The World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual meeting place for the planet’s most urgent water-related issues. Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute, it brings together experts, practitioners, decision makers and leaders from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions. Our theme for 2009 is Responding to Global Changes: Accessing Water for the Common Good.

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Building Momentum Towards COP-15
All week long, sessions will look at the interactions between climate, energy and water. Activities will aim to develop stronger global mechanisms leading up to and beyond COP-15.

The European Water Challenge
As Sweden takes on the EU-Presidency, the continent faces a surprising array of water challenges. This year, Stockholm takes a closer look at "the continent" that hosts the World Water Week.

Sanitation - from manual scavenging to microfinance
2008 was the IYS but the sanitation crisis is still challenging the world to think out of the box. Events in 2009 will look at sanitation and hygiene from various angles.

Disasters - are we prepared?
In all types of emergencies, including natural disasters and conflicts, access to safe and adequate water and sanitation services is crucial to recovery. Join the discussion for solutions.

Transboundary waters take center stage
High level panels, workshops, side events, and seminars explore the special focus of this year’s World Water Week.

Programme 2009

Use our new interactive event finder to explore the World Water Week programme, find sessions that match your interests, and make the most of your time in Stockholm.

About the World Water Week in Stockholm

With a strategic location at the confluence of Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, Stockholm is an ideal place to consider the importance of water to life.

It is appropriate that in late summer of each year since 1991, the city has become the focus of the global water and development community as leaders and experts from all corners of the world convene for World Water Week.

Even amidst the city’s famous attractions and the typically bright Swedish summer weather, the World Water Week in Stockholm is known for uncommonly serious business.

Organised and directed by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), it has gained an international reputation as a unique forum for the exchange of views and experiences between scientific, business, policy and civic sectors from around the globe.

By harnessing and linking best practices, scientific understanding, policy insight and decision-making, the program aims to transcend rhetoric and provide real answers to the world’s water-related problems.

A comprehensive agenda of workshops, seminars and side events undertake in-depth examinations of the most critical issues, complemented by prize ceremonies, field trips and events that provide an abundance of opportunities for the professional networking that has come to be a World Water Week hallmark.

For many participants and convening organisations, these are the singular features that bring them to Stockholm each year.

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Register online for the 2009 World Water Week. Go to our secure online registration