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2015
Programme and
Call for Registration
World Water Week
in Stockholm
WATER FOR DEVELOPMENT
23-28 AUGUST
back in
the heart of
stockholm!
early bird
registration
ends 30 june
Key Collaborating Partners Organized by
Empowered lives.
Resilient nations.
Come to Stockholm to discuss
Water for Development!
On 23 August, as the Swedish summer slowly transforms into
early autumn, we will open the doors to this year’s World Water
pages for more details and inspiration. And, we have some more
news that we are very proud of: as of this year we are moving the
Week, themed “Water for Development”. Week (back) into central Stockholm, close to the city’s quays
In this year of major decisions regarding sustainable develop- and waterways and only a stone’s throw away from City Hall,
ment and the path the UN and its member states will take, it is where this year’s Stockholm Water Prize laureate, Shri Rajendra
important that we take a step back and reflect upon water and its Singh, also known as the water man of India, will be honoured
central role in development. Water is not only the condition for at a Royal Banquet on 26 August.
life, but also central to economic and social development, and This year is a milestone for us at SIWI. It is the 25th World
a prerequisite for healthy ecosystems. We need to talk – about Water Week, although it began as Stockholm Water Symposium
how to manage water, and how to finance it, today and in the in 1991. It is also the 25th time that we honour an outstanding
decades to come. Financing for Development, a process run- contribution to water by awarding Stockholm Water Prize.
ning alongside the negotiations about Sustainable Development We hope that you will come to Stockholm to discuss, be
Goals (SDGs) and a new climate deal, is as important as the inspired and celebrate with us. It is time to register for the 25th
Post-2015 Development Framework itself. Without money, no World Water Week!
implementation. Not of a water goal, nor of any other goals.
We need to bring these perspectives into our discussions at
World Water Week, and I am certain we will. We have an im-
pressive programme with events covering topics such as develop-
ment financing, the SDGs, integrity, gender, climate change,
energy and sanitation.
All events this year will be held in a new format: 90-minute Torgny Holmgren
sessions spread evenly throughout the day instead of three-hour Executive Director
seminars and shorter side-events. Please browse the following Stockholm International Water Institute
CONTENT
Sunday events 4
Monday events 6
Tuesday events 8
Wednesday events 10
Thursday events 12
Friday events 14
Registration information 15
the new venue, city conference centre
Cover photo: iStock.
Design: Elin Ingblom, SIWI.
Photo: City Conference Centre
This announcement is published by the Stockholm
International Water Institute and printed by Checkprint,
Sweden. The printing process has been certified according
to the Nordic Swan label for environmental quality.
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1991-2015: Silver Jubilee
STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE
Celebrating its 25th year, the Stockholm Water Prize is the world’s
Photo: Tarun Bharat Sangh
most respected award for outstanding water achievements. In
addition to this year’s festive royal ceremony and banquet, the
Rajendra Singh of India is this year’s Stockholm prize and Laureate will be a highlight of several events during the
Water Prize Laureate, awarded for his innovative Week, including the Opening Plenary on Monday 24 August and the
water restoration efforts, improving water Stockholm Water Prize Seminar on Wednesday 26 August.
security in rural India, and for showing
extraordinary courage and determination in www.siwi.org/prizes/stockholmwaterprize
his quest to improve the living
conditions for those most in need.
A festival-feel this jubilee year!
This year is the 25th anniversary of Stockholm Water Prize and related issues. Expected interviewees include high-level speakers,
World Water Week! To celebrate, the Week will be extra festive representatives from water and development organizations, the
with fun and informative events such as art shows, experiments, private sector and, of course, SIWI.
games and mini-seminars taking place in the lively exhibition Targeting a broader range of decision-makers and interested
area. The exhibition will be open to the general public, public, as well as World Water Week participants, segments will
including school classes who will be invited to join the fun and focus on hot topics of the Week and highlights, interdisciplinary
learn about water. collaboration, knowledge sharing, and on creating a deeper un-
Also new this year is the SIWI Sofa. Located in the exhibition derstanding of key water issues. They will also be recorded (video
area, the sofa will be a cross between a speakers’ corner and an or podcast) and promoted through various online channels.
outdoor studio, where journalists can conduct interviews and
facilitate discussions between experts on a variety of water- www.worldwaterweek.org/#siwisofa
cipants per categ
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ory
par
government other
intergovernmental
private sector
organisation
networking
ngo/civil society/ scientific/reserach/
professional academic
20 k #1 reason for attending
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w o rld w t er w e e
a 2014 world water week
3,400 delegates from 143 countries participated in 2014
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Sunday 23 August
LATEST UPDATES
ONLINE!
