5 takeaways from Stockholm World Water Week
STOCKHOLM — Experts have pointed to a growing momentum among politicians, finance and business leaders toward meeting the global water and sanitation development goals. However, many also warn that development finance is still woefully small, that silos persist among actors, and that not enough attention is being paid to reaching the poorest of the poor.
These were some of the main messages heard during last week’s Stockholm World Water Week, which saw more than 3,200 participants from 133 countries descend on the Swedish capital for six days of sessions and discussion centered around reaching the water and sanitation Sustainable Development Goals.
Topics debated at the conference, which is organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), went far beyond providing access to safe drinking water and toilets, covering everything from managing and recycling waste water as well as human waste, to the role of green infrastructure in the water cycle, to international water law.
Mbrk A. Madhi