Official Press Releases from 2009 World Water Week

2009-08-21

• Stockholm Statement
  Global conference says that water must be included in COP-15 climate negotiations
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2009-08-20

• Indian Sanitation Innovator Receives 2009 Stockholm Water Prize -
  Experts at World Water Week assert that sanitation Is humanity’s most urgent, yet solvable crisis
• Helsinki Commission wins 2009 Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
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2009-08-19

• Private sector takes up challenge of balancing profits and responsible stewardship at 2009 World Water Week

2009-08-18

• Turkish student wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize with innovative method of generating energy from rain

2009-08-17

• World Water Week opens with discussions on water’s role in peace, economic development, and public health
  
• New SIWI Report: Getting transboundary waters right
  Today at the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) introduced a new report developed to serve as a primer on transboundary water management: Getting Transboundary Water Right: Theory and Practice for Effective Cooperation.
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2009-08-16

• Advanced river flow management vital to facing climate challenge
  Improved river flow management will be vital to protecting communities from the worst impacts of climate change and to achieving nternational goals on poverty reduction, according to a new report issued on the eve of World Water Week.
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2009-08-07

• Climate, human health, conflict and cooperation take focus at 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm

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2009-08-21

• WWF: Stockholm sends a message to Copenhagen on water
• IUCN: The full worth of wetlands revealed
• EU Water Initiative (EUWI): €200 million boost for water and sanitation in developing countries announced at EU Water Initiative forum

2009-08-20

• WWF: Massive river water transfers lacking scrutiny

2008-08-19

• WWF: Wealthy world at risk from water woes elsewhere
• How to make Climate Solidarity a reality - African and European parliamentarians meet in Stockholm 19-21 August
• International Water Association (IWA): New Agreements Address Water Safety in Latin America and Caribbean
• The Swedish River Basin District Authorities: EU agency meeting on clean water in Europe during the World Water Week- Event Programme
• USAID Launches Water Finance Resource

2008-08-18

• ADB Calls for New Solutions to Help Asia Meet Growing Water, Sanitation Needs
• WWF: Water stewardship enters new phase
• Asian Development Bank: ADB Calls for New Solutions to Help Asia Meet Growing Water, Sanitation Needs
• International Water Management Institute: Water Reform Urgently Needed in Asia to Feed Extra 1.5 Billion People By 2050, Says New Report. (PDF 50KB) [French PDF 42KB] [Chinese PDF 147KB] [Japanese PDF 208KB] [Spanish PDF 53KB]
• WWF and SABMiller unveil water footprint of beer
• International Water Association (IWA): Paradigm shift needed to advance water security in cities of the future

2009-08-17

• Borealis undertakes pioneering analysis of Water Footprint of plastics

2009-08-14

• Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council: WSSCC Publishes Primer on "Public Funding for Sanitation" - Latest thinking and knowledge on sanitation financing presented