Event

Water and Faith day, at World Water Week

The “Water and Faith” day, held on 30 August in Stockholm, Sweden, offers many opportunities to explore how faith-based groups can act in partnership with the public and private sectors to achieve water justice for all people. The day is observed during World Water Week, which this year runs from 26-31 August under the theme “Water, ecosystems and human development,” with over 3,000 registered participants from 135 countries.

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Participants gathered at World Water Week 2017, for a panel on “Water and Faith: Building partnerships to achieve the SDGs”. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

Participants gathered at World Water Week 2017, for a panel on “Water and Faith: Building partnerships to achieve the SDGs”. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

The “Water and Faith” day, held on 30 August in Stockholm, Sweden, offers many opportunities to explore how faith-based groups can act in partnership with the public and private sectors to achieve water justice for all people.

The day is observed during World Water Week, which this year runs from 26-31 August under the theme “Water, ecosystems and human development,” with over 3,000 registered participants from 135 countries.

Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute, Global Water Partnership, World Council of Churches, Swedish Institute Alexandria, Church of Sweden, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, the “Water and Faith” day will feature a public showcase, panel discussions, speeches and press conferences along with strategic planning meetings.

The event is open to the public. Therefore, please feel free to attend the event, if you are interested.

Thursday 30 August, 11.00-11.45
Room: FH Cabaret.

Programme: Water and Faith Acting in Partnership to Archive SDG 6

RSVP: [email protected]

Learn more about WCC’s Ecumenical Water Network