Top experts from 140 countries to assess global progress on key water challenges

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 7, 2007 -- At a time when billions of people are without sustainable access to safe drinking water or suffering ill health due to poor sanitation, when bioenergy demands are diverting water from food production, and when global climate change is affecting the overall water balance, the 2007 World Water Week in Stockholm will gather 2500 top experts from August 12-18 to chart water sustainability initiatives that improve lives and protect the environment.

The conference, which has an overall theme of "Progress and Prospects on Water: Striving for Sustainability in a Changing World," takes place at the Stockholm City Conference Centre and will address a wide variety of critical water-related topics. Leading professionals from business, government, water management, science, inter-governmental organizations, NGOs, training institutes and United Nations agencies will participate. Over 140 organizations are involved as co-conveners of the event together with the Stockholm International Water Institute, and a number of new reports will be released and announcements made.

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