The first issue for 2013 of the Stockholm Water Front, published by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), features articles on water in the post-2015 development agenda, how to save the Jordan River, and water and development in Namibia.
16 April 2013: The first issue for 2013 of the Stockholm Water Front, published by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), features articles on water in the post-2015 development agenda, how to save the Jordan River, and water and development in Namibia.
The magazine notes the launch of SIWI projects that focus on: capacity building to restructure Botswana’s water sector; infrastructure asset management and transboundary water management in Namibia; water quality management in China; water management by the textile industry in India; and documentation of climate change impacts on farming communities in Viet Nam.
The magazine also features articles on, inter alia: a last ditch effort to save the Jordan River; development under water duress; and water in the post-2015 development agenda – an interview with Cecilia Scharp, Senior Advisor on Water and Sanitation, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF); and exploring water cooperation on World Water Day. Scharp suggests that a stand-alone water goal with targets and indicators representing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), Water Resources Management and Wastewater Management would be preferable for inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda.
The article on the Jordan river outlines possible rehabilitation options, including: combined Aqaba and Mediterranean coast desalination to address severe shortages of potable water; water importation, recycling and conservation that could fully restore the lower Jordan River, stabilize the level of the Dead Sea above its current level, and supply the additional water needs of Jordan, Palestine and Israel; and changes in crop patterns and technical changes to the mineral extraction industry.
The article on water management in Namibia describes cooperation among the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater), SIWI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) to improve water management in the context of Namibia’s transboundary basins, whose development impact downstream basin States. [Publication: Stockholm Water Front, Issue 1, April 2013]