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SEI at World Water Week 2018

World Water Week is a unique event where the worlds of business, policy, science and civil society meet, discuss and learn about water and sustainability issues. This year the theme of World Water Week is water, ecosystems and human development.

SEI will host a booth and participate in or convene 10 seminars. Join us there or in our online discussions about water, sanitation, anti-microbial resistance, biodiversity and much more.

26 to 30 August 2018
Sweden and Online

Houses in Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo: takepicsforfun / Getty Images.

SEI activities


Sunday 26 August

11.00-17.30 Investing in freshwater and biodiversity: a key development challenge – a full day event with Louise Karlberg, Centre Director at SEI Stockholm.

  • Session 1: Key challenges in balancing freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity and development
  • Session 2: How can we solve the challenge of balancing freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity and development?
  • Session 3: Balancing human development and nature – what policy changes are needed?

14.00-15.30 Working with the flow? Multifunctional landscapes in a changing climate. SIANI is co-convening this seminar.


Monday 27 August

14.00-15.30 Sand mining’s concrete threat to rivers: impacts and potential solutions, with Thanapon Piman, research fellow at SEI Asia.

16.00-17.30 Tackling antimicrobial resistance through safe, clean water and environmental health. SIANI is a co-convener of this seminar. With Sarah Dickin, research fellow, SEI Stockholm.

Read this story from last year’s World Water Week on why AMR is everybody’s business and how we can sort it out.


Tuesday 28 August

09.00-09.30 Safeguarding water-related ecosystems in the Mara River Basin and Tonle Sap. SEI is a co-convener of this seminar.

16.00-17.30 Contribution of sanitation to Paris Agreement: what is stopping us? with Sarah Dickin, research fellow, SEI StockholmThis event will be livestreamed


Thursday 30 August

12.00-12.45 Climate and Security – A Knowledge Hub in Stockholm, with
Karl Hallding, senior research fellow, SEI Stockholm.

11.00-12.30 Ecosystem based water management: From innovation to practice, with Marisa Escobar, senior scientist, SEI US.

Contacts

For questions about SEI’s events at World Water Week contact Anneli Sundin. For media questions contact Ylva Rylander.

Full schedule

The complete list of activities is available on the World Water Week website.

See the full schedule

Meet our SEI research experts at World Water Week

David Purkey

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Latin America

Kim Andersson
Kim Andersson

Senior Expert and Team Lead for the Sanitation and Health Team

SEI Headquarters

Madeleine Fogde
Madeleine Fogde

Team Leader: Agriculture, Land and Bioeconomy; Senior Expert

SEI Headquarters

Thanapon Piman
Thanapon Piman

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Asia

Meet the SEI Communications Team at World Water Week

Anneli Sundin
Anneli Sundin

Team Leader: Project Communications and Impact

Communications

SEI Headquarters

Ylva Rylander
Ylva Rylander

Communications and Impact Officer

Communications

SEI Headquarters

Brenda Ochola
Brenda Ochola

Communications and Impact Officer

Communications

SEI Headquarters