World Water Week
Our Goyder Institute for Water Research Director, Alec Rolston, has been attending World Water Week in Stockholm from 25-30 August. This year’s theme is centred around water for cooperation and peace through Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, recognising the regional and global connectivity of communities and nations.
World Water Week draws thousands of delegates, gathering to showcase action, developments and opportunities across the broad realm of global water management. Through his attendance, Alec has been engaging with delegates from across the world to showcase the leading expertise of the Institute’s partner organisations, to network with other delegates, and to facilitate potential opportunities for future partnerships and collaboration.
The Australian presence at the conference was led by the Water for Women Fund, the Australian Government’s flagship WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) international development program. Events delivered by Water for Women included ‘Research as a pathway to improved practice and innovation for scaling up climate resilient WASH’, ‘Call to action for climate-resilient sanitation coalition: An evidence-based call to action’ and ‘Indigenous and traditional knowledges for climate resilient water security’.
Alec joined Indigenous people from around the world at an event celebrating World Water Week, hosted by Ms. Frances Sagala, the Australian Ambassador to Sweden, Finland, and Latvia. Other Australian representatives attending included, Sheryl Hedges, Branch Head, First Nations Water Branch at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and Phil Duncan, a Gamilaroi man and Australia Water Association 2024 Australian Water Professional of the Year recipient, as well as Water Advocate and Ultra Runner Mina Guli. The week has provided an invaluable opportunity to network and forge global connections in the water sector.
