Stockholm - 12-18 August 2007

The 2007 World Water Week in Stockholm takes place August 12-18 at the Stockholm City Conference Centre (CCC), which is conveniently located in central Stockholm and consists of two adjacent venues, “Folkets Hus” and “Norra Latin.” Certain activities, such as the Stockholm Water Prize presentation, and various social events and technical tours, take place at other sites in Stockholm.

Rome, Italy - 22nd March 2007


'Coping with Water Scarcity' is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22 March. FAO will be the coordinating agency within the UN system for the theme. The theme highlights the significance of cooperation and importance of an integrated approach to water resource management of water at both international and local levels.

Equity and rights, cultural and ethical issues are essential to be addressed when dealing with limited water resources. Imbalances between availability and demand, the degradation of groundwater and surface water quality, intersectoral competition, interregional and international disputes, all center around the question of how to cope with scarce water resources.

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Beijing, 10 - 14 September 2006

IWA is at the forefront in connecting the broad community of water professionals around the globe - integrating the leading edge of professional thought on research and practice, regulators and the regulated, across national boundaries and across the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater disciplines.

Stockholm, 20 - 26 August 2006

The aim of the World Water Week in Stockholm is to serve, on an annual basis, as the main arena for an ex- change of views and experiences between members of the scientifi c, business, policy and civil society communities in order to advance efforts related to water, the environ- ment and livelihoods. As a backdrop, the World Water Week’s basic perspective is global, but it also acknowledges that there are similari- ties and differences between regions of the world, phases of development, political systems and climatic conditions.

Seminar on “Coping with Water Scarcity” organized by UN-Water, Wednesday 23 August 2006, at the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 20-26 August 2006

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Mexico City, March 16-22, 2006

The World Water Forum is an initiative of the World Water Council that has the aim of raising the awareness on water issues all over the world. As the main international event on water, it seeks to enable multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue to influence water policy making at a global level, thus assuring better living standards for people all over the world and a more responsible social behavior towards water issues in-line with the pursuit of sustainable development.

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Mexico City, March 22, 2006

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution.This world day for water was to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.