2009-12-04 | Call for Seminar and Side Event Proposals
Proposals are welcome from organisations who wish to host a seminar or side event at the 2010 World Water Week. The deadline for proposals is February 15 2010
2009-12-04 | The focus shifts to Water Quality
The theme for 2010 will be global water quality challenges. Different aspects of water quality will be taken up during the week, including how to prevent, wisely use and abate water pollution.
2009-12-04 | 20th Anniversary Preparations
2010 will be the 20th Anniversary of the World Water Week and the Stockholm Water Prize. We hope you will be able to celebrate this with us in September.
2009-12-04 | The First Announcement
Check out the 1st Announcement for the thematic scope of 2010, workshop descriptions and instructions for submitting abstracts and proposals.
2009-12-04 | Taking the Stockholm Message to Copenhagen
As the world’s attention turns to COP-15, we again emphasise the Stockholm Message from the 2009 World Water Week as an important input to be considered in the negotiations.
2009-12-04 | Conclusions from the 2009 World Water Week
Use our 2009 event finder to explore the programme and download the presentations, reports and outcomes from the sessions. The overarching conclusions are also now available.
2009-12-04 | Dates to Remember for 2010
Important dates leading up to September are: 15 February: Deadline for abstracts and seminar/side event proposals
2009-09-04 | 2010 World Water Week
Next year the World Water Week will run from September 5 - 11. The theme will be "The Water Quality Challenge - Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement". Find out information on important dates.
2009-08-21 | Hands up for the Stockholm Statement
The Stockholm Statement was presented at Closing Plenary Session pulling full support from participants
2009-08-22 | Reflections from the closing session
Rapporteur teams have presented their outcomes after following 5 themes through the week. View their presentations here as well as personal reflections from Prof. Malin Falkenmark.
2009-08-15 | A year-round resource bank
The World Water Week website is a year-round resource on issues and topics covered during the Week.
2009-08-17 | Wrap it up with WWW Daily
Read the daily World Water Week news bulletin!
2009-08-17 | Podcast from World Water Week
Download and share the Stakeholder Forum and SIWI's podcast from the spot.
2009-08-17 | Getting Transboundary Waters Right
The World Water Week Report, "Getting Transboundary Water Right: Theory and Practice for Effective Cooperation" produced by SIWI, is now available.
2009-07-02 | Towards COP 15 for water and climate
Day 2 of the Water and Climate Focus continues on Thursday and will conclude with a high level panel on "Getting the politics right on the way towards COP 15".
2009-08-20 | EU Water Initiative
Today the annual multistakeholder forum for the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) takes place to discuss its performance and strategy.
2009-08-20 | A closer look at lakes
Thursday sees a number of events looking at aspects of lake management. Under the spotlight will be Lake Victoria, Lake Chad, the Great Lakes, and more.
2009-08-20 | New models for a better Baltic Sea
The 2009 Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award will be announced today at a seminar that discusses new leadership models to promote growth and the environment in the region.
2009-08-20 | EU and MTV bring Moby to Stockholm
EU and MTV campaigns "Play to Stop - Europe for Climate" to engage young people in climate issues. Tonight, they bring pop-star Moby for a concert in Stockholm to coincide with World Water Week.
2009-08-19 | 10th Anniversary of the SIWA
For 10 years, the Stockholm Industry Water Award has recognised the business’ contribution to sustainable water management. The 2009 winner, Trojan Technologies, is honored today.
2009-08-19 | Women - key in water development
Women need to be more involved in the decision-making process in all aspects of the water sector. Today we will explore how to make sure half of the population is represented in crucial processes.
2009-08-19 | Quality counts
Several events during the week look at issues related to water quality and pollution abatement. Today, UN-Water has its annual seminar previewing its 2010 theme of water quality.
2009-07-21 | Protecting the planet’s pulse
Water is the pulse of life sustaining ecosystems. We will cover aspects of how water management and development impact the planet’s ecosystems.
2009-07-21 | Hungry people, thirsty foods
Irrigated agriculture accounts for 70 percent of freshwater withdrawals. Explore new approaches to land and water management to meet all demands.
2009-06-02 | Transboundary waters take center stage
High level panels, workshops, side events, and seminars explore the special focus of this year’s World Water Week.
2009-06-02 | Latin America comes to Stockholm
For the first time at the World Water Week, a focus on the Latin American region will look at the unique challenges facing this region and the solutions being developed.
2009-06-02 | Eye on Asia at the World Water Week
The water-related challenges of the world’s most dynamic region and some solutions will be discussed during several events focusing on Asia
2009-08-18 | Poster Sessions
Posters follow the same themes as the individual workshops, and special efforts are made for the exhibition for all!
2009-08-17 | The next generation showcases solutions
The finalists in the Stockholm Junior Water prize competition display their national winning projects.The Winner will be announced at Tuesday night.
2009-06-02 | Water footprint and water stewardship
Today a series of events will look at how water footprint and water stewardship can be applied in corporate water strategies.
2009-08-17 | Whiskey is for drinking – water is for fighting over
The high level panel in today’s afternoon opening plenary session digs into the complex and contentious issues around transboundary waters.
2009-08-15 | Are reduced river flows and poverty linked?
This Sunday session looks at how environmental flows are related to development, poverty reduction and biodiversity.
2009-08-15 | Rainfall variability and climate change
The SIWI seminar today asks the question of whether rainfall variability is more significant than climate change when it comes to water management.
2009-08-15 | Stockholm World Water Cube
World Water Week is the first water conference to do event-based online video. Check out the issues and personalities!
2009-06-02 | Sanitation - from manual scavenging to microfinance
The sanitation crisis is still challenging the world to think out of the box. Events in 2009 will look at sanitation and hygiene from various angles.
2009-07-28 | WWW rapporteurs on the case
Rapporteur teams have been appointed to follow 5 themes during the World Water Week and report back at the closing plenary. Find out more about the teams and the themes here.
2008-07-28 | Programme and Abstract Volume now available
Download the Programme of the 2009 World Water Week or navigate the event finder to plan your week. The Workshop Abstract Volume presents all oral and poster presentation abstracts.
2009-07-28 | Water Challenges in the Middle East
In one of the driest regions, 5% of the world’s population share 1% of its freshwater resources, creating potential for conflict and opportunities for cooperation.
2009-07-21 | Cities for the future
By 2030, 60% of the world’s population will be in urban areas. Sustainable water and sanitation strategies for growing cities will be discussed during the week.
2009-07-13 | Topic teasers!
Download Thematic Information Sheets to learn more about activities in your area of interest. Distribute them to your networks to bring new actors to the discussion!
2009-07-02 | Disasters - are we prepared?
In all types of emergencies, access to safe and adequate water and sanitation services is crucial to recovery. Join the discussion for solutions.
2009-07-02 | Who is speaking where?
Conveners are now updating their session programmes with details on speakers and session set-ups. Please browse the event finder to find out more.
2009-07-02 | The European Water Challenge
As Sweden takes on the EU-Presidency, the continent faces a surprising array of water challenges. This year, Stockholm takes a closer look at "the continent" that hosts the World Water Week.
2006-06-08 | 2009 Stockholm Industry Water Award winner announced
Trojan Technologies of Canada has been named the winner of the 2009 Stockholm Industry Water Award.
2009-06-02 | Read all about it!
The 2009 Second Announcement containing all events of the Week is now available.
2009-06-02 | Meet Dr. Pathak, the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize.