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World Water Week 2024

World Water Week 2024 is set to center around the theme, ¡®Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future¡¯. This theme calls upon participants to acknowledge the interconnectedness of communities and nations both regionally and globally. It emphasizes the imperative of collaborative efforts in paving the way towards a future that is both peaceful and sustainable.

World Water Week 2024 is set to center around the theme, ¡®Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future¡¯. This theme calls upon participants to acknowledge the interconnectedness of communities and nations both regionally and globally. It emphasizes the imperative of collaborative efforts in paving the way towards a future that is both peaceful and sustainable.

The focal point of World Water Week 2024 will be water cooperation aimed at fostering peace and security across various dimensions: human security, food and nutrition security, ecosystem security, energy security, and the intricate relationships among these domains.

Organized annually by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), World Water Week selects a singular theme to drive and reflect the global agenda. The event seeks to provide an inclusive and action-oriented platform and aims to attract individuals committed to leveraging water as a catalyst for positive change, promoting effective water cooperation, and advancing opportunities for transformative impact worldwide.

This year, World Bank Water is one of the four Key Collaborating Partners (KCPs) of the 2024 SIWI World Water Week. KCPs help widen the reach of the Week, enrich the discussions, and encourage participation through their involvement. Join us in one of the 17 World Bank Group led or co-convened sessions or 9 seminar sessions, either in person or virtual. Come visit the booth or online in the virtual expo and meet some of our staff. We look forward to engaging with you.

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Location: Online / Stockholm, Sweden

Dates: August 25 - August 29, 2024

Sunday, August 25

Session ID 11679

Online and On-site: C1, Level 2

9:00-10:30 CET

CIWA's Role: Co-convener and participant, contributing to discussions on best practices and strategies for enhancing cooperation and reducing conflict over shared water resources.                                                                                                               

Session ID 11818

Online and On-site: A4, Level 6

11:00-12:30 CET

Session ID 11799

Online and On-site: A4, Level 6

14:00-15:30 CET

Session ID 11490

Online

16:00-17:00 CET

CIWA's Role: Co-convener and speaker, sharing insights on groundwater policy, legislation, and institutional arrangements in partnership with SADC GMI

Monday, August 26

Session ID 11628

Online

8:00-9:00 CET                                               

Session ID 11875

Online and On-site: C4, Level 2

09:00-10:30 CET

Session ID 11876

Online and On-site: A2, Level 6

11:00-12:30 CET

CIWA's Role: Supporting the West Africa WB team, with presentations highlighting CIWA-supported initiatives and lessons learned from regional cooperation.

Session ID 11828

Online and On-site: Talkshow Studio, Level 5

16:00-16:20 CET

Tuesday, August 27

Session ID 11847

Online and On-site: A4, Level 6

09:00-10:30 CET                                                                                                             

Session ID 11887

Online

11:00-12:00 CET

Wednesday, August 28

Session ID 11592

Online and On-site: C2, Level 2

11:00-12:30 CET

CIWA's Role: Co-convener and representative via Christina Leb from the World Bank, discussing legal and trust-building aspects of using such data.                                                                             

Session ID 11680

Online and On-site: C4, Level 2

14:00-15:30 CET

Session ID 11966

Online

16:00-17:00 CET

Session ID 11563

On-site: Room 26, Level 2

16:00-17:30 CET

Thursday, August 29

Session ID 11541

On-site: Room 27, Level 2

09:00-10:30 CET                                                                                                             

Session ID 11634

Online and On-Site: C3, Level 2

11:00-12:30 CET

Session ID 11968

Online

13:00-14:00 CET

SIWI Seminar Series (1/3): Can water for food help peaceful outcomes?

IFC

Sunday, August 25

Time:?15:00?-?16:00 CET

Location:?Online

Summary

Featuring high level experts and officials, this session presents the current state of water insecurity and food and nutrition security, at the intersection with peace and human-wellbeing. A human rights perspective is introduced to elevate water for food as a priority in establishing human security and peace.

SIWI Seminar Series (1/3): Management of shared water resources for peace and cooperation. Transboundary Water Management: Challenges and Solutions for Peace

Monday, August 26

Time:?11:00?-?12:00 CET

Location:?Online

Summary

Transboundary Water Management: Challenges and Solutions for Peace

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SIWI Seminar Series (1/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Gaps at the grassroots

Monday, August 26

Time:?15:00?-?16:00 CET

Location:?Online

Summary

Institutions are the formal structures through which water cooperation takes place. This first session showcases examples of local cooperation, highlighting good practices, institutional gaps, and the need for accountability. Together, we will identify the tough questions that we will ask in sessions two and three on basin and global levels.?

SIWI Seminar Series (2/3): Can water for food help peaceful outcomes?

IFC

Tuesday, August 27

Time:?11:00?-?12:30 CET

Location:?Room 26, Level 2

Summary

Achieving peace through initiatives in water for food and nutrition require actions by multiple actors, sectors and disciplines. This session presents frameworks and tools to coordinate initiatives across communities, private entities, global and local organizations, and public agencies, addressing the complexity of water for food in fragile areas.

SIWI Seminar Series (2/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Basins doing the work

Tuesday, August 27

Time:?11:00?-?12:30 CET

Location:?C3, Level 2

Summary

Building on the grassroots level insights from session one, session two analyses the importance and effectiveness of basin-level institutions across the world. It will examine how they prevent and tackle the issues surfaced in session one,? the role of RBOs as?¡°agents of peace¡±, and the interconnected thread of finance.?

SIWI Seminar Series (2/3): Management of shared water resources for peace and cooperation. Unifying Waters: The Role of Diverse RBOs in Fostering Cooperation and Shared Prosperity

Tuesday, August 27

Time:?14:00?-?15:30 CET

Location:?C3, Level 2

Summary

Unifying Waters: The Role of Diverse RBOs in Fostering Cooperation and Shared Prosperity

SIWI Seminar Series (3/3): Institutions for water, peace and cooperation: Future of global coordination

Wednesday, August 28

Time:?09:00?-?10:30 CET

Location:?Room 27, Level 2

Summary

This session culminates the discussion of institutions, having moved from grassroots challenges to basin dynamics, by exploring the evolving role that global institutions play in addressing water. It will examine how global institutions integrate local and basin-level observations, and debate fit-for-purpose global governance structures most ideal for increasingly complex realities.?

SIWI Seminar Series (3/3): Management of shared water resources for peace and cooperation. Integrated Strategies for Effective Shared Water Resources Management

Wednesday, August 28

Time:?11:00?-?12:30 CET

Location:?Room 26, Level 2

Summary

Integrated Strategies for Effective Shared Water Resources Management

SIWI Seminar Series (3/3): Can water for food help peaceful outcomes?

IFC

Wednesday, August 28

Time:?14:00?-?15:30 CET

Location:?C3, Level 2

Summary

Water, food and nutrition intersect with development pathways to achieve peaceful outcomes. In this session, presenters from different regions will share experiences and cases that represent peace at multiple scales, from household to community to landscape to national levels.

Date: August 25 - 29, 2024 ET

Location: Stockholm, Sweden