Photos: Thomas Henrikson, Peter Tvärberg and Mikael Ullén
TITLE CONVENORS
Building an ecosystem to provide WASH solutions through Inclusive Business Sweden, Lund University Open Innovation
inclusive business Center and SP-Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Emerging pollutants in water and wastewater: UNESCO-Sida Sida and UNESCO
project case-studies
09:00-10:30
How can we solve the competition for fresh water? The Rockefeller Foundation
How to secure water and energy amidst rapid urbanization World Resources Institute
Lessons from implementing community-led total sanitation with Plan International and The Water Institute at University of
local actors North Carolina
Towards sustainable water services African Development Bank, Vitens Evides International and
UNESCO-IHE
Workshop: Implementing the SDGs in the Post-2015 GWP, SIWI and UN-Water
Development Agenda
Workshop: Sustainable Cities: A pipe dream or realistic future? Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance at UN-Habitat,
GWP, SIWI, The World Bank Group and UNOSD
A Global Drip Alliance: Accelerating drip irrigation for smallholders International Development Enterprises
11:00-12:30
Improving WASH programmes using sustainability and value for Aguaconsult, DFID, London School of Hygiene and Tropical
money evidence Medicine, Oxfam, Oxford Policy Management, Trémolet
Consulting, UNICEF and University of Leeds
Public, private and civil society platforms for development 2030 Water Resources Group
Water and sanitation to millions – Working with the people Finnish Water Forum, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland,
Ministry of the Environment, Finland and Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry, Finland
Water for a sustainable world: Main findings of the WWDR2015 UN World Water Assessment Programme
12:30-14:00
Workshop: Implementing the SDGs in the Post-2015 GWP, SIWI and UN-Water
Development Agenda
Workshop: Sustainable Cities: A pipe dream or realistic future? Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance at UN-Habitat,
GWP, SIWI, The World Bank Group and UNOSD
Co-operative water governance: Catalyst for sustainable Government of Serbia, Government of Switzerland and
development and comprehensive security Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
14:00-15:30
Keeping up the momentum after the 7th World Water Forum 7th World Water Forum Secretariat and World Water Council
Strengthening resilience to climate and disaster risks African Minister’s Council on Water and GWP
Supporting governance by addressing the cumulative Swedish Armed Forces, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and
(aggregated) water footprint Swedish Defence Research Agency
Sustainable finance for universal rural water services Grundfos, GSM Association, UNICEF and University of Oxford
Sustainable intensification of agriculture: Oxymoron or CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Led
real deal? by IWMI
Water storage and hydropower as drivers for sustainable International Hydrology Association, UNDP and UNU-FLORES
development
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AWARD CEREMONY
16:00-17:30 STOCKHOLM INDUSTRY WATER AWARD
The Stockholm Industry Water
Award ceremony and mingle will
highlight the business com- The Stockholm Industry Water Award stimulates and celebrates outstanding water achieve-
munity’s management of water ments by companies in areas such as production improvement, risk management and
and celebrate the outstanding wise water management solutions. The winner of the 2015 Stockholm Industry Water
achievements of this year’s Award will receive the award at the ceremony on Sunday 23 August.
winner. Greet, meet, eat,
and toast to their feat! www.siwi.org/prizes/stockholmindustrywateraward
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Implementing the SDGs in the Post-2015 GWP, SIWI and UN-Water
Development Agenda
Workshop: Sustainable Cities: A pipe dream or realistic future? Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance at UN-Habitat,
GWP, SIWI, The World Bank Group and UNOSD
Agricultural water productivity: Can it be monitored? FAO, IWMI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and
UNESCO-IHE
Impact of subsidies on efficient water technology uptake International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
16:00-17:30
within agriculture and The World Bank Group
Kick-Start development through holistic scaling-up of school BGR, BMZ, GIZ, German Toilet Organization, Sustainable
sanitation Sanitation Alliance and WHO
Stockholm Industry Water Award ceremony and mingle SIWI and World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Towards economically viable and socially just dams in West Africa Global Water Initiative, International Institute for Environment
and Development and IUCN
Water-related disaster risk reduction: Time for preventive action High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters
Wetlands for food security: Solution or illusion? IUCN, IWMI, Nile Basin Capacity Building Network, Ramsar
Secretariat, UNESCO-IHE and Wetlandsforum.net
18:00-22:00 Young Professionals’ Mingle 19:00-21:00 Under the bridges of Stockholm
Are you under 35? Do you like to network? Start off the Enjoy the best of Stockholm while you are here! We
Week with a drink at the Young Professionals’ Mingle will travel under fifteen bridges and pass through two
and take the opportunity to meet other young prof- locks connecting the Baltic Sea with Lake Mälaren. You
essionals in an informal setting! will enjoy many of the city’s sights as we slide by the
different parts of Stockholm. You will see the inner city,
the Old Town, and city islands.
