Stockholm International Water Institute » water security 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 Water Security for Cities, Food and Environment – Towards Catchment Hydrosolidarity http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-cities-food-and-environment-towards-catchment-hydrosolidarity/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-cities-food-and-environment-towards-catchment-hydrosolidarity/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:46 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-cities-food-and-environment-towards-catchment-hydrosolidarity/ Water is today seen as a catalyst for cooperation rather than as a cause of conflict. This report is the result of the 2001 SIWI Seminar and includes presentations and analysis about how hydrosolidarity can be approached in a realistic way for upstream and downstream stakeholders.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-cities-food-and-environment-towards-catchment-hydrosolidarity/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 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 Water Security for Multi-National Water Systems http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-multi-national-water-systems/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-multi-national-water-systems/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:11 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-multi-national-water-systems/ “Equitable utilisation” between upstream and downstream users in international river basins was discussed during the SIWI Seminar in August 2000. The proceedings contain presentations addressing foreseeable changes in water demands, water resources development, and land use conversions driven by aspects such as population growth, urbanisation, industrialisation and income generation needs.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-for-multi-national-water-systems/feed/ 0 Stockholm Water Front No. 1 2000 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2000/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2000/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:27:08 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2000/ In this issue Water Front presents the workshop conclusions from the 1999 Stockholm Water Symposium, and gives an introduction to the 2000 Stockholm Water Symposium which focuses on water security. A conclusion of a workshop in Uganda between the Commission for East African Co-operation (EAC) and Sweden on activities to promote sustainable development of the Lake Victoria region is presented as well.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2000/feed/ 0 Water Security: Time to Talk Across Sectors http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-time-to-talk-across-sectors/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-time-to-talk-across-sectors/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:40:27 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-time-to-talk-across-sectors/ Water security is a key element of human security, together with food security, energy security, health security, economic security, and freedom from fear. But water is threatened in many places around the world. Yet society’s new and growing awareness of water insecurity is spurring many opportunities for change and development, for increasing cooperation among various stakeholders and for highlighting water as a key strategic area for investment.

Published in Water Front Magazine No.1 2009.

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