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1 Apr 2021 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Water Communicator Awarded 2021 Stockholm Water Prize
Sandra Postel's work involves raising awareness of global water threats including how global warming disrupts the water cycle and how water use and management degrade freshwater ecosystems.
12 Mar 2021 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Philippines Georeserve Project Wins Water ChangeMakers Award
More than 350 individuals and groups from over 80 countries submitted their change journeys, highlighting the water decisions they have made to improve climate resilience.
15 Oct 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Our Age Of Uncertainty: Human Rights And Water Security
An international panel gathered virtually to discuss human rights-based water resources management and water security at a webinar on 13 October, which was organised by the UN Development Programme - Stockholm International Water Institute (UNDP-SIWI) water governance facility.During the webinar, which was timed to take place ten years after the recognition of water as a human right, participants heard from UN experts – Dr Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on human rights to water and sanitation and Dr David R...
24 Sep 2020 STOCKHOLM
"Human Rights To Water And Sanitation": High Level Webinar
The UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility is hosting a high-level webinar (13 Oct) bringing together two UN experts –Dr Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on “the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation”, and Dr David R. Boyd, Special Rapporteur on “Human Rights and the Environment”. Their conversation is moderated by Catarina de Albuquerque, SWA and f...
23 Sep 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
World Should Rapidly Embark On Climate-Smart Security Strategy
Actors from across the security and climate fields came together at A Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) High-Level Panel on Water Diplomacy, "Together for Climate-Smart SecuritY", 21 September.The panel discussed climate-smart security and the need to adopt an integrated approach to prevent, mitigate and resolve climate and security risks, along with the use of diplomacy in solving water disputes...
2 Sep 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Skills And Knowledge For Water Cooperation - New Learning Opportunity
A new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) designed to deliver skills and knowledge with respect to water cooperation has been launched by the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) International Waters programme and Global Water Partnership (GWP).Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security presents the multiple facets of what is required to manage shared water in a sustainable manner...
2 Sep 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Urban Water Resilience Under COVID-19: What Happens Next?
A Stockholm World Water Week session on “Urban Water Resilience Under COVID-19: What happens next?" on August 27 brought together water system leaders primarily from cities in the global south to focus on the challenges and corresponding lessons learned in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.In the context of the current world health crisis, the session was convened virtually under the event's 2020 rubric "WaterWeek@Home"...
1 Sep 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
Japan Team Lands 2020 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden awarded the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2020 to Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki of Japan in an online ceremony during an unusual "World Water Week at Home" 25 August.The Japanese team focused on water conservation and soil management and developed a method to control soil runoff and increase food production, using traditional Japanese soil solidification technologies...
24 Aug 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
OOSKAnews Voices - Stress Testing The Resilience Of Cities: The COVID-19 Shock And The Vital Role of Water
OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, Dr. Fred Boltz discusses the resilience of our cities and the vital role of water in the context of the COVID-19 shock, and looks forward to a 27 August World Water Week at Home (#WWWeek) session “Urban Water Resilience Under COVID-19: What happens next"? Boltz heads Resolute Development Solutions, a consulting firm specialized in the design and execution of conservation and sustainable development programs...
21 Apr 2020 Washington DC, United States
Happy Earth Day ... (!?)
Wednesday this week marks the fiftieth Earth Day, the largest secular holiday in the world, celebrated by more than a billion people every year on 22 April to demonstrate support for environmental protection.On Earth Day 2016, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed, bringing into force the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris...
7 Apr 2020 STOCKHOLM, Sweden
World Water Week 2020 Cancelled Due To COVID-19
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has cancelled its World Water Week scheduled for 23-28 August 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden.After monitoring the spread of COVID-19, the institute’s Board came to the conclusion that holding such a major event “would pose a critical threat to the health of visitors and result in an unacceptable risk of spreading the disease...
7 Apr 2020 RAMALLAH
Wastewater From Israeli Settlements Exposes Palestinians to Coronavirus Risk
The Palestinian Water Authority Monday warned that dumping colonial Israeli settlements wastewater onto Palestinian vineyards in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron city, exposes Palestinians to the novel coronavirus risk. PWA said that several researches conducted in the US, the Netherlands and Sweden prove the presence of the new COVID-19 virus in wastewater, and therefore, Israeli settlement wastewater exposes Palestinians to the risk of contracting the disease, especially in light of the high number of cases in Israel and its illegal settlements.