• Our registration is open and you are now most welcome to sign up for the 2013 World Water Week. Don’t forget that the early bird registration discount ends June 30!

• The 2013 Programme has just been released, where you can read all about this year’s exciting sessions, seminars, social events, field visits, and much more.

• Additionally, we can proudly present a new and improved online programme this year. Use the new feature to browse the events and plan your schedule!

• To read more about the World Water Week, visit www.worldwaterweek.org.

Read more and download the full magazine here.

Featured articles:

• A Last Ditch Effort to Save the Jordan River by Mr. Rami Abdelrahman and Dr. Anders Jägerskog
  
• Development Under Water Duress by Ms. Chibesa Pensulo
• Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda by Ms. Maya Rebermark
• Exploring Water Cooperation on World Water Day by Ms. Lovisa Selander
• Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm by Ms. Sanna Gustafsson

With the world population expected to have grown to over 9 billion people by 2050, all depending on the same finite and vulnerable water resource as today, our interdependence is growing every day. We all need to work together to ensure a future where water is used wisely. That is why the 2013 World Water Week, set to take place in Stockholm September 1-6, will focus on “Water Cooperation – Building Partnerships”. Thousands of participants are anticipated to congregate in the Swedish capital – this article provides ten reasons why you should join them this summer.

Our blue planet is at a most interesting crossroad. Water challenges continue to grow more pressing as demand for finite resources escalates due to both population and economic growth. The requirements to produce more
food and energy, as well as the variability of water availability, are putting our water resources under significant stress. Demand from manufacturing industries is projected to quadruple to 2050, and water use by both thermal electricity generation and households is set to more than double.

Today, 783 million people around the world still do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion live without adequate sanitation. On all fronts, more needs to be done to create a world where the human right to clean water and sanitation is fulfilled for all people. But there are many reasons for optimism. Attention to water issues is rising as a social, political, and development priority. The international community is now discussing the creation of new wise ambitions that will support the movement towards a sustainable and desirable world for all – the so called Post-2015 Development Agenda.

In this issue, Stockholm Water Front had the opportunity to hear the thoughts from those deeply engaged in this process who explain why a ‘water goal’ is something we should aim for. During the International Year of Water
Cooperation, we do see more collaboration emerging between governments, the private sector, academia and civil society. As you can read about here, this is especially important, but can also be exceptionally challenging,
in water stressed regions like the Lower Jordan River.

We also hope to contribute to improved cooperation and more concrete outcomes through the World Water Week on the same theme. In case you haven’t booked your tickets to Stockholm already, we offer our top ten reasons why we think your trip will be worth it. We look forward to seeing you in Stockholm!

Apply before 13 May. Read more.

Contact: Lovisa Selander, Lovisa.selander[at]siwi.org

For more information, check out our Assistants Flyer or email maarja.undrits@siwi.org. Deadline for applications is May 1!

• Gain visibility before, during and after the World Water Week online, in print and on signage at the event
• Receive wide-ranging recognition from the week’s large and diverse audience
• Reach and network with decision makers, opinion leaders, and constituencies in various fields

Sponsor Benefits at a glance…

1. Company logo placement and ads in World Water Week promotions
2. World Water Week onsite recognition
3. Exclusive invitations to the World Water Week social events

Read all the detailed information about the benefits in the Sponsors’ Pack!

Now available in French!

Click here to download!

The UN General Assembly has declared 2013 the “International Year of Water Cooperation. Why do we need to cooperate, on what, for what aim, at what level, with whom and, not least, how? The 2013 World Water Week
in Stockholm will raise these questions to the international water community.