2009 World Water Week in Stockholm
Tid 16 Augusti 2009 – 22 Augusti 2009
Plats Stockholm International Fairs (Stockholmsmässan). Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö, Stockholmsmässan AB, 125 80 STOCKHOLM
Tid 16 Augusti 2009 – 22 Augusti 2009
Plats Stockholm International Fairs (Stockholmsmässan). Mässvägen 1, Älvsjö, Stockholmsmässan AB, 125 80 STOCKHOLM
The report outlines a concept for analysing potential benefits in a transboundary river basin to optimise economic growth, political stability and regional integration. The objective is to promote the sustainable and equitable use of transboundary water resources, and to clarify trade-offs relating to development.
Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, grundare av Sulabh Sanitation Movement i Indien, tilldelas 2009 års Stockholm Water Prize. Hans insatser sträcker sig från sanitetsteknik och socialt företagande till hälsoutbildning av miljontals personer i hemlandet. Dr Pathak är en inspirationskälla och förebild inom hälsovården för både myndigheter och frivilligorganisationer världen över.
Sveriges blivande vattenexperter har korats. Idag, den 24 maj, mottog de Svenska Juniorvattenpriset. Vinnarna blev Åsa Omstedt, Anthony Abdulahad och Lisa Chung, elever från De Geergymnasiet i Norrköping, som belönades för sitt projekt om buteljerat vatten. De kommar att representera Sverige i den internationella finalen, Stockholm Junior Water Prize, i augusti.
Trojan Technologies, a Canadian developer and proponent of large-scale ultraviolet (UV) water disinfection systems used worldwide, has been named the winner of the 2009 Stockholm Industry Water Award.
Journalists working with legitimate media are invited to register for press accreditation at the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm, August 16-22, the leading annual global meeting place for water issues. 2,500 experts and decision makers from over 130 countries and 170 organisations are expected. Accredited Media can register with the press registration form at www.worldwaterweek.org/media.
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize for his pioneering work in low-cost sanitation that has brought dignity to millions of poor and socially deprived people on the subcontinent of India. Dr. Pathak is known around the world for his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights.