The Swedish Textile Water Initiative (STWI) is a collaboration between over 30 Swedish textile and leather brands and the Stockholm International Water Institute. Founded in 2010, the STWI works with major fashion brands and their suppliers to develop sustainable business practices that foster improved water and wastewater management in supply chains. Originally working exclusively with...
Through its Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP), Global Water Partnership (GWP) supports countries on climate change adaptation, leading towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement. WACDEP supports countries across the 13 GWP regions to integrate water security and climate resilience in development planning and decision making processes, through enhanced technical and institutional capacity, investments...
The HydroHub is a worldwide incubator for developing new approaches to hydrometry through technology scouting, co-design, piloting, proofing and compliance with quality management practices. It is designed to build operational systems and capacity in hydrometry and water monitoring, expand the base of hydrological data and exchange capabilities and facilitate free and open data sharing. The hub will...
The regional framework - Protocol on Water and Health - support countries in in the pan-European region in their efforts to ensure adequate supply of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation for everyone, and effectively protect water used as a source of drinking water. Open for accession by countries in the pan-European region, the Protocol promote...
Developing the science of hydrogeology is a core part of the International Association of Hydrogeologists's (IAH) mission. Better science will lead to better management of groundwater and the wider environment, through improved understanding, technologies and practices, and by informing policies. IAH help identify and address gaps and emerging issues in hydrogeological science, and facilitate cross-disciplinary dialogue...
Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) is a worldwide strategic alliance of local, national and international women’s organisations and networks, active in the areas of sustainable development, water and sanitation, poverty and gender. WfWP consists of 24 women’s networks with subsidiaries in approximately 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the EECCA region...
African economies depend heavily on rain-fed agriculture and population majority depend on wood as fuel. Several countries are now investing in hydropower which also depend on water availability and sensitive to climate change. By facilitating access to knowledge, sharing best practices, generating new information, and encourage participation and involvement of all stakeholders, the Economic Commission for...
Goal 6 within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is complemented by the New Urban Agenda (NUA) which was recently adopted at the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador. Through the Water for Cities Programme, UN-Habitat takes a holistic water cycle approach by integrating the different aspects of urban water management and linking it with other...
The international network for capacity development in sustainable water management, Cap-Net, was established already in 2002. Cap-Net is currently composed of 23 affiliated regional and country level capacity development networks with over 1,000 member organizations in 120 countries. This structure supports triangular and south-south cooperation that may address capacity needs for implementation of the SDGs at...
A research project titled The Water and Urban Initiative (WUI) uses simulation scenarios to study anticipated changes in climate, population and land use. Focusing on cities in developing countries in Asia, WUI develops a set of interdisciplinary simulation models to evaluate urban flooding, water quality of urban rivers, and health risk caused by water-borne infectious diseases...