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Policy Support and Barriers to Resource Management in Water Scarce Regions

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:57:23 +0000

This article reports about results of the work conducted in China as part of an EU-funded Coordination Action (mai-tai: Managing Water Scarcity Intelligent tools and cooperative strategies). This was done in collaboration with the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Development Research Centre of the Chinese Ministry of Water Re-sources and Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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

From Pure Aid to Demanded Support

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:36:38 +0000

With 36 years of professional experience in working with international water issues in the context of development cooperation, Mr. Ingvar Andersson, recently retired from the Swedish development agency Sida, is well-qualified to provide some unique insights on the impact or lack of impact of donor efforts in the water policy arena.

Published in Water Front Magazine No. 2 2007.

Policy cohesion on water and energy needed in the European Union

Nora — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:47:34 +0000

Mr. Jakob Granit, Director of Knowledge Services at SIWI, contributed an editorial to Europe’s World that was included in the magazine’s special section on water. The article explains why there is an urgent need for policy cohesion on water and energy that does not exist today. Download the article here (see pages 100-101).

About Europes World
Europe’s World is the only independent Europe-wide policy journal, produced in association with some 150-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. Since its launch in 2005 it has become the premier ideas platform for new thinking on political, economic and social issues, read by over 100,000 of the most influential decision makers and opinion formers across Europe. www.europesworld.org

Addressing Power Asymmetry: How Transboundary Water Management May Serve to Reduce Poverty

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:51:10 +0000

Improved transboundary water management (TWM) can bring benefits for poor people living within shared basins. This report explores how power asymmetry mediates the relationship between TWM and poverty reduction. It offers an essential message for those designing and leading TWM policy and projects: Failure to engage the basin hegemon constructively will hamper effective TWM cooperation, but the most effective strategy to confront power asymmetries will vary from basin to basin. Different options to provide strategic support and enable effective TWM are provided to help guide decision-makers towards the best alternatives to fit their local context.

Climate Change and Water Resource Policies Among Major Donor Organizations

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:44:19 +0000

The policy assessment findings that emerged from this report intends to deliver a strategic summary of the current policy frameworks on water resources and climate change among major donor organizations (DANIDA, DFID, DGIS, GTZ, SDS, and USAID) and indicate areas that could be strengthened and/or gaps to fill in these two policy areas.

After Istanbul: Let’s Lift Water on the Global Agenda

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:42:35 +0000

The 2009 World Water Forum in Istanbul gathered a huge number of participants to bring water to the forefront of the global stage. In times when much attention is given to the challenges of current economic crisis, or on climate change, it is good that the world receives a reminder that water is still an unresolved challenge in many parts of the world, already today affecting the lives of more people than any of the other challenges.

Published in Water Front Magazine No. 1 2009.

Swedish Water House General Information Brochure

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:40:18 +0000

Swedish Water House (SWH) is an independent programme at Stockholm International Water Institute. SWH gathers the Swedish resource base on water and development issues and provides a platform for innovative thinking on emerging issues, knowledge dissemination and multidisciplinary policy development concerning global water issues.

Water Transfers from Agriculture: China’s Challenge

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:41:55 +0000

Water resource exploitation has silently supported the blossoming Chinese economy for decades. Unfortunately, that rapid development has ended with depleted rivers and aquifers and degraded water and soil. China is responding with new thinking, policies and technologies to manage water.

Published in Water Front Magazine No. 2 2009.