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    Access to clean water in focus as SIWI-WASH join IVL

    The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) transfers its team of experts in the governance of water and sanitation services (SIWI-WASH), to the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL). The acquisition will strengthen IVL’s international efforts to tackle the growing challenges of water scarcity and sanitation.With climate change, urbanisation and rapid industrialisation, water shortages and issues such as wastewater management and sanitation are expected to become even more relevant in the future. Solutions are needed for more circular water management and to increase

    UK project to reduce PFAS pollution is awarded Stockholm Junior Water Prize

    Christopher Whitfield and Wenqi (Jonathan) Zhao from United Kingdom receives the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2024 for their work on PFAS pollution in the Thames Basin. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winner with their award during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution is a growing concern worldwide. Focusing on the Thames Basin in the United Kingdom, where there are with no equitable solutions to the problem, Whitfield and Zhao developed a geospatial neural network, predicting PFAS values to within

    Bridging borders at World Water Week 2024

    Many obstacles exist to a peaceful and sustainable future. How can we better understand these obstacles and each other? And how can water help us bridge borders and be a key to a more peaceful and sustainable future?World Water Week 2024 officially opens today in Stockholm, Sweden, and online. The conference comes in the face of an increasingly apparent water crisis. It focuses on how collaboration can help us address not only water issues, but also how we can – by collaborating around water – address many other of the world’s most urgent challenges. Disturbances to the planet’s water

    Water in Communications Workshops

    Registration for the Water in Communications workshops is open. The workshops are organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIW) and run from 4 to 27 June 2024. Registration is free.Water has never been a more pressing and relevant issue. Which is why it’s never been more important to communicate about water. Since the Water in Communications programme launched in 2021, more than 1,000 journalists and communicators have participated in the series of training workshops that serve as a prelude to, and integral part of, World Water Week .   The free

    World Water Week 2024

    The world’s leading water conference, World Water Week, takes place in Stockholm and online from 25-29 August, this year with the theme “Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future”. Conference registration is free for journalists and photographers.Water is increasingly under stress. This necessitates an increase in cooperation around the perhaps the most valuable resource on the planet. How such cooperation can take place is the focus of World Water Week 2024. With the theme of “Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future”, the conference puts its focus

    Hydrologist Taikan Oki becomes 2024 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

    Based on his world-renowned research on the virtual water trade, digital river mapping, and inclusion of human activity in the water cycle – Taikan Oki wins the Stockholm Water Prize 2024.On 22 March, the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate was announced as Professor Taikan Oki. Professor Oki is a world-renowned researcher in hydrology. His work has contributed to more sustainable management of water on a global scale, through more realistic and practical climate adaptation measures, the inclusion of human activity in the water cycle, and a more accurate depiction of the world’s river flows.

    How can we make forests resilient to climate change?

    Forests are making a key contribution in tackling climate change. Yet, major knowledge gaps exist on how they can be preserved in the face of the climate crisis. A new research project will address these gaps by modeling the effects of different forest interventions on climate change mitigation, water, and biodiversity.Forests play a vital role in mitigating the effects of climate change. Therefore, measures such as reforestation as well as the prevention of deforestation and forest degradation are receiving increasing attention from governments and businesses. Despite this, large knowledge

    Bridging Borders in 2024

    World Water Week 2023 closed today with a forward-looking prompt: what’s next? During the past five days, innovative solutions to water challenges lay in focus. In 2024, the spotlight for the conference will be on transboundary water cooperation with the theme: Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future.World Water Week 2023 has seen 15000 participants from 193 countries and territories online and on-site. The conference has had a record number of first-time visitors. 52% of participants were women. 42% were 35 or younger. All these numbers give testament to the

    Naomi Park from USA wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2023

    Naomi Park from USA receives the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2023 for her research on the removal of carbon dioxide and oil products from the ocean. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winner with her award during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm.The ocean absorbs nearly a third of airborne carbon dioxide emissions, and 1.3 million gallons of crude oil are spilled into oceans every year. Both issues continue to detrimentally affect marine biodiversity, and human health. In her research, Naomi Park has developed a method to simultaneously remove

    Fostering innovation at World Water Week

    Global crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and hunger are closely interlinked. Their progression heavily depends on how we value water resources. We can change the course if we innovate how we manage water. Therefore, World Water Week 2023 (20 August – 24 August) has the theme "Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World."World Water Week 2023 officially opens today. The conference comes in the face of an increasingly apparent water crisis. Disturbances to the planet’s water cycle go deep enough to push ecosystems to the risk of collapse. Extreme weather

    Hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo wins Stockholm Water Prize 2023

    EMBARGO: 21 March 2023 at 15:00 CET STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (21 MARCH 2023) The world-renowned hydrologist Andrea Rinaldo is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2023 for his ground-breaking research on river networks, demonstrating their significance in the spread of solutes, aquatic species, and diseases.Professor Andrea Rinaldo is a leading authority in hydrologic sciences. His pioneering research has led to new insights into the complex ways in which water shapes the Earth’s surface and ecosystems, and has provided in-depth knowledge of how solutes and populations move at varying speed,

