World Water Week in Stockholm
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Inland Aquatic Ecosystems | Infrastructure | Sustainable Livelihoods | Natural Resource Conservation | Water Rights | Coastal and Marine Human Impacts | Agricultural Water Conservation and Management | Water Pollution | Global Food Supply and Sustainability | Conservation and the Commons | Natural Resource Management | Rivers and Creeks | Lakes and Ponds | River-Lake Ecology and Biodiversity | Groundwater | Water and Energy | Water and Sustainable Development | Agricultural Policy | Conservation Policy | Social Development | Pollution Remediation | Hydrology and the Global Water Cycle | Riparian Ecology and Conservation | Sanitation | Dams | Water Supply and Conservation | Water Quality and Health | Watershed Management | Wetlands | Coastal Ecology | Ecological Footprint | Water Law and Policy | Sustainable Fishing | Climate Change | Sustainable Production | Sustainable Urban Environmental Services
About
The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm will take place August 17-23, 2008. The First Announcement and Call for Papers is now available. The theme of the week is "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World", including a Special Focus on Sanitation. The deadline for workshop paper proposals is February 1, 2008.
The World Water Week in Stockholm promotes the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy and civil society communities, thereby advancing the water, environment, health, livelihood and poverty reduction agendas.
It does so by:
• Building capacity for different professions to act positively by facilitating an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of the links between water-societyenvironment-economy,
• Promoting new, pro-active partnerships and alliances between individuals and organisations from differentfields of expertise and strengthening existing relationships, and
• Reviewing the implementation of actions, commitments and decisions in international processes and by different stakeholders in response to the challenges.
By harnessing and linking the best practices, scientific understanding, and policy and decision making, the World Water Week moves beyond talk to provide new perspectives and stimuli for action on water, environment and development objectives. The World Water Week’s basic perspective is global but acknowledges that there are similarities and differences between regions of the world, phases of development, political systems and climatic conditions.
As an open platform, the World Water Week gives individuals the ability to submit abstracts for presentation in peer-reviewed workshop and poster sessions, and offers organisations the ability to independently or in collaboration arrange seminars, side events and exhibitions for knowledge sharing. Also, by serving as the venue for the awarding of distinguished prizes and honours, the week focuses attention on outstanding efforts and raises awareness of different water and development issues.
The World Water Week in Stockholm promotes the exchange of views and experiences between the scientific, business, policy and civil society communities, thereby advancing the water, environment, health, livelihood and poverty reduction agendas.
It does so by:
• Building capacity for different professions to act positively by facilitating an increased knowledge and a deeper understanding of the links between water-societyenvironment-economy,
• Promoting new, pro-active partnerships and alliances between individuals and organisations from differentfields of expertise and strengthening existing relationships, and
• Reviewing the implementation of actions, commitments and decisions in international processes and by different stakeholders in response to the challenges.
By harnessing and linking the best practices, scientific understanding, and policy and decision making, the World Water Week moves beyond talk to provide new perspectives and stimuli for action on water, environment and development objectives. The World Water Week’s basic perspective is global but acknowledges that there are similarities and differences between regions of the world, phases of development, political systems and climatic conditions.
As an open platform, the World Water Week gives individuals the ability to submit abstracts for presentation in peer-reviewed workshop and poster sessions, and offers organisations the ability to independently or in collaboration arrange seminars, side events and exhibitions for knowledge sharing. Also, by serving as the venue for the awarding of distinguished prizes and honours, the week focuses attention on outstanding efforts and raises awareness of different water and development issues.
I was a volunteer at WWW 2007, it was a great place to network, gain a better understanding of the many obstacles that numerous countries face in getting access to potable water, and also to learn about the numerous organizations that are working in water technology.