2015 World Water Week
August 23 – 28
Stockholm, Sweden
World Water Week in Stockholm
is the annual focal point for the
globe’s water issues. It is organized
by SIWI. This year is the jubilee year for both the Week
and the Stockholm Water Prize. The theme is Water for
Development. In 2014, over 3,000 individuals and 270
convening organizations from 143 countries participated
in the Week.
Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business
innovators and young professionals from a range of
sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network,
exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions
to the most pressing water-related challenges of today.
We believe water is key to our future prosperity, and that
together, we can achieve a water wise world.
International Forests and Water Dialogue
8-9 September 2015
Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
At the margins of the XIV World Forestry Congress (WFC),
this dialogue will convene under the theme, ‘Forests USE water!
And forest ecosystems PROVIDE water!’ and focus on the links
between water and forests including trade-offs and synergies
between water yield and other forest ecosystem services.
Contact: Thomas Hofer e-mail: [email protected]
www: http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/world-forestrycongress/programme/special-events/international-forests-andwater-dialogue/en/
GWOPA 2015
Third Global WOPs Congress
and GWOPA General Assembly
Water Operators and the
Sustainable Development Goals
16–18 September 2015
Barcelona, Spain
The event will be held from September 16-18th, 2015
at Barcelona’s Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site and will be
conducted in English, French and Spanish. With the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) being launched
this year and water and sanitation operators set to play a
major role in their implementation, the SDGs will be the
focus of this year’s Congress.
The event will welcome those practicing, supporting,
studying or curious about using not-for-profit peer
support between water operators to improve global water
and sanitation services, including:
• Water and wastewater utilities
• Local and National Governments
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Donors and financial institutions
Knowledge and academic institutions in the water
and sanitation sector
Civil society organizations
Labour Unions
Global Handwashing Day
October 15
a global advocacy day dedicated
to increasing awareness and
understanding about the importance
of handwashing with soap as an
effective and affordable way to
prevent diseases and save lives.
Global Handwashing Day is an opportunity to design, test,
and replicate creative ways to encourage people to wash
their hands with soap at critical times.
Handwashing with soap is a “do-it-yourself vaccine” that
prevents infections and saves lives.
Handwashing with soap is one of the most important
public health interventions in the world.
11th Conference on Water Technology in
Aachen
27 - 28 Oct 2015
Eurogress Aach