Price: 300 SEK*
* Tickets can be booked through the registration on a first come,
first serve basis.
Photo: Claes Helander, Strömma Turism & Sjöfart AB
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Monday 24 August
OPENING PLENARY AND HIGH LEVEL PANEL 09:30-12:30
In 2015, World Water Week in Stockholm celebrates its 25th Speakers will reflect upon the importance of water for sustainable
anniversary. The official opening ceremony will appreciate our development, what it implies, and demands, from the global
common achievements and discuss how we best should address community. They will also consider the way in which water is the
the challenges ahead, in the next 25 years. 2015 is a momentous thread linking the UN processes and explain the role sustainable
year in terms of global policy, with several important UN water resouces manegement will play in the achievement of
processes and discussions taking place to set the strategy for coherent, efficient implementation of agreed solutions.
our common future.
Ms Karin Lexén Ms Helen Clark (tbc)
Director, World Water Week, Administrator
International Processes and Prizes UNDP
Stockholm International Water Institute
Mr Torgny Holmgren Mr Adnan Z Amin
Executive Director Director-General
Stockholm International Water Institute International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA)
Mr Stefan Löfven Ms Barbara Frost
Prime Minister of Sweden Chief Executive
Wateraid
Mr Rajendra Singh Ms Karin Wanngård
2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate Mayor of Stockholm
Reasons not to miss the official opening ceremony
– Setting the scene for the 25th World Water Week
The latest insights from global, water and development leaders, 25 years of water: What have we achieved?
Which challenges remain? The week ahead: What to expect this World Water Week. Live entertainment
as part of the Jubilee celebrations.
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ADDING FINANCE TO THE POST-2015 AGENDA EQUATION:
MINISTERIAL PERSPECTIVES 14:00-15:30
Attend this high-level ministerial panel for the inside per- Invited to share their views includes: Hon Nomvula
spective on the key issues facing water and development, Mokonyane, Minister of Water and Sanitation, South Africa,
including the area of financing for development. Ms Isabella Lövin, Minister for International Develop-
ment Cooperation, Sweden and Mr Neven Mimica, EU Com-
missioner.
TITLE CONVENORS
Adding finance to the Post-2015 agenda equation: SIWI
Ministerial perspectives
Goldilocks and water variability: Ways to increase socio- CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Led
ecological resilience by IWMI and FE2W Network
Governance of climate adaptation and DRR in vulnerable Deltares and The Hague Institute for Global Justice
low-lying countries
How to provide water for millions in a refugee situation? BGR and KfW Development Bank
14:00-15:30
Investing in natural infrastructure for development at the ForestTrends, IUCN, IWA, IWMI, UNEP-DHI, UNEP and World
water-energy-food nexus Resources Institute
Let’s not focus on water Global Water Development Partners, Growing Blue and Veolia
Oil and gas sector water management: From now to 2030 IPIECA
Rebalancing water use and restoring ecosystems using Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Murray-Darling Wetlands
water markets Working Group and The Nature Conservancy
Unfolding the contribution of investigative journalism to African Water Journalists Network, WASH journalists network
water integrity for West Africa, Thomson Reuters Foundation and WIN
Water and sustainable development: Operationalizing the Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment,
SDGs in fragile states Environmental Law Institute and UNEP
A preventive approach to water and disaster risk reduction Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and Ministry of
Infrastructure and the Environment, The Netherlands
Can international water law guide sustainable development in GEF IW-Learn, GIZ, Global Environment Facility, Green Cross Inter-
shared basins? national, Ramsar Convention, UNESCO-IHE, UNECE and WWF
Cities and water: Too much/too little, but not too late 100 Resilient Cities and The Rockefeller Foundation
Climate change and political insecurity Arup and SIWI
Governing the water-energy nexus: New integrated Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, International
management practices Renewable Energy Agency and The World Bank Group
16:00-1730
Investment approaches to mainstreaming climate adaptation Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, Carbon Disclosure
Project, CBI, Ceres and World Resources Institute
Revealing the value of water Forest Trends, GDF SUEZ, Quantis and World Resources Institute
SDG on water and sanitation – Measuring progress and Global Expanded Monitoring Initiative and UNSGAB
ensuring implementation
Water for food security and nutrition CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Led by IWMI, FAO, High Level Panel of Experts for Food
Security and Nutrition, Sida, SIWI and Swedish International
Agricultural Network Initiative
Water for women – Every woman counts. Every second counts Unilever
19:30-21:30 City of Stockholm Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception at the Stockholm City Hall is open for all World Water Week
participants. Take the opportunity to mingle with your colleagues in Stockholm’s beautiful
City Hall, with its imposing facades and interior in National Romantic style. LATEST UPDATES
ONLINE!
