Meet SEI at World Water Week 2025

3^5th SuSanA meeting

When? 23 August, 10:00–16:00 CEST

Where? Online and at the SEI office, Linnégatan 87D, Stockholm

In the lead-up to World Water Week, the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) will hold its 35^th meeting.

The day will feature a series of insightful presentations and discussions, followed by a social gathering in the evening. SEI researchers will share insights from their work on different topics:

• Resource recovery: Daniel Ddiba will present “Launch of the Resource Recovery Toolbox”.
• Emergency WASH: Linus Dagerskog will present “WICER project in Iraq”.

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Decarbonizing Asia’s water infrastructure: roadmap for a low-carbon, climate-resililent future

When?  09:00–10:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre Room C1, Level 2

This session explores pathways to decarbonize Asia’s water sector by improving energy efficiency and irrigation methods, transitioning to renewables, and optimizing water management. Experts will discuss strategies for reducing emissions in water supply, wastewater treatment, and agriculture alongside policy and financial mechanisms to accelerate low-carbon solutions and ensure sustainability.

SEI Research Fellow Daniel Ddiba will speak at this session and Senior Research Fellow Thanapon Piman will host. SEI Asia is a panel convenor.

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Increasing climate resilience by integrating mitigation and adaptation planning

When? 14:00–15:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room C4, Level 2

A key gap in global governance frameworks for climate policy is the persistent separation of adaptation and mitigation efforts, weakening climate resilient efforts and low-carbon societies. This session will demonstrate the added value of a Nexus approach analyzing mitigation and adaptation jointly toward sustainable resource management.

Annette Huber-Lee, Senior Scientist at SEI, will be hosting this session. Additionally, Laura Forni, Senior Scientist and Water Program Director, will be speaking in the session.

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Communities and partnerships for sustainable urban systems

When? 16:00–17:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room C3, Level 2

Urban centers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are at the forefront of the battle against climate change. This session will explore integrated strategies and technologies to build and finance sustainable urban water systems, highlighting the importance of involving local communities in planning and decision-making.

SEI’s Laura Forni and Annette Huber-Lee will speak at this discussion.

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Early warnings in Asia-Pacific: bridging science with action

When? 09:00–10:30 CEST
Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room C1, Level 2

This session explores solutions to bringing early warning systems (EWS) to Asia and the Pacific through emphasizing stakeholder collaboration, technology reforms and existing initiatives that have been successful in implementing EWS.

SEI Senior Research Fellow Thanapon Piman will moderate this discussion.

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Cool forests: benefits of forests for water and agriculture

When? 11:00–12:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room C3, Level 2

This session will focus on the benefits of forests for agriculture through forest-water-climate linkages, highlighting innovative tools and examples from around the globe, shifting views on the links between forests and agriculture through unrecognized and undervalued ecosystem services.

SEI research fellows Rafaela Flach and Selorm Kugbega will be speaking. Additionally, SEI is a convenor of the session.

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Water in communications II: Science in the storm: Who to trust when facts are under attack?

When? 15:00–15:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, A1 – Centre Stage, Level 4

As scientific research around water and climate becomes more complex and more politicized, communicators face growing challenges: how to make data meaningful without distortion, how to reach audiences across political divides, and how to counter disinformation without losing credibility or public trust.

Senior Impact and Communications Officer Maria Sköld will be a panelist in this discussion and Senior Fellow Arati Davis will moderate.

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SIWI Seminar (3/3): Strategic water and climate actions with planetary boundaries

When? 16:00–16:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room 27, Level 2

As global water stress accelerates, the freshwater planetary boundary has already been breached in many regions – threatening ecosystem stability, public health and socioeconomic development. This session convenes leading voices from science, policy, finance, and innovation to explore how we can identify, assess, and respond to freshwater-related risks at global, national, and local levels. It will highlight new approaches to risk mapping, cutting-edge policies like the EU Water Resilience Strategy, and financial mechanisms that aim to build equitable, climate-resilient water systems. From early warning systems to circular solutions, this session connects high-level data with actionable local interventions.

Senior Research Fellow Michael Lathuillière will be a panelist in this discussion.

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Tibet: epicenter of climate risk, regional conflict and clean energy

When? 11:00–12:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room A2, Level 6

Asia’s major rivers originate from Tibet. Because of this, hydropower is being pursued extensively in this region. This session will present landmark research on the risk of hydropower, and propose alternatives to steer towards just and renewable actions for water safety.

SEI Senior Scientist Charlotte Wagner will presenting on clean energy.

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Actions for climate resilience – water resources planning and circularity

When? 09:00–10:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Room 27, Level 2

This session will showcase concrete actions on how to build a climate-resilient society, through water resource planning and circularity. It will provide insights and dialogue on how to overcome cross-scale challenges in water resources management, to achieve intersectoral collaboration and innovative actions – to strengthen resilience, water and food security.

SEI Senior Research Fellow Kim Andersson, SEI US Water Program Director Laura Forni , Senior Scientist Annette Huber-Lee, Fellow Nhilce Esquivel and Policy Fellow Carla Liera will speak and facilitate discussion. This session is jointly convened by SEI and United Nations World Food Programme.

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Climate adaptation in practice – experiences from cities implementing adaptation measures

When? 11:00–12:30 CEST

Where? Online and on-site at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, A2, Level 6

This session explores the central role that water plays in climate adaptation and how cities can manage increased volumes of water from heavy rainfalls. Using examples from Copenhagen and Stockholm, the session analyzes processes involved in successful climate adaptation as well as policy and regulation requirements.

Senior Research Fellow Karina Barquet, who lead’s SEI’s Water, Coasts and Ocean team, will participate in a panel discussion. The session is convened by the City of Stockholm. 

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SEI’s Arati Davis will moderate Centre Stage events throughout the week.

Find the full slate of sessions here.