Stockholm International Water Institute » water governance 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 SIWI’s new strategy just launched! http://www.siwi.org/news/siwis-new-strategy-just-launched/ http://www.siwi.org/news/siwis-new-strategy-just-launched/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:03:49 +0000 Sanna http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=5475 SIWI has just released its new strategy! The strategy and its objectives and outcomes will guide SIWI’s work for the five year period of 2013-2017. SIWI has identified five thematic areas, as strategic and cross-cutting for the work of the organisation, that our future work will be organised around: water governance, transboundary water management, climate change and water, the water-energy-food nexus, and water economics.

SIWI’s niche is largely between policy and implementation, often bridging the two, and as such promoting networking and interaction. SIWI’s vision is that of a water wise world. In essence, that is a world aware that it would not survive without cherishing water, as the fundamental resource underpinning economic and social development and as a human right. SIWI’s mission is to generate and promote knowledge, solutions and tools leading to water wise decisions for sustainable development.

It is SIWI’s intention that this strategy shall not only act as guidance for us but also be valuable to anyone who is interested to learn more about SIWI and how we intend to make a difference in working towards achieving a water wise world.

Click here to download the strategy!

 

 

 

]]> http://www.siwi.org/news/siwis-new-strategy-just-launched/feed/ 0 Bondo Villagers See Water as Their Human Right http://www.siwi.org/publication/bondo-villagers-see-water-as-their-human-right/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/bondo-villagers-see-water-as-their-human-right/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:57:27 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/bondo-villagers-see-water-as-their-human-right/ The Nyanza province in the south-western corner of Kenya is probably known for being the country’s shoreline to the world’s second largest fresh water body, Lake Victoria. The name itself, Nyanza, means a “large body of water” in the local Luo language. More recently, the area drew international attention being the birthplace of US President Barack Obama’s father.

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

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/bondo-villagers-see-water-as-their-human-right/feed/ 0 Water Security: Opportunity for Development and Co-operation in the Aral Sea Area http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:43 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/ Co-convened by the Swedish section of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Stockholm International Water Institute, this seminar held in August 2000 presented ongoing framework programs, research work and future-looking methodologies to reach water security in the Aral Sea region.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/feed/ 0 Business and Industry as a Driving or Braking Force on the Road to Water Security in the 21st Century http://www.siwi.org/publication/business-and-industry-as-a-driving-or-braking-force-on-the-road-to-water-security-in-the-21st-century/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/business-and-industry-as-a-driving-or-braking-force-on-the-road-to-water-security-in-the-21st-century/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:37 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/business-and-industry-as-a-driving-or-braking-force-on-the-road-to-water-security-in-the-21st-century/ Water recycling, responsibility and the automobile sector were topics on the agenda when top business leaders at the 2001 Founders seminar examined the role that industry plays in either promoting – or hindering – sustainable development for the water sector. The proceedings document contains their presentations as well as a summery of a panel discussion.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/business-and-industry-as-a-driving-or-braking-force-on-the-road-to-water-security-in-the-21st-century/feed/ 0 Sustainable Development and Water Security in the Lake Victoria Basin http://www.siwi.org/publication/sustainable-development-and-water-security-in-the-lake-victoria-basin/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/sustainable-development-and-water-security-in-the-lake-victoria-basin/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:33 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/sustainable-development-and-water-security-in-the-lake-victoria-basin/ At a seminar during the 2001 World Water Week, experts from the Baltic Sea and Lake Victoria regions presented case studies and updates on the ongoing collaborative effort to share expertise and knowledge between the two regions. The outcome of the seminar debate where that education and competence building is essential for all stakeholders involved in the development process, as well as the importance of NGO’s as they provide important feedback.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/sustainable-development-and-water-security-in-the-lake-victoria-basin/feed/ 0 Water Harvesting for Upgrading of Rainfed Agriculture: Problem Analysis and Research Needs http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-harvesting-for-upgrading-of-rainfed-agriculture-problem-analysis-and-research-needs/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-harvesting-for-upgrading-of-rainfed-agriculture-problem-analysis-and-research-needs/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:30 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-harvesting-for-upgrading-of-rainfed-agriculture-problem-analysis-and-research-needs/ Water harvesting has great potential to improve on-farm crop yields and food security for farmers in dry regions. This report synthesizes the current level of understanding in the field of water harvesting for crop production, identifies key research needs, and outlines water harvesting to upgraded rainfed agriculture in the semiarid regions as an area of strategic interest for Sweden. Not only would research and development efforts on increased biomass production concur with the Swedish Executive summary development agenda to reduce hunger and poverty, but also help mitigate human induced climate change.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-harvesting-for-upgrading-of-rainfed-agriculture-problem-analysis-and-research-needs/feed/ 0 Stockholm Water Front No. 4 2000 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2000/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2000/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:29 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2000/ Dialogue and compromise building between different interest groups were key themes during the Stockholm Water Symposium’s workshops, which are also summarised and presented in this issue of Water Front.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-4-2000/feed/ 0 Stockholm Water Front No. 3 2000 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-3-2000/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-3-2000/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:26 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-3-2000/ The main content of this issue of Water Front, and the overall conclusions of the 2000 Stockholm Water Symposium, is that in a world that is rapidly changing, education and competence building is more important than ever in order to strive towards water security for everyone.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-3-2000/feed/ 0 No Freshwater Security without Major Shift in Thinking http://www.siwi.org/publication/no-freshwater-security-without-major-shift-in-thinking/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/no-freshwater-security-without-major-shift-in-thinking/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:23 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/no-freshwater-security-without-major-shift-in-thinking/ The major constraints to stable, long-term water resources management is not the lack of knowledge, but rather transfer of that knowledge in a clear and understandable form to policy makers and decision-makers. This policy brief provides insights from 10 years of Stockholm Water Symposia and highlight the importance of water management and secure water for a sustainable development.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/no-freshwater-security-without-major-shift-in-thinking/feed/ 0 Water and Development in Developing Countries http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-and-development-in-developing-countries/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-and-development-in-developing-countries/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:20 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-and-development-in-developing-countries/ This report offered the European Parliament background information and recommendations for formulating long term strategies and short term policies to aid developing countries to prepare and implement policies. The key message is that policy and strategy must be possible to translate into feasible programmes and projects that can be executed and lead to efficient, equitable and ecologically sound water resources management.

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