Hosted by: The City of Stockholm
Price: Included in the fee, pre-registration required*
* Tickets can be booked through the registration on a first come, first serve basis. worldwaterweek.org 7
Tuesday 25 August
VISION SPEAKER 08:30-09:00
Ms Catarina de Albuquerque
Vice-Chair LATEST UPDATES
Sanitation and Water for All ONLINE!
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Information technologies for a smarter water future @aqua, Akvo Foundation, DHI and SIWI
Workshop: Managing change: Strengthening resilience to CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
climate and disaster risks Food Security, The Rockefeller Foundation, SIWI and UNESCO-IHE
Africa focus: Harmonizing monitoring, evaluation and African Minister’s Council on Water
reporting for water and sanitation in Africa
An emerging framework for monitoring WASH in the WHO/United Nations Children’s Fund Joint Monitoring
Post-2015 era Programme
Eye on Asia: Taking action for Asia Asian Development Bank, Asia Pacific Water Forum, ICIMOD,
IWMI and OECD
09:00-10:30
Latin America and Caribbean focus: The future of water in LAC CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, FEMSA Foundation
and Inter-American Development Bank
Livable cities for all: Integrated sanitation and water services Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sandec, The World Bank
Group and Water and Sanitation Program
Malin Falkenmark seminar: Green water based economic SEI, SIWI and Stockholm Resilient Centre
development in drylands
Understanding humanitarian and development WASH Action contre la faim, European Commission Directorate
approaches to improve service delivery General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, Federal Foreign
Office, Germany, German WASH Network, Sustainable
Sanitation Alliance and UNICEF
Using results-based financing to connect the poor: Who, Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid
where, why?
Workshop: Information technologies for a smarter water future @aqua, Akvo Foundation, DHI and SIWI
Workshop: Managing change: Strengthening resilience to CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
climate and disaster risks Food Security, The Rockefeller Foundation, SIWI and UNESCO-IHE
Africa focus: Water for development: Private sector African Minister’s Council on Water and AquaFed
involvement in implementing the SDGs
Change doesn’t happen overnight: Challenges from the HSBC Earthwatch, HSBC, WaterAid and WWF
Water Programme
Don’t cheat on us! Gender dimensions in water corruption Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association, SIWI
and Women for Water Partnership
11:00-12:30
Eye on Asia: Water – The domestic godess Arghyam Foundation, Asian Development Bank, Asia Pacific
Water Forum, Gates Foundation, Gram Vikas and Youth Network
Feeding nine billion people: How water stewardship can help Alliance for Water Stewardship and Water Footprint Network
Improving water governance for achieving financial GWP-Mediterranean
sustainability in the Mediterranean
Latin America and Caribbean focus: The future of water CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Inter-American
services in LAC Development Bank and Latin American Association of Water
and Sanitation Utilities
WASH in Nut: Strategic and operational solutions to fight Action contre la faim, BMZ, Concern Worldwide, European
under-nutrition Commission, German WASH Network, GIZ, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/SHARE Research Consortium
and Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
12:30-14:00
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AWARD CEREMONY
17:45-22:00 STOCKHOLM JUNIOR WATER PRIZE
The royal award ceremony
will be held at the Grand Hôtel
in the precence of HRH Crown Stockholm Junior Water Prize will bring together some of the world’s brightest
Princess Victoria. A formal young minds. Each year, thousands of students from all over the globe
dinner with entertainment will enter national competitions in the hope of making it to the international
be served in the elegant setting final in Stockholm. The competition aims to encourage young people’s interest in
of the winter garden. water and the environment.
Price: 1,500 SEK* www.siwi.org/prizes/stockholmjuniorwaterprize
* Tickets can be booked through the registration on a first come, first serve basis.
