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World Water Week 2022 opens for sessions and seminar proposals

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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 sessions: 6 March 2022

Learn more and apply for a session

World Water Week is committed to inclusive dialogues where all voices are heard. Convenors are encouraged to submit sessions that follow the Gold Standard for broad representation.

Session formats

As World Water Week 2022 will happen both online and on-site in Stockholm, various session formats are available:

  • Online sessions: to foster worldwide conversations and expand boundaries.
  • Online tracks: to build capacity through training spanning across sectors toward the co-creation of solutions that reduce ecological impacts on water resources.
  • On-site sessions: to enable lively discussions and initiate new conversations via face-to-face interactions.

Seminars

Organizations looking at presenting research on water issues can submit an abstract to one of the eight seminars. All fields of research are welcome as long as they relate to the issues being addressed. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Programme Committee.

World Water Week 2022

World Water Week will take place 23 August to 1 September 2022 online and in Stockholm! This new format will offer opportunities to connect face to face and online to engage audiences worldwide. Join us to address the world’s most pressing challenges under the theme ‘Seeing the unseen: The value of water.’

CONTACT:

Andreas Karlsson

PRESS MANAGER

Stockholm International Water Institute

Email: andreas.karlsson@siwi.org

Mobile: +46 (0) 720 50 60 04 

About SIWI

The Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, works globally to change how water is understood, valued and managed. As advocates and advisors, we show how improved water governance is key to a fairer, more prosperous, and resilient future.

SIWI is a not-for-profit institute with a wide range of expertise in water governance – from sanitation and water resources management to water diplomacy. We create knowledge, develop capacity, and offer policy advice to countries, communities, and companies.

SIWI organizes the world’s leading water conference, World Water Week, and awards the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize. We also empower young people to solve water issues through the international competition Stockholm Junior Water Prize.Read more on https://siwi.org/

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