Dr.Amani Alfarra (FAO), Ben Sonneveld (VU University Amsterdam) and Robert Brears (Our Future Water) share their blog on water management on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), based on an upcoming FAO report that was introduced at the Stockholm World Water Week.
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09/222020
It might seem as we’ve got a long way to go, until Amsterdam International Water Week 2021, but time flies and a thorough prep is key. Pepijn van Loon, Assistant Program Manager AIWW 2021, gives an update of what keeps the AIWW 2021 team busy.
09/142020
In this series of interviews we present members of our AIWW community. This time: Li An Phoa, founder of Drinkable Rivers Foundation. The Drinkable Rivers Foundation works towards a world with drinkable rivers, by raising awareness and mobilising people to protect rivers with concrete action. Recently Li An and AIWW have articulated the new Amsterdam Agreement: Mayors for Drinkable Rivers.
08/312020
In this series of interviews we present members of our AIWW community. Tom Williams is Director – Water, World Business Council for Sustainable Development. In his daily life, he connects with large corporations on their water-related risks and opportunities for domestic (e.g. household products), industrial (e.g. manufacturing and energy) and agricultural water use.
08/192020
Stuart Orr leads the WWF Freshwater Practice – 460 staff in 67 countries – in implementing/advocating/influencing a wide range of work/policies/investments etc, related to rivers, wetlands and freshwater biodiversity.
Orr feels deeply connected to water! “I am passionate of course through my work but am also a fisherman and a citizen – protecting freshwater for the future.”
07/212020
As water professionals we need to stay current by regularly updating and enhancing our skills, knowledge and know-how, by joining events and conferences worldwide. Here’s an overview of events we would recommend participating. Please let us know if there are events missing and what’s on your radar.
07/212020
Washing your hands frequently, with plenty of water and soap, is one of the simplest and most effective measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Yet for many, the first line of defense against Covid-19 is out of reach. Due to a lack of water supply and indoor plumbing, three-quarters of households in the developing world won’t be able to follow this advice, Tim Wainwright of the nonprofit WaterAid told The Guardian. How will they cope when the pandemic escalates and there is no clean water to help stop contagion?
07/212020
While various activities for our different utility partners had been planned for the year 2020, Covid-19 made us postpone or cancel those plans for the time being. Luckily, we have not been fully halted!
07/212020
To help bridge the gap between AIWW 2019 and 2021 and to create the best programme ever, with striking topics, top notch speakers, high quality opportunities to connect, engaging workshops et cetera we invite you to share all your suggestions for AIWW 2021 with us. Don’t hold back, please make yourself heard!
Submit your outline for abstracts, workshops, cases or solutions via mail to Kees van der Lugt and/or Eleanor Treadwell.
07/212020
It has been a while since we have sent you an update, and in the meantime the world has changed. COVID-19 struck us all very hard, especially the most vulnerable. It is not just another crisis, then again, it is also not the only one we face. These are times for science and solidarity, Secretary General Guterres said, and I couldn’t agree more with his call for empathy and a fact based, ambitious approach.