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.
- Seminar "Capturing the big picture of Gender in Water"
- 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.
- SIWI Synthesis Report of World Water Week
- The complete synthesis report of SIWI of the World Water Week. On page 29 the report of GWA's seminar is printed.
