SIWI to host the first UNESCO Centre on Water Governance in Sweden

Published on November 17, 2013 05:01 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Academic

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, decided yesterdayto establish a research centre in Sweden with a focus on international water issues. The centre will be run by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in collaboration with Uppsala University and the University of Gothenburg. With its focus on transboundary water cooperation, the centre will be one of a kind.
The majority of the world's countries share water resources in some form, such as rivers and lakes. Consequently cooperation with other States on this vital resource is essential. The Swedish UNESCO Centre will focus on equitable water cooperation and aims to develop research and knowledge on transboundary water resource management. The centre, which will be located at SIWI, will also concentrate on how to establish and develop effective water partnerships despite contexts of political conflict.

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