August 31 to September 5, 2014
Stockholm Sweden
World Water Week is hosted and organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place each year in Stockholm. The World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991.
Every year, over 200 collaborating organisations convene events at the World Water Week. In addition, individuals from around the globe present their findings at the scientific workshops.
Each year the World Water Week addresses a particular theme to enable a deeper examination of a specific water-related topic. While not all events during the week relate to the overall theme, the workshops driven by the Scientific Programme Committee and many seminars and side events do focus on various aspects of the theme.
In 2014, the World Water Week in Stockholm has a theme of Energy and Water and will be held between August 31 and September 5.
September 1 to 6, 2013
Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week is hosted and organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place each year in Stockholm. The World Water Week has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991.Every year, over 200 collaborating organisations convene events at the World Water Week. In addition, individuals from around the globe present their findings at the scientific workshops.
Each year the World Water Week addresses a particular theme to enable a deeper examination of a specific water-related topic. While not all events during the week relate to the overall theme, the workshops driven by the Scientific Programme Committee and many seminars and side events do focus on various aspects of the theme. 2013 theme is Water Cooperation – Building Partnerships.
CGIAR Research Program on Water Land and Ecosystems, IWMI and CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food will participate at the Stockholm World Water Week this year.
August 26 to 31, 2012
Stockholm, Sweden
Support Ecosystems. Revitalize agriculture. Improve Livelihoods.
90% of agriculture in Africa is rainfed. Finding out how its productivity could be improved will benefit some of the world’s poorest farmers. Photo: David Brazier
The impending threat of a global food crisis has dominated the news recently given the rising price of corn and soybeans due to the worst drought that has hit the U.S. in the last century. On the other side of the globe, South Asian farmers are struggling to cope with low rainfall.
Potential ways to avoiding such shocks in the future need to take a two pronged approach. Of course we will need to improve our capacity to produce more food, through a range of sustainable intensification approaches. Yet, we will also need a radical reform of how we manage the global food chain and our consumption patterns as more than 20% of all food produced is wasted.
These are the issues that will be highlighted at this year’s Stockholm World Water Week (August 26-31) where the theme is Water and Food security. It will also be the first time that the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) will be present at this annual event.
WLE aims to tackle global issues such as increasing food production and rising prices by supporting research that focuses on how we can intensify agricultural production while sustaining ecosystems and livelihoods.