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New Water Policy and Practice - Volume 1, Number 2 - Spring 2015

Highlights of Some International Water Meetings in
2014 and 2015
Every year there are numerous important water conferences, workshops
and meetings around the world. In this section of New Water Policy and
Practice Journal we aim to share inspiration about new water leadership
and thinking from recent key water events, such as conferences and
workshops. The aim of this section is to provide a mechanism for readers
to inform each other about particularly important or invigorating events
and we encourage all New Water Policy and Practice Journal readers
to send us their ideas and help spread the word about what they found
particularly inspiring. Articles should be a maximum of 500 words and
written in English.
Below is information on some of the key events of the past year and yet to
happen in 2015.1

2014
Water Week – Stockholm: 31 August – 5 September 2014 Stockholm, Sweden

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he World Water Week in Stockholm, hosted and organised by the Stockholm
International Water Institute (SIWI), has been an annual focal point for discussion
about the world’s water issues since 1991. World Water Week provides a unique forum
for the exchange of views, experiences and practices between the scientific, business,
policy and civic communities. It focuses on new thinking and positive action toward
water-related challenges and their impact on the world’s environment, health, climate,
economic and poverty reduction agenda.
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. In 2014
World Water Week focused on “Energy and Water”.
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Compiled with the help of one of our Editors, Nehwon Macpherson David

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