World Water Week in Stockholm

Global warming and other related climate changes are likely to profoundly affect water, and sanitation service provision and health in human settlements. Action to help poor urban communities adapt and become more resilient to these changes must be initiated. Water resources management will be particularly affected and result in negative health-related impacts, such as increased incidence of water-borne and vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever, caused by groundwater pollution, reduced water flow, localised flooding, and disruptions in sanitation service provision. Urgent action is required to initiate structured adaptation interventions at the local level.

Energy plays an important role in water service delivery. The type of energy and the way it is used considerably affects the final cost and the availability of water and sanitation services to the end user. The event will explore more efficient renewable energy options and climate change mitigation strategies to better deliver affordable and reliable water and sanitation services to people living in poor urban settlements.