STEPS at Planet Under Pressure

The STEPS Centre mounted a variety of activities at the Planet Under Pressure conference in London (March 26-29) from convening a key session to having an exhibition stand and holding…

WORLD WATER DAY: VIDEO HOPES FOR RIO+20

Ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, we are asking academics, practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders to tell us about the one sustainable development issue they would like to see addressed…

WORLD WATER FORUM 2012: ARE SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS THE NEXT GOAL?

By Phemo Kgomotso, IDS Phd Student The editors of the IDS Bulletin titled ‘Some for All? Politics and Pathways in Water and Sanitation’, Volume 43, No. 2, March 2012 launched…

WORLD WATER FORUM 2012: DECISION TIME?

By Jeremy Allouche There was a certain sense of excitement around the Forum and the slogan ‘a time for solutions’, set the tone. It’s time for post MDGs and Rio+20. As…

WORLD WATER FORUM 2012: WHO IS BUYING IN?

by Alan Nicol World Water Forum six is drawing to a close here in Marseille. Booths are emptying and participants are dwindling at the slightly drab Parc Chanot. The monolithic…

WORLD WATER FORUM 2012: DEBATES AND CONTRADICTIONS

By Lyla Mehta and Harriet Dudley This was our third World Water Forum, and compared with the other ones we’ve attended it was pretty tame, far more low-key and lacked…

HAVE YOUR SAY: HOPES FOR RIO+20

Before and during the Planet Under Pressure conference in London next week, we’re asking people to tell us what sustainable development issue they want to see addressed at the Rio+20…

STEPS AT WORLD WATER FORUM

The STEPS Centre water and sanitation team is at the sixth World Water Forum in Marseille where they are preparing for our event this evening, where the progress – or…

STEPS AT THE WORLD WATER FORUM 2012

This Thursday (15 March), we’re holding a side event at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille. Speakers include Jeremy Allouche, Alan Nicol, Lyla Mehta, Archana Patkar (WSSCC), Kamal Kar…