WORLD WATER WEEK 2024 | International Forum for Global Water Issues

World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held every year since 1991. A non-profit event, co-created with leading organizations, World Water Week attracts a diverse mix of participants from many professional backgrounds and every corner of the world. Together we develop solutions to the world’s greatest water-related challenges, with topics ranging from food security and health to agriculture, technology, biodiversity, and the climate crisis. World Water Week has been organized every year since 1991 by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), which curates the content. It is the leading conference on global water, championing cooperation across sectors and national boundaries. Tackling the greatest challenges of our time often starts with water. Here you can delve into a broad range of topics, from food security and health to agriculture, technology, biodiversity, and the climate crisis. Each year is centred on a theme, which is explored from many different perspectives. At World Water Week you will meet a diverse and inspiring mix of decision-makers, business leaders, city planners, activists, and researchers from all over the world. Many are trailblazers who have found new and smarter ways to manage water. People join the conference to share new ideas, learn from each other and collaborate on innovative solutions. World Water Week is also an important meeting place for policymakers and institutions to accelerate progress in international processes related to water, development, and climate. The World Water Week programme is co-created with leading international organizations to give access to the latest trends and insights from many different fields. Here you find: Sessions on a broad range of topics. For the most part, these are curated by SIWI but convened by leading organizations from around the world. SIWI Seminar Series, arranged by the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC). As the thematic core of World Water Week, the topics of the seminars are chosen to delve deeper into different aspects of the year’s theme. Partnership Programmes, which are capacity-building programmes co-created with partner organizations. Currently, the focus is on communication and business, two perspectives of crucial importance to accelerate the shift to more sustainable societies. Prize ceremonies. The world’s most prestigious water award, the Stockholm Water Prize, is presented in a royal award ceremony during World Water Week. You can also follow the exciting finals of the international competition, the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

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