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Information technologies for a smarter water future @aqua, Akvo Foundation, DHI and SIWI
Workshop: Managing change: Strengthening resilience to CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
climate and disaster risks Food Security, The Rockefeller Foundation, SIWI and UNESCO-IHE
Accelerating corporate action on WASH: Role and opportunity United Nations Global Compact CEO Water Mandate, WaterAid
for business and WBCSD
Africa focus: Investments in agricultural lands vs water and African Minister’s Council on Water and UNEP-DEPI
food security
Eye on Asia: Water for cities Asian Development Bank, Asia Pacific Water Forum, ICIMOD
14:00-15:30
and Water Resources Institute
FSC ecosystem services certification: Water benefits for forest Forest Stewardship Council
owners/communities
Latin America and Caribbean focus: Understanding human Inter-American Development Bank, IWA, Spanish Cooperation
right to water and sanitation Agency for International Development and Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation
MENA Water World Café 2015 Regional Environmental Center
Non-traditional partnerships to finance development at scale Grand Challenges Canada, International Development
Enterprises, Kohler, Monitor Inclusive Markets and RFL Plastics
Water diplomacy: Developing instruments for stronger basin adelphi, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Germany and
cooperation SIWI
Africa focus: High level ministerial panel African Minister’s Council on Water
Climate change impacts on water for development in Arab Region Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, GIZ,
FAO, League of Arab States, Sida, Swedish Metrological and
Hydrological Institute, UN-ESCWA, UNESCO, UNEP, UNISDR,
UNU-INWEH and World Meterological Organization
Complexities with water pricing and governance SIWI and Water Reserach Commission
Diplomacy 4 Water: Transboundary cooperation over shared IUCN-Asia and The Hague Institute for Global Justice
water resources
Eye on Asia: Innovations in water-food-energy Asian Development Bank, Asia Pacific Water Forum, FAO,
16:00-17:30
ICIMOD and Water Resources Institute
Latin America and Caribbean Focus: Achieving the new CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, Economic Commission
dedicated goal for water: Challenges and prioroties for LAC for Latin America and the Caribbean, FEMSA Foundation, Inter-
American Development Bank, IWA and The World Bank Group
Mistakes to successes: Learning from errors cewas, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Sandec, Swiss Water
Partnership and WaterLex
Public finance for WASH: Making it happen! IRC, Trémolet Consulting and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
Re-framing silos to accelerate development pathways European Commission, Global Environment Facility, IUCN, IWA
and UNECE
The Global Resilience Partnership: Global Reslience The Rockefeller Foundation, Sida and USAID
Partnership Challenge Awards
16:00-18:00 Sustainable cities: Stockholm Royal Seaport 16:00-18:00 Information technologies: Ericsson ICT Lab
In connection with two of the workshops we will host field visits which will be free to join. Please note that priority will be given
to participants attending the workshop. Read more in the on-line programme under each workshop.
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Wednesday 26 August
LATEST UPDATES
ONLINE!
Photos: Thomas Henrikson and Mikael Ullén
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Managing water resources for green growth Inter-American Development Bank, Luc Hoffman Institute-
and equity WWF, OECD and SIWI
Workshop: Water as a driver for sustainable development and SIWI, The World Bank Group, WaterAid and We Effect
poverty eradication
Communicating resilience: Interactive narratives on urban ISET-International
flooding and water stress
Earth Observation supporting water resources management European Space Agency and The World Bank Group
for sustainable development
Rainwater – Sky’s the limit! Stockholm Water Prize Seminar 2015 Royal Swedish Academy of Science and SIWI
09:00-10:30
Source-to-sea management for sustainable growth and Action Platform on Source to Sea Management, FAO, SIWI
development and UNDP
Transboundary aquifer and suistainable development: GEF-International Waters, Texas A&M University, UNESCO-IHP
The future of freshwater cooperation and University of Strathclyde
UN-Water Stakeholder Dialogue: Way forward in the UN-Water
Sustainable Development Agenda
Water, gender, and distress: Social equity in the Post-MDG Columbia University, Emory University, London School of
landscape Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/SHARE Research Consortium,
Plan International, Society for the Promotion of Participatory
Ecosystem Management, Texas A&M University, UNICEF, Uni-
versity of Oklahoma, University of Technology Sydney, Water
Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council and WaterAid
What happens after a PPP contract is terminated? National University of Singapore
Workshop: Managing water resources for green growth Inter-American Development Bank, Luc Hoffman Institute-
and equity WWF, OECD and SIWI
Workshop: Water as a driver for sustainable development and SIWI, The World Bank Group, WaterAid and We Effect
poverty eradication
