Presentation on 2014 World Water Week by Adrian Puigarnau, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), at 2014 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Preparing for World Water Day 2014: Partnerships for improving water and energy access, efficiency and sustainability. 13-16 January 2014.

1. 2014 World Water Week
Adrian Puigarnau, SIWI

2. Water Cooperation –
Building Partnership

3. World Water Week Numbers
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8 workshops
60 seminars
42 side events
80 closed meetings
271 Conveners
2600 participants (25% young professionals)
Over 110 countries
120 young professionals
Scientific
19%
Gov. Agency
18%
Private
Sector
11%
Intergov.
Org.
15%
Other
11%
Media
6%
Civil Society
20%

4. World Water Wek Media Coverage
• Around 110 journalists registered
• Articles published in over 80 countries
• Good representation in:
 TV
 Radio
 News Agencies
 Newspapers
 Magasines
 Web
 Social media

5. World Water Wek Media Coverage

6. World Water Wek Media Coverage

7. Video hub – Live stream
Live viewers:
7.439
on-demand viewers: 46.250
Total viewers:
53.689

8. Video hub – Live stream
• 13 event live streamed
• Dramatic increse of viewers both live and on-demand!
• Top five live:
Event
Opening Plenary
Founders Business Seminar
How Can Corporate Water Stewardship Partnerships Benefit
Society?
UN-Water Seminar: Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus
Malin Falkenmark Seminar
• Average number of viewers:
• Average on-demand views:
572 per event
3.558 per event
Live
On-demand
1.197
6.600
896
3.260
891
830
637
2.851
889
823

9. Social Media
15.174
#wwweek
316 tweets per hour

10. Social Media
97.460
likes, shared,
comments
41.4 % of the active users are older than 18-35

11. Energy and Water

12. 2014 World Water Week
• Energy and Water
• Framework set by the thematic scope
• Interlink between water and energy

13. Workshops
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Entwined predicaments: Limits facing water and energy
Water, energy, food and ecosystem security
Sustainable hydropower: The search for common ground
Water, energy and urban development: The potential for
integrated approaches
Mitigation and adaptation measures for climate change: How
to converge over energy and water
Valuation, economics and finance
Integrated water and energy policy and governance
Access, poverty and the post-2015 development agenda
Deadline for abstracts: 19 January

14. Seminars & Side Events
SIWI welcomes all water related event proposals that cover the
broad spectrum of the water community
Especial interest in proposals that expand on topics raised in the
Thematic Scope :
• Challenges and opportunities of unconventional energy sources
• Rebound effect and the impact on ecosystems
• Economic incentives for energy and water
• Water-energy-food trade-offs
• Water-energy policy and governance coordination
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15. Seminars & Side Events
Selection Criteria
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Multi-disciplinary discussion
Stakeholder diversity
Outputs and impact
Development focus
New thinking, findings or approaches
Programme format
Deadline for proposals: 19 January

16. New Elements
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Plenaries
Greener Meetings - Paperless conference
More live streams events
Integration field visits and workshops
Electronic posters
Young Professionals’ Day

17. Views from the Key Collaborating Partners
Diego Rodriguez, World Bank
Mark Smith, IUCN
Paul Yillia, Sustaniable Energy for All

18. Questions/Suggestions
Your comments are welcome!

19. Thank you!
adrian.puigarnau@siwi.org