2024-08-25T00:00:00 - 2024-08-29T00:00:00
Event description
World Water Week 2024 (25 - 29 August) is centered on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme, Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, recognizes the cross-border interconnectivity of communities and nations, and underscores the collaborative effort needed for a peaceful and sustainable future.
The Water Convention secretariat will organize and contribute to several sessions, as detailed below. For more information, click here.
| Date and Time | Session Link and Venue | Co-convenors |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 25 August 11:00-12:30 | Water quality cooperation for building peace from source-to-sea Location: C3, Level 2 and online | Action Platform for Source to Sea Management, GIZ, EF/IWLEARN, GWP, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, ICPDR, IUCN, NBI, SIWI, SwAM, UNEP, UNECE, WWQA |
| Sunday, 25 August 14:00-15:30 | Hydro-Diplomacy for Shared Water Resources Location: C4, Level 2 and online | ACTO, Plan Trifinio, OAS, IADB, UNECE |
| Monday, 26 August 11:00-12:30 | Water: A regional public good for peace in West Africa Location: A2, Level 6 and online | OMVS, UNCCD, UNECE, World Bank Group, WMO, DGPRE |
| Monday, 26 August 15:00-16:00 | SIWI Seminar Series (1/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Gaps at the grassroots Location: Online | SIWI, UNECE, OSCE, MFA France, WWI |
| Tuesday, 27 August 09:00-10:30 | Innovative Financing for Transboundary Water Cooperation Location: A4, Level 6 and online | World Bank Group, SEB, OMVS, GEF, UNECE, SDC, ANBO, UNCDF |
| Tuesday, 27 August 11:00-12:30 | SIWI Seminar Series (2/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Basins doing the work Location: C3, Level 2 and online | SIWI, UNECE, OSCE, MFA France, WWI |
| Tuesday, 27 August 16:00 - 17:30 | SIWI Seminar Series (2/3): The art of water diplomacy Location: C1, Level 2 and online | SIWI, UNESCO, IUCN, EcoPeace Middle East |
| Wednesday, 28 August 09:00-10:30 | SIWI Seminar Series (3/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Future of global coordination Location: Room 27, Level 2 and online | SIWI, UNECE, OSCE, MFA France, WWI |
| Wednesday, 28 August 11:00-12:30 | The Data Speaks: Status update of SDG 6 Location: C4, Level 2 and online | FAO, UNEP, UN Habitat, UNECE, UNESCO, UNICEF, UN-Water, WHO, WMO |
Date:
25 - 29 August 2024
External URL:
Region:
Country:
Sweden
City:
Stockholm
Location:
Stockholm (and online) Sweden
Treaty:
Event type:
Other
Event status:
Confirmed