Splash into World Water Week 2023!
August 17, 2023
Are you interested in global water challenges? You can dive in to learn more by checking out World Water Week (WWW), the leading conference on global water issues, where experts will come together to collaborate and share their ideas, experience, and learnings. The water conference will take place virtually and in Stockholm, Sweden, from Sunday, August 20 to Thursday, August 24. World Water Week is organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to bring together organizations from all sectors and regions of the world to find solutions to the world’s greatest water-related challenges.
The World Water Week 2023 theme is “Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World,” with a call to rethink how we manage water. LimnoTech staff are looking forward to participating, presenting, and serving as panelists. Be sure to check out these two sessions, where we will share our knowledge and experience with the listed co-presenters and partners.
AWS: Shaping the AWS Standard and System to Accelerate Impact
Online & On-site Session
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 11:45-12:45 CEST (5:45 – 6:45 am EDT)
Organized By: Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
About: The review and revision of the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (AWS Standard) presents an opportunity not only to improve the Standard, but to accelerate our impact. In this session, framed around the AWS Standard review and revision, we will reflect on progress to date and discuss our ambitions for the future.
LimnoTech staff panelist: Laura Weintraub, Vice President
Standardizing Methods for Evaluating Water Quality Benefits of Stewardship Activities
Online & On-site Session
Date/Time: Thursday, August 24, 11:00-12:30 CEST (5:00 – 6:30 EDT)
Authors/Partners: LimnoTech, The Nature Conservancy, World Resource Institute
About: LimnoTech, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute will introduce standardized methods for evaluating water quality benefits of water stewardship activities. This Water Quality Benefit Accounting guidance is designed to be technically robust yet practical to implement around the globe. Session participants will provide feedback on the draft approach.
LimnoTech staff presenting: Derek Schlea, Principal and Senior Ecological Engineer
LimnoTech staff Q&A facilitator: Laura Weintraub, Vice President
Session Convenors: AB InBev, Amazon Web Services, Cargill Inc, Google, LimnoTech, Meta, Starbucks, The Coca-Cola Company, The Nature Conservancy, World Resources Institute
For more information on World Water Week, go to https://www.worldwaterweek.org/.
Online participation is free. Event registration information can be found here.
If you want to learn more about LimnoTech’s participation in World Water Week, our role in the work described in the above sessions, or our contributions to corporate water stewardship, please reach out to Laura Weintraub.
LimnoTech Staff Attending World Water Week 2023:
- Laura Weintraub, Vice President (lweintraub@limno.com)
- Tim Dekker, President and CEO (tdekker@limno.com)
- Derek Schlea, Principal and Senior Ecological Engineer (dschlea@limno.com)
- Pranesh Selvendiran, Senior Environmental Engineer (pselvendiran@limno.com)
