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World Water Week in Stockholm
August 23, 2015 - August 28, 2015
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organized by SIWI. This year is the jubilee year for both the Week and the Stockholm Water Prize. The theme is Water for Development. In 2014, over 3,000 individuals and 270 convening organizations from 143 countries participated in the Week.
Rebalancing Water Use and Restoring Ecosystems Using Water Markets
Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business innovators and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions to the most pressing water-related challenges of today. We believe water is key to our future prosperity, and that together, we can achieve a water wise world.
Here is a link to the programs that Brian Richter will be presenting.
World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual meeting place for all actors engaged in water and development issues. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), it brings together around 2,500 experts, practitioners, decision makers and business innovators from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions.
The Stockholm Water Prize, Stockholm Junior Water Prize and Stockholm Industry Water Award are all presented during World Water Week.
SIWI is a Stockholm-based policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards water wise policy. Founded in 1991, SIWI performs research, builds institutional capacity and provides advisory services in five thematic areas: