LIQUID DYNAMICS AT WORLD WATER WEEK

The STEPS Centre is holding an event at World Water Week in Stockholm this month, entitled Liquid Dynamics: Rethinking Sustainability in Water and Action. Our side event examines the concept…

NEW APPROACHES TO MONITORING THE MDGs?

By KATHARINA WELLE, SPRU, DPhil student Calls for increasing transparency and accountability for water supply and sanitation have been voiced in different sessions at the Istanbul 2009 World Water Forum….

THE ALTERNATIVE WATER FORUM

By ANNA WALNYCKI, Institute of Development Studies DPhil student Having spent a few days at the World Water Forum, many of the conversations I’ve had with people came back to…

WORLD WATER FORUM, DAY 3

By Lyla Mehta, STEPS Centre Member The World Water Forum means many different things to different people. For the many so called water warriors and activists attending the event and…

WORLD WATER FORUM: KEYS THEMES OF GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

By ANNA WALNYCKI, Institute of Development Studies DPhil student Governance and Management is one of the six key themes running through the Forum this week. Co-ordinated by UN- HABITAT, the…

WORLD WATER FORUM STARTS WITH PROTESTS AND PREDICTIONS

By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The fifth World Water Forum got off to an explosive start in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday with riot police using tear gas to disperse hundreds…

WORLD WATER FORUM: CIRCUS OR MEANINGFUL?

By LYLA MEHTA , STEPS Centre member Every three years, the water community gathers together for the Water Water Forum. This year’s Water Water Forum is in Istanbul from March…

CLTS CONFERENCE: INSIGHTS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND SCALING UP

By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Melissa Leach, director of the STEPS Centre and several of the Centre’s members, opened the third and final day of the CLTS Conference with…

CLTS CONFERENCE: PHOTO ALBUM

Have a look at photos from the CLTS conference on our Flickr photostream