    World Water Week 2023 to focus on innovation

    The world's leding water conference, World Water Week, will in 2023 take place on 20-24 August. It will focus on innovation at a time when new thinking is very much needed.  It will also provide an opportunity to follow-up on commitments made at the UN Water conference in New York in March.World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held annually in Stockholm, organized by Stockholm International Water Institute. The 2023 conference will also take place online. It will draw on the latest scientific knowledge and experiences from around the world, exploring new ways

    Innovation for water in 2023

    World Water Week 2022 closed today with a forward-looking prompt: what’s next? During the past eight days, the value of water and the unseen water has been in focus. In 2023, the spotlight for the conference will be on innovation in water.Innovation for water in 2023 World Water Week 2022 closed today with a forward-looking prompt: what’s next? During the past eight days, the value of water and the unseen water has been in focus. In 2023, the spotlight for the conference will be on innovation in water. World Water Week 2022 has seen over 5,000 participants from more than 150 countries

    Canadian Annabelle M. Rayson wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022

    STOCKHOLM, 30 August 2022 Annabelle M. Rayson from Canada receives the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner during a ceremony at World Water Week in Stockholm.Harmful algae blooms plague aquatic ecosystems around the world. They impact water quality and ecosystem diversity, cause dead zones, and cost the fishing and tourism industries millions of dollars. Rayson’s father, a commercial fisherman, could no longer fish in certain areas due to harmful

    Seeing the unseen water at Water at World Water Week 2022

    STOCKHOLM 29 AUGUST 2022 How can we make the unseen water visible? Why is it important and how can it help us in our strive for a more water-wise and sustainable future. These questions are at the core of World Water Week 2022 which opened on-site at Norra Latin in Stockholm today.During the on-site opening ceremony, several speakers stressed that the urgency of tackling the global water crisis has never been more evident. Extreme weather events highlight the intimate connection between water and climate change, and the poor state of much of the world’s water resources adds to the bleak

    Seeing the unseen at World Water Week

    STOCKHOLM 23 AUGUST 2022 Water is much more than what we can see around us, in the shape of rivers, lakes and oceans. The hydrological cycle includes water that, while we may not be able to physically see it, plays a crucial role in our strive for a sustainable future. At World Water Week 2022 (23 August – 1 September) this water is one of the main topics.As World Water Week 2022 opens today, the urgency of tackling the global water crisis has never been more evident. Extreme weather events highlight the intimate connection between water and climate change, and the poor state of much of

    Mr. Evaporation, Wilfried Brutsaert, wins Stockholm Water Prize 2022

    STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (22 March 2022) The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert, affectionately known as Mr Evaporation, is the world’s leading authority on terrestrial evaporation. Such evaporation is a crucial aspect of the water cycle but very difficult to measure or estimate, particularly on a local level. Professor

    “Water is essential in the fight against AMR”

    Responsible manufacturing of pharmaceuticals along with the provision of water and sanitation services are key to reducing the spread and impact of antimicrobial resistance.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s greatest health threats, according to a recent study published in the Lancet. The analysis 02724-0/fulltext), which covered more than 200 countries and territories found an estimated 1.27 million deaths attributed to bacterial AMR in 2019. Nicolai Schaaf who leads SIWI’s work on tackling AMR says “

    World Water Week 2022 opens for sessions and seminar proposals

    World Water Week 2022 will take place online and in Stockholm and the application process for hosting a session and seminar is now open.World Water Week is where academia meets decision-makers and where experience meets young perspectives, to make the world a more water-wise place. It is where knowledge is shared, and solutions take shape. Applications are open to organizations from all sectors, striving to advance knowledge in a water-related field. To those who want to share innovative findings, tools or processes that influence the ways we manage and use water? Deadline for all

    High-level council addresses gender inequalities in African water issues

    A new council of high-level water professionals from across Africa will transform how women’s interests in water are respected. Building on experience from the Nile basin, the efforts of the new network will, in the years to come, address gender inequalities in the Nile and beyond.With participants from Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, the Women in Water Diplomacy Leadership Council, consists of prominent women water experts dedicated to the cause of elevating women’s participation in all parts of the water sector. Last week saw the announcement of

    World Water Week 2022 - Seeing the unseen: The value of water

    23 August – 1 September in Stockholm and online Almost all aspects of a sustainable future are linked to water. And to bring about the lasting change our planet needs, all sectors of society must come together in a massive transformation of human and societal activities. To be able to do this, we must understand the challenges we are faced with, and we must learn to appreciate the preciousness of what we have. We must learn to value water.To contribute to this, the theme for World Water Week 2022  is: Seeing the

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