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.

Resources

• Full press release
• Live webcast of the Closing Ceremony

H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented the prize to Dr Morgan at a Royal Award Ceremony in City Hall, during the World Water Week held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr Morgan has spent the last four decades inventing and advancing low-cost practical solutions to provide access to safe sanitation and clean water that are being used by millions of people worldwide.

“Many currently existing solutions to provide clean water and sanitation are unaffordable, impractical and out of reach for the world’s poorest people,” said the Stockholm Water Prize Committee in its citation. “As a result of Dr Morgan’s pioneering work, countless communities now enjoy safer water, a cleaner environment and quality of life.”

On receiving the award, Dr Morgan said: “It is indeed a great honour and privilege to have been presented this unique award. Those of us who work in this vital area are uniquely privileged because we are well placed and have an important role to play in conserving, and yet delivering the most precious resource on Earth – fresh water.

Webcasts from the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize ceremony

Full live

Highlights

Resources

• Link to full press release
• Stockholm Water Prize photos on Flickr
• Stockholm Water Prize videos on SIWI video hub

The Chilean team travelled to Antarctica and managed to identify a whole dozen of bacterial strains with the potential to clean up oil spills, by metabolising it, in extremely low temperatures.

A Diploma of Excellence was awarded to the Yeari Vigder and Noam Arye Nassi from Israel, for a project that proposes a cheap and easy way to use remote sensing system for farmers in developing countries.

Webcasts from the award ceremony

Full live

Highlights HD

Resources

• Read the full press release
• Photos from the award ceremony on Flickr
• Read the winning project “Psychrobacter: Antarctic Cooperation on Bioremediation of Oil-Contaminated Waters”

(All times are in CET)

How Can Corporate Water Stewardship Partnerships Benefit Society?

09:00-12:30

Founders Business Seminar: The Paradoxes of Water-Value versus Price including the SIWA prize award ceremony

14:00-17:30

Africa Focus: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy – Successful Approaches to Optimize Transboundary Water Management

14:00-17:30

He spoke about the urgency in addressing the sanitation needs of billions of people around the world: “More than 2.5 billion people do not have adequate sanitation – more than one third of humanity. Of these one billion people practice open defecation. This is largely a function of poverty, with serious human consequences.”

Mr. Eliasson said that “we must continue to break taboos. As was the case for the word “toilets” a few years ago. It is time to incorporate “open defecation” in the political language and in the diplomatic discourse today.”

• Read the official opening press release
• Jan Eliasson’s full speech

The Opening Plenary will introduce the theme “Water Cooperation – Building Partnerships” aiming to inspire the 2013 World Water Week participants to jointly and creatively present and discuss issues related to water cooperation, explore the potential of forging global partnerships for trans-formative water initiatives and propose concrete suggestions for implementation. The Opening Plenary Session will bring forward experiences and suggestions on how cooperation can enable us to make decisions and reach goals for a water wise world.

Sunday, September 1
09:00-12:30 Cooperation to Address the Complexities of Water Management

14:00-17:30 Triggering Action on Water through the Post-2015 Agenda

Monday, September 2
09:30-12:30 Opening Plenary 
14:00-17:30 Malin Falkenmark Seminar: Achieving Water Resilience by Shift Thinking and Cross-sectorial Approaches

Tuesday, September 3
09:00-12:30 How Can Corporate Water Stewardship Partnerships Benefit Society?
14:00-17:30 Founders Business Seminar: The Paradoxes of Water-Value versus Price including the SIWA prize award ceremony

Wednesday, September 4
09:00-12:30 Changing Relationships: ICT to Improve Water Governance
14:00-17:30 UN-Water Seminar: Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus 
18:45-20:30 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award Ceremony

Thursday, September 5
09:00-12:30 Stockholm Water Prize Seminar – Scaling Sanitation
14:00-17:30 Water and Energy Cooperation in Transboundary Basins
16:30-00:00 Stockholm Water Prize Ceremony & Royal Banquet

Friday, September 6
09:00-13:00 Closing Plenary and Reporting Back

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The Press Kit serves to help journalists identify current water-related news stories to cover at the World Water Week or in general. The press kit also includes helpful logistical and press related information, such as a list of press events, launches and award ceremonies taking place at the 2013 World Water Week as well as high profile speakers, experts and officials attending the event.

The complete programme features over 100 exciting events, including thought-provoking seminars, scientific workshops, high level panel debates, fun social activities and much more. Download it now!

Also browse the Online Programme for the most up to date information about speakers, times and rooms. You can also plan and customise your personal schedule and add activities to your calendar with one simple click.

In this video, SIWI experts introduce the World Water Week in Stockholm and this year’s theme “Water Cooperation – Building Partnerships”.

Join thousands of decision-makers, international organisations, business leaders and practitioners that will gather in the Swedish capital to shape common solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges.

A warm welcome to Stockholm September 1-6!