Collaborative water monitoring through open data and mobile mWater, Water.org and WaterAid
technology
Developing climate resilient water sanitation and hygiene GWP and UNICEF
services
How are LAC, Asia and Africa facing the water-related SDGs? African Minister’s Council on Water, Asian Development Bank,
GWP-Mediterranian, Inter-American Development Bank and
11:00-12:30
The World Bank Group
Local forerunners networking for urban water protection: Centrum Balticum Foundation, City of Helsinki and City of
Baltic Sea Challenge Turku
Making transformational gains for gender equality through Asian Development Bank, DFID, Sida, UN World Water
WASH policy Assessment Programme and Water and Sanitation Program
Rainwater – Sky’s the limit! Stockholm Water Prize Seminar 2015 Royal Swedish Academy of Science and SIWI
Shit Flow Diagrams – A tool to foster sustainable urban Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Centre for Science and Environ-
sanitation programming ment, GIZ, Sandec, water@leeds research group of the University
of Leeds, Water and Sanitation Program and Water, Engineering
and Development Centre of Loughborough University
Transboundary water governance in (SE) Asia – Analyses and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in the
approaches MENA Region, Government of Australia, IWMI and SIWI 12:30-14:00
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TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Managing water resources for green growth Inter-American Development Bank, Luc Hoffman Institute-
and equity WWF, OECD and SIWI
Workshop: Water as a driver for sustainable development and SIWI, The World Bank Group, WaterAid and We Effect
poverty eradication
Cooperation on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, GIZ, Federal Department
transboundary basins for Environment, Switzerland, Government of the Netherlands,
SIWI, UNECE and WWF
Democratizing water through accountability – From norms Forum Syd, International IDEA and UNDP Water Governance
to reality Facility at SIWI
14:00-15:30
Gearing up for implementing the SDGs: The country Asian Development Bank, CGIAR Research Program on Water,
perspective Land and Ecosystems Led by IWMI, FAO, IWMI and UN DESA
Getting water in COP21: The economics of water and climate The World Bank Group
Indigenous peoples and natural resources in the Sustainable International Working Group on Indigenous Affairs, Denmark, Tebt-
Development Goals ebba Foundation and UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI
Landscape approaches for sustainable development, water Centre for International Forestry Research, Focali, SEI, SIWI, Swedish
and land resource management International Agricultural Network Initiative, Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences and Swedish Water House at SIWI
Serious play – Virtual world for water education Cap-Net UNDP, DHI and UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and
Environment
Water-energy-carbon nexus – Its relevance for water and GIZ, BMUB and IWA
wastewater utilities
Aligning finance for watershed ecosystems, agricultural Forest Trends
production, and development
Building trust and sustainability through integrity: Focus on HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, IRC, Transparency
citizens and communities International Bangladesh and Water Integrity Network
Changing behaviors to build systems that last: SWA’s evolving Government of Burundi, Government of South Sudan, IRC,
strategy Sanitation and Water for All, USAID and WaterAid
Management of large rivers to secure functions of coastal SIWI and Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
16:00-17:30
ecosystems
Managing change: Future water stress and flood risk Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment,
assessment tools The Netherlands, Nestlé and World Resources Institute
Rethinking water for growth: Balancing trade, resource China Water Risk and HSBC
allocation & economy
Sustainable city sanitation – From planning to implementation Eawag, GIZ, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, Water and
Sanitation for the Urban Poor and Water For People
Transforming the sanitation sector for achieving universal Water and Sanitation Program and WaterAid
access by 2030
16:30-00:00 Stockholm Water Prize Award Ceremony Royal Banquet 18:00-21:00 Mingle at the Royal Armoury
The Stockholm Water Prize Award Ceremony will Join us for an evening in the Royal Armoury – Sweden’s
be held in the beautiful Stockholm City Hall. H.M. King oldest museum. Located in the cellar of the Royal Palace it
Carl XVI Gustaf is the patron of the prize and will per- hosts a treasure of royal artefacts and unique collections.
sonally present it during the ceremony. The following Light food and wine included.
Royal Banquet will bring together 700 highly esteemed Price: SEK 400*
guests. The Royal Couple’s presence, the exclusive
Photo: Royal Armoury
entertainment and the beautiful interiors of the Stockholm
City Hall will make this event both glamorous and
unforgettable.
Price: SEK 3,000
Contact: adrian.puigarnau@siwi.org
* Tickets can be booked through the registration on a first come, first
serve basis.
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VISION SPEAKER 08:30-09:00
Prof Hans Rosling (tbc)
Chair, Gapminder Foundation LATEST UPDATES
Professor, Karolinska Institute ONLINE!
