Highlights:
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The human imprint on the hydrological cycle is now apparent on a global scale. About 40 percent of the total global runoff (“blue water”) is now intercepted by large dams and impounded before it flows to the oceans. In many parts of the world, extraction of water from river systems has become so complete that about 25 percent of the world’s rivers run dry before they reach the ocean. In other parts of the world, such as the central United States and the Chad Basin in Nigeria, extraction of groundwater is occurring at rates much higher than recharge flows, leading to the eventual depletion ofthe resource.
- Innovation has evolved to become more strategic, more open and more focused on the big issues. Innovation expert Dr. Tim Jones predicts that over the next decade, water will become as central to every company’s innovation agenda as issues such as carbon, web 2.0 and wellness are today. While to those in the water industry this may be seen as a long time in coming, for those in many organisation’s innovation team, this is a major shift.
- By 2030, we will need two earths. That is, of course, if we plan to supply enough natural resources to maintain current consumption patterns. As world leaders look to recover from the current economic downturn, they must make sure financial reforms do not close the tap on investments to address a growing water crisis, says Prof. Luis Veiga da Cunha.
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Our species has always lived with floods. But they remain poorly understood and managed. Floods are part of a natural cycle that can never be fully controlled. Yet, traditional terminology and prevailing attitudes remain focused on a futile and often counter-productive mandate for “flood control”. As Joachim Saalmueller explains, it is time to move towards an integrated approach to flood management
to save lives, increase resilience, and take advantage of the benefits to be gained in the floodplain.
Stockholm Water Front Articles Cutting-edge articles excerpted from SIWI’s flagship magazine, Stockholm Water Front.
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Holistic Hygiene for Human Health (December 2007)
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2005 Critical Year for International Development (December 2004)
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Water Management in the Enlarged European Union (June 2004)
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Water in the Human Body (April 2004)
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2003 Stockholm Water Symposium Conclusions (September 2003)
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Papers
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Climate Change and Water Resource Policies Among Major Donor Organizations
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Challenges and Opportunities within the Water Sector
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European Water Management between Regulation and Competition
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