2010 World Water Week in Stockholm: The Water Quality Challenge

http://www.worldwaterweek.org/ 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 (SIWI), it brings together experts, practitioners, decision makers and leaders from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions. Join us! The World Water Week Niche 2009-2012: Water - Responding to Global Changes 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. The theme changes each year, but each fits within a broader "niche" that covers several years. The grouping of themes within a niche is designed to develop a long-term perspective on a broad yet significant water and development issue. It also ensures that each year builds upon the previous years’ outcomes and findings. The current niche for 2009-2012 is "Responding to Global Changes", which looks at the potential and necessary responses in water policy, management and development to address pervasive and increasingly impacting global changes. The themes within the current niche are: • 2009: Accessing Water for the Common Good • 2010: The Water Quality Challenge • 2011: Acting on the Urban Challenge (to be specified) • 2012: Water and Global Food Security (to be specified) The Thematic Scope for 2010 on the water quality challenge is explained here. The workshops that cover different aspects of the theme are described here. While the theme is addressed in many events during the year, issues that are not directly related to the theme are also taken up in seminars and side events as described here, resulting in a diverse programme covering many water-related issues and fields. The World Water Week Niche 2009-2012: Water - Responding to Global Changes 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. The theme changes each year, but each fits within a broader "niche" that covers several years. The grouping of themes within a niche is designed to develop a long-term perspective on a broad yet significant water and development issue. It also ensures that each year builds upon the previous years’ outcomes and findings. The current niche for 2009-2012 is "Responding to Global Changes", which looks at the potential and necessary responses in water policy, management and development to address pervasive and increasingly impacting global changes. The themes within the current niche are: • 2009: Accessing Water for the Common Good • 2010: The Water Quality Challenge • 2011: Acting on the Urban Challenge (to be specified) • 2012: Water and Global Food Security (to be specified) The Thematic Scope for 2010 on the water quality challenge is explained here. The workshops that cover different aspects of the theme are described here. While the theme is addressed in many events during the year, issues that are not directly related to the theme are also taken up in seminars and side events as described here, resulting in a diverse programme covering many water-related issues and fields.