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Freshwater ecosystems and human development CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Led
by IWMI, IUCN, The Rockefeller Foundation and SIWI
Workshop: (Re)thinking governance Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University
of Nebraska, SIWI, UNDP and WIN
A sustainable approach to scale-up safe water Antenna Technologies Foundation, Aqua for All, Millennium
Water Alliance, IRC, Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation and Swiss Water Partnership
Can we honestly measure rural WASH impact and sustainability? International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
09:00-10:30
Exploring urban sanitation at the nexus of government and USAID and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
enterprise
Global climate policy and national water action: Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, French Water
Towards COP21 and beyond Partnership, GWP, LEAD, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Development of France and SIWI
How to implement the “hidden” SDG water resilience/DRR CSD Engineers, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Swiss Topo
component? and terre des hommes
YPD: Keys for successful youth engagement in water for Swedish Water House at SIWI, Water Youth Network and World
development Youth Parliament for Water
World Water Day 2016: “Water for people, water by people” International Labour Organization and UN-Water
Workshop: Freshwater ecosystems and human development CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Led
by IWMI, IUCN, The Rockefeller Foundation and SIWI
Workshop: (Re)thinking governance Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University
of Nebraska, SIWI, UNDP and WIN
Beyond the basics – Next generation solutions for rural sanitation BRAC, IRC, The World Bank Group and Water and
Sanitation Program
Discovering new water partnerships to catalyse innovations 2030 Water Resources Group, First Climate Markets AG, Swiss
and funding Agency for Development and Cooperation, Swiss Water
Partnership, The Gold Standard Foundation and World Vision
11:00-12:30
EU Water Initiative Multistakeholder Forum European Commission and SIWI
Gender sensitive indicators in sanitation and wastewater Bremen Overseas Research & Development Association, Gen-
planning and implementation der and Water Alliance, GIZ, Network of Women Ministers and
Leaders for the Environment, Sustainable Sanitation
Alliance, UNEP and Women in Europe for a Common Future
Scaling-up sanitation microfinance: What will it take? FINISH, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/SHARE
Research Consortium, Trémolet Consulting and Water.org
YPD: Technological innovation and new media: SIWI
The future of development
WASH and NTDs – Tackling inequalities together The Fred Hollows Foundation, International Coal-
ition for Trachoma Control, Sightsavers, WaterAid and WHO
12:30-14:00
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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS’ DAY GUARDIAN CLIMATE CHANGE PANEL
World Water Week specially invites everyone under 35 The recent draft of the Paris climate agreement does not
to take part in the Young Professionals’ Day, a day focusing mention water. With COP21 negotiations approaching, it’s
on motivating and empowering young people. The theme time for global leaders to consider water resources in a
for 2015 is Career Paths and the three events* each give changing climate. Could water resources be a component of
inspirational and useful insights on how to get started. the INDCs to the Paris agreement? Special event with our
Don’t miss it! Media Partner, the Guardian’s Global Development Profession-
als Network (GPDN), in collaboration with SIWI, supported by
* Please see events marked YPD in the programme FEMSA Foundation.
Time: 12:45-13:45
TITLE CONVENORS
Workshop: Freshwater ecosystems and human development CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Led by IWMI, IUCN, The Rockefeller Foundation and SIWI
Workshop: (Re)thinking governance Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University
of Nebraska, SIWI, UNDP and WIN
A pathway to sustainable development: Water and green Korea Water Resources Corporation and World Water Council
growth
Establishing a market for water – International perspectives Department of Water Affairs, Botswana, Murray-
14:00-15:30
Darling Basin Authority and SIWI
Financing universal WASH coverage under the Sustainable DFID, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, The World
Development Goals Bank Group, UNICEF and WHO
YPD: Inspire youth to become water and development ambassadors SIWI
New paradigm: Incentivising improvement in low and middle GAP Inc., H&M, Levi Strauss & Co, Swedish Water House at
income countries? SIWI and Swedish Textile Water Initiative
Pieces of the puzzle: Achieving sustainable rural sanitation GIZ, IRC, Plan International, PSI-Population Services International,
at scale SNV, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance and Water For People
Portfolio investment approach to community water systems: PepsiCo and Safe Water Network
An interactive discussion
Integrating WASH and watershed management to meet Conservation International, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation,
Sustainable Development Goals Millennium Water Alliance, The Coca-Cola Company, World
Vision and WWF
Managing business water risk through collaboration H&M and WWF
Managing climatic extreme events: Global water resources in BGR and UNESCO-IHP
emergency situations
16:00-17:30
Meeting the fundamental need for WASH in health facilities UNICEF, WaterAid and WHO
Reaching rural populations: Ideal space for partnerships Grundfos, Procter and Gamble, Sesame Street and World Vision
The WaterCredit Model: Lessons and opportunities for scale PepsiCo and Water.org
and impact
Transforming knowledge production and innovation for Royal Institute of Technology and SEI
sustainable water development
Water in Southern Africa: Capacity building a misguided effort? SIWI and Stellenbosch University Water Institute
18:00-19:00 GLASA Award Ceremony 19:00-o0:00 World Water Week Mingle & Dance
On 27 August, apparel sector leaders and water experts You are cordially welcome to attend the informal,
will convene to discuss water stewardship in the apparel relaxed but very important gathering for World
sector and honour the recipient of The Global Leadership Water Week’s participants: the Mingle & Dance!
Award in Sustainable Apparel. This year the mingle/meeting with colleagues and
the entertainment will be available for all registered
participants and arranged at the World Water Week’s
To learn more visit www.glasaaward.org.
venue – City Conference Centre Stockholm. Light
dinner, entertainment, dance floor, bar and good
atmosphere will be provided.
