World Water Week

600.000 new water connections due to Asian WOPs

September 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

Stockholm Water Week included a whole day of seminars with a
regional focus and I opted to attend 'Eye on Asia: Partnerships for
Water: How Can Asia Do More?'



Japan’s role in global water: big choice ahead

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

Japanese water companies should avoid investing in for-profit water service ventures abroad, and should focus on non-profit, public-public partnerships instead.

Pro-poor water management: community participation and ownership

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

‘Pro-poor urban water provision’ was a big theme at World Water Week in Stockholm this year. But what is pro-poor water provision, in practice?

Fighting corruption with the Water TAP plus A

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

Using research, workshops and local user's committies to help tackle corruption in the governance of private and public utilities - a case study from Kenya.

Many little streams make a mighty river – the 1 per cent solidarity levy

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

How an innovative financial scheme could help to finance international public-public water projects in the global south.

Money matters at Stockholm Water Week

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

The tone of the debates in Stockholm has improved compared to previous years, less focus on private sector expansion, more on genuine solutions. 

Stockholm Water Week 2011 has started

August 2011
Satoko Kishimoto

World Water Week took place in Stockholm this year. Water activists again participated in sessions to ensure that critical voices were heard. Satoko Kishimoto writes about her experiences.