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Stockholm Water Front No.1 2003

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:31:12 +0000

This issue of Stockholm Water front discusses the outcome of the World Water Forum in Kyoto and if there was a progress in thinking or if it was the same old ideas that were presented. You can also read about the Aral Sea basin which has everything necessary for a bright future according to a recent UNESCO study. Water availability is not a limiting factor for reaching the socio-economic development objectives in terms of health, nutrition and wealth according to the study.

SIWI at the 6th World Water Forum

Nora — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:31:23 +0000

SIWI will be actively involved at the 6th World Water Forum, set to take place in Marseilles, France March 12-17. Download this flyer to read more on all SIWI activities at the Forum.

Come visit us in our booth located at 3.117b, Hall 3, Parc Chanot (see map below) or join our experts at any of the over 20 events we will participating in as either organiser or speaker.

Report Launch: “Land Acquisitions: How Will They Impact Transboundary Waters?”
Join us for the launch of the new SIWI report “Land Acquisitions: How Will They Impact Transboundary Waters?” at the SIWI Booth, 16.00, Wednesday, March 14.

Providing Solutions
The 6th edition of the World Water Forum has developed 12 priorities to work as well as 3 conditions of success strives to initiate the process which will make targets tangible. Regional priorities and targets for Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and 2 cross continental regions have also been set. SIWI has provided input into the thematic and regional processes in the following areas:

Thematic Process – Priorities for Action
1.5 Contribute to cooperation and peace through water
3.2 Promoting water efficiency: pressures and footprints
3.3 Respond to climate and global changes in an urbanising world
2.2 Water Savings and Sustainable Diets: reducing post-harvest losses and food waste for multiple gains

Thematic Process – Conditions for Success
CS 1 Good governance, target 1.5 and 1.6

Regional Process
EU7 Improve European drinking water and sanitation services

(To learn more about thematic and regional processes, click here).

About the 6th World Water Forum
The World Water Forum is largest water event in the world. It is a tri-annual conference that gathers over 25000 participants are expected in 2012 to take part in 250 sessions and panels and about 100 Grassroots & Citizenship events. The Forum is organised jointly by the World Water Council, the French State, and the City of Marseille with the support of local and regional authorities.

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

Nora — 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.