Price: Included in the registration fee
worldwaterweek.org 13Friday
CLOSING PLENARY AND REPORTING BACK
28 August
09:00-13:00
2015 signifies great possibilities for global development, a set deliberations is substantial. The Closing Plenary will help to
of Sustainable Development Goals will be decided at the UN tie together discussions from the Week and the significance of
General Assembly High-Level Summit in September 2015, a water knowledge to these negotiations. Speakers will discuss
new global climate deal is anticipated at the 21st Conference the possible outcomes of each summit, the extent to which
of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate they provide building blocks for long-term coherent and effi-
Change in Paris in December, and a Post-2015 Disaster Risk cient implementation, and what is needed to ensure necessary
Reduction Framework will be developed. The synergies between actions are taken.
the UN processes and the need for water considerations in these
Ms Karin Lexén Ms Åsa Romson (tbc)
Director, World Water Week, Minister of Climate and Environment and
International Processes and Prizes Deputy Prime Minister, Sweden
Stockholm International Water Institute
Mr Torgny Holmgren Ms Héla Cheikhrouhou (tbc)
Executive Director Executive Director
Stockholm International Water Institute Green Climate Fund
Dr. Torkil Jønch Clausen Ms Margaretha Wahlström
Chair UN Special Representative of the
Scientific Programme Committee Secretary-General for Disaster
of the World Water Week Risk Reduction
Reasons not to miss the closing plenary!
Inside perspectives on the international processes. Rapporteurs’ conclusions: What were the hot topics during
the Week? What were the main issues on the table? What have we learnt? Where should we go from here?
An exclusive preview of next year’s World Water Week.
FIELD VISITS
13:15-18:00 14:00-17:00 14:00-17:00
Water, forest and people – How can The Hammarby plant a part of Get to know PeePoo – The self-
forestry secure water resources? the circular economy sanitazing, biodegradable
Join us as we leave the city and enter the Take part in this tour to one of the world’s household toilet
forest to discover life under the surface in largest heat pump plants where treated From innovation to mass production and
a typical Swedish creek. In the forest we waste water is used to produce district worldwide use. The Peepoo toilet is today
will highlight the close relationship be- heating, district cooling, and in the last used to provide a safe and sustainable so-
tween water, forest and people and how step electricity. Learn more about Stock- lution to a daunting lack of toilets in both
trees and forests are central to managing holm’s energy systems and the different slums and during emergencies around the
water resources effectively. forms of production for it. world.
Hosted by: The Swedish Water House Hosted by: Fortum Hosted by: SEI, Swedish International
cluster group on Water and Forestry, Agricultural Network Initiative
Focali, Swedish Forestry Agency, SLU and PeePoople
Global, SSC Forestry and Sveaskog
Price: 400 SEK* (for each field visit) * Tickets can be booked through the registration on a first come, first serve basis.
14 2015 World Water Week: Water for DevelopmentRegistration information
1991-2015: Silver Jubilee
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Registration to World Water Week is required for everyone booking, will be available upon registration and payment on
attending the conference, including speakers and invited par- a “first come – first served” basis. World Water Week registra-
ticipants. Please note that registration for the various field tion is open to adults only. The online registration is available
visits and social events, as well as accommodation and travel at www.worldwaterweek.org.
VENUE
World Water Week will be held in the heart of Stockholm The venue address is: City Conference Centre
at City Conference Centre where World Water Week was Drottninggatan 71b and Barnhusgatan 12-14,
last held in 2007. Certain activities, such as the Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden
Water Prize Award Ceremony and Royal Banquet, various
Phone: +46 8-506 16 400
social events and field visits, take place at other sites in
www.stoccc.se
Stockholm.
VISA INFORMATION
Participants requiring a visa for entry to Sweden are strongly two months before the intended date of travel. Please read more
advised to make their application in their home country at least about the visa requirements at www.worldwaterweek.org
FEES
Early Bird (15 April-30 June) The full week registration entitles you to:
Full Week Fee 6,500 SEK
One Day Fee 1,700 SEK • Access to the World Water Week events
• Access to the exhibition and poster area
Online (1 July-30 August) • Printed programme book
Full Week Fee 7,500 SEK • Bag, water bottle and conference materials
One Day Fee 2,000 SEK • Daily lunches and coffee/tea in the breaks
• Stockholm Industry Water Award Ceremony,
At the venue (1-6 September) Sunday 23 August
Full Week Fee 8,500 SEK • City of Stockholm Welcome Reception,
One Day Fee 2,400 SEK Monday 24 August
• World Water Week’s Mingle & Dance,
Student Fees Thursday 27 August
Full Week Fee 1,900 SEK
One Day Fee 600 SEK
ORGANIzERS
2015 World Water Week in Stockholm is hosted and organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
The Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) is MCI AB.
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