our priority areas

Improved Water Governance

Improved Water Governance

Our goal is to contribute to integrated, transparent and participatory governance processes, as cornerstones to ensure the sustainable and equitable use of water resources and to expand the delivery of clean water supply and sanitation services to all.

 

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Cooperation Over Shared Waters

Cooperation Over Shared Waters

Regional cooperation on transboundary waters is a public good that benefits all parties and can open new opportunities for riparian states to sustainably develop water resources. SIWI helps basin actors to engage in transboundary processes with a long-term perspective of promoting both security and development, and encourages a holistic approach that includes the perspectives of other affected sectors. By employing tools such as modelling, SIWI enables decision makers to gain understanding of risks, benefits and opportunities associated with different strategies.

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Informed International Policy

Informed International Policy

SIWI informs and engages in collective efforts to raise awareness on water’s key role for sustainable development and climate resilience. SIWI believes that through cooperation and partnership building, we can set fair, inclusive, and forward-looking strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation, and for a wise use of the world’s water resources. By remaining a neutral advisory body, SIWI is able to keep its focus on water issues and not be influenced by political affiliations.

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Cross-cutting Issues

Cross-cutting Issues

Five cross-cutting issues underpin SIWI's work. Each contributes to our overall mission to build a more water wise world. The cross-cutting issues are Environmental Sustainability, Gender, Human Rights and Democracy, Poverty Reduction and Water Integrity.

 

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International Symposium on Water Diplomacy: An Overview

The International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC) – a UNESCO Category II Centre hosted at SIWI organised the International Symposium on Water Diplomacy on 16 and 17 November 2016 in collaboration with the International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, Koblenz, Germany.

The Symposium brought together researchers, diplomats, decision-makers, thought leaders and practitioners to discuss international cooperation over shared water resources and water diplomacy as an approach to conflict transformation, peacebuilding and regional cooperation.

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