Swedish Water House advocates water at the climate negotiations

Water is the primary transmitter of climate change impacts on human populations and the environment. The projected impacts of climate change on water resources stand to have a dramatic effect on vulnerable people and fragile environments all over the world, not least in developing countries. Through the GPPN project, the Swedish Water House engages with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in order to get water on the COP-15 agenda and to ensure closer links between the global water community and the negotiations.

The GPPN operates at the interface between stakeholders in the broader water community, and high level international political processes where commitments are made and resources allocated. As such, it closely follows the proceedings of the UNFCCC to identify ‘entry points’ in the negotiations where it may be possible to secure commitments relating to adaptive water management, and encourage language that is inclusive of the water community, taking into account the impacts that decisions taken in Copenhagen will have on water resources. Read The Stockholm Statement: Message from World Water Week to the COP-15

Events during COP15 in Copenhagen

COP-15 and Beyond: Bridging the Water and Climate Change Agenda
Wednesday, 09 Dec 2009 18:15 - 19:45
Location: Room Halfdan Rasmussen
Organized by: Stockholm INternational Water Institute (SIWI), Stakeholder Forum, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
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Adaptive management – merging top-down and bottom-up
Thursday 10 December 2009, 10.00 – 11.30 hrs
Holland Climate House, Hall C7, Bella Center, UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen
Organized by: Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate
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Water and Climate – From Dialogue to Action
Wednesday 16 December 2009, 9.30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Holland Climate House, Hall C7, Bella Center, UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen
Organized by: Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), World Water Council (WWC), International Water Association (IWA), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Events during the climate negotiations in Barcelona

During the climate negotiations in Barcelona 2-6 November, SIWI, UN-Water and Stakeholder Forum arranged one Side Event and one whole day seminar ("Water Day") in order to highlight water as a critical and cross-cutting concern for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Resources

Water and Climate Change Adaptation: Top Textual Priorities (GPPN response to: Non-paper No. 41)
Water and Climate Change Adaptation: Top Textual Priorities (GPPN response to: Non-paper No. 31)
Submission to the AWG LCA on Water and Climate Change Adaptation, April 2009
Guide to Water and Climate Change Adaptation in relation to the UNFCCC, April 2009
Proposed Text Amendments for the AWG LCA Chair’s Draft Negotiating Text
GPPN Key Messages on Water and Climate Change Adaptation for COP15
The Stockholm Statement from World Water Week to the COP-15 and more from the World Water Week 2009

For more information and resources, see GPPN’s website at: http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/index.php?id=home