Stockholm International Water Institute

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) describes itself as "a policy institute whose diverse Stockholm-based, internationally-oriented programmes and activities contribute to finding sustainable solutions to the world's escalating water crisis."

World Water Week
SIWI organizes and hosts World Water Week, which it describes as "the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development." The 2009 World Water Week took place August 16 to 22 in Stockholm, under the theme "Accessing Water for the Common Good." It was the first of a three-year-long World Water Week focus on "Accessing Water for the Common Good."

Partnerships
SIWI has partnerships with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa, the Global Water Partnership, International Water Association, UN-Water, Water Environment Federation, Water Integrity Network, and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.

In 2006, SIWI helped launch a coalition at World Water Week called the "Water Integrity Network," with an aim of combating corruption in water management. In addition to SIWI, the coalition included Transparency International, Swedish Water House, the International Water and Sanitation Center, Water and Sanitation Programme-Africa and AquaFed.

Contact information
Stockholm International Water Institute Drottninggatan 33 SE - 111 51 Stockholm SWEDEN

Phone: +46 8 522 139 60 Fax: +46 8 522 139 61 Email: siwi AT siwi.org Website: siwi.org

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 * Thalif Deen, "Q&A: 'Safe Drinking Water for Astronauts, Not Slum Dwellers': Thalif Deen interviews Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute," IPS (Inter Press Service) News, August 18, 2009.