Stockholm International Water Institute » water and energy http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:20:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 SIWI food waste video to be screened at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-video-food-waste/ http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-video-food-waste/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:48:01 +0000 Sanna http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=7104 This Thursday September 19 the short film WASTE, a collaboration between SIWI, UNEP, WWF Germany and FAO, will be screened at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York.

The video illuminates the environmental cost of food waste and presents a comprehensive overview of the negative effects of wasting food. A tremendous amount of water can be saved by reducing losses and waste of food. By curbing food waste, energy is saved and the emission of greenhouse gases can be reduced. Equally important, consumers can save a great deal of money by not letting their food go to waste.

The video will be screened during the UNEP Side Event “The Global Environmental Impact of Food Waste”. Read more on the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit website.

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]]> http://www.siwi.org/news/siwi-video-food-waste/feed/ 0 2013 World Water Week closes with a call for concerted global action on water http://www.siwi.org/news/2013-world-water-week-closes-with-a-call-for-concerted-global-action-on-water/ http://www.siwi.org/news/2013-world-water-week-closes-with-a-call-for-concerted-global-action-on-water/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:08:26 +0000 Sanna http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=7063 The 2013 World Water Week, focusing on cooperation and partnerships, closed today with a call for the United Nations to put special emphasis on water when it considers the post-2015 global development agenda.

In over 100 seminars, workshops and events spread throughout the week, over 2,600 participants have been meeting, discussing and debating the most pressing water challenges of our time under the thematic umbrella “Water Cooperation – Building Partnerships”.

This Week has brought together an unprecedented number of professionals Stockholm – world leaders, government representatives, scientists, members of the private sector and civil society. Every single one of them contributes to the work toward a water wise world.

As input to the United Nations General Assembly later this month, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) presented the Stockholm Statement during the closing ceremony of the World Water Week in Stockholm. The Statement, a result of an open and inclusive consultation process before and during the Week, calls for a dedicated goal on water as the world body considers the post-2015 global development agenda.

With the close of the 2013 World Water Week, the sights are already set on 2014. Next year’s theme is “Water and Energy – Making the Link”. Speaking during the closing session, Dr Kandeh Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and CEO of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative set the scene for next year’s deliberations by telling delegates that energy is inseparable from sustainable development.

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