Stockholm World Water Week: 20-24 August 2023

Water experts and activists will be descending upon Stockholm in August 2023 for World Water Week.

Our team will be there to share learning, build support and partnerships, and take forward innovative solutions to the world’s biggest water problems. Join our events!

Developing and financing accountable governance for water scarcity

Monday 21st August 4pm CET/3pm UK (in person and online)

What are the structures needed to finance sustainable accountability in water-scarce contexts? Our Accountability for Water programme, together with WaterAid and IRC, will be presenting the results of three years of research into accountability and discussing ways forward in this Stockholm World Water Week event. If you are in Stockholm, join us in room C1. If you wish to join remotely- sign up for a free online access pass here https://worldwaterweek.org/tickets and sign up to the event.

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 Fair Water Footprints: changing the game in the race to 2030

Tuesday 22nd August 930am CET/830am UK

Join our online event to find out how Fair Water Footprints can transform the way we use water for good.

Honourable Minister Abida Mia, Minister for Water, Government of Malawi, will explain what unfair water footprints really mean for communities, ecosystems and economies of the Global South, and why Malawi is championing the Glasgow Declaration on Fair Water Footprints.

Water Witness International Exec Director, Dr Nick Hepworth, will delve into the data on the true reliance of the Global North on the water resources of the Global South for the goods we consume.

And Suzanne Franks, Sustainability Manager, Sainsbury’s, will speak on what corporations can do to address their water footprints in global supply chains.

To join this online event, register for the free Stockholm World Water Week online access pass here https://worldwaterweek.org/tickets and add the event to your schedule.

View the event in the programme here