World Water Week 2006

From 20 to 26 August the World Water Week took place in Stockholm. This years theme was: "Beyond the River - Sharing Benefits and responsibilities". During the week the sharing of benefits and responsibilities as they relate to livelihood improvement, land based activities within a river basin, and society's ability to cope with natural disasters were examined.

During the World Water Week, the Gender and Water Alliance together with SIWI and UNDESA conducted a seminar on the morning of 22 August, titled "Capturing the Big Picture of Gender in Water; Power relations in Policy and Practice : How to utilise existing knowledge?", in which more than a 100 people participated.