerships-for-water-and-sanitation-melting-himalayan-water-towers/ Asian water utilities have their work cut out for them. They are expected to provide water supply and sanitation services to Asia’s 4 billion people but are perpetually overwhelmed by challenges contributing to poor service — from artificially low tariffs to staff incapacity to insufficient budgets for infrastructure development. Mr. Arjun Thapan of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) shares the institution’s experience in making successful public-private partnerships.

Published in Water Front Magazine No.2 2008.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/two-eyes-on-asia-public-private-partnerships-for-water-and-sanitation-melting-himalayan-water-towers/feed/ 0 Global climate policy processes and the water and climate coalition http://www.siwi.org/project/water-and-climate-coalition/ http://www.siwi.org/project/water-and-climate-coalition/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:51:57 +0000 Nora http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=project&p=2359 SIWI hosts the secretariat of the Water and Climate Coalition (WCC), which works to shape global policy to better address the needs of the water and climate communities. SIWI is also active in dialogue with UNFCCC negotiators and participates in global negotiations and intergovernmental processes on water and climate related issues.

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