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World Water Week MENA Focus 2016 INFORMATION NOTES
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World Water Week
MENA Focus 2016 INFORMATION NOTES
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This document is printed in limited numbers to minimize the environmental impact of REC’s processes and contribute to climate neutrality. Partners of Water SUM project are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and to avoid asking for additional copies. Most Project documents are available on the internet at http://www.watersum.rec.org/
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Contents
World Water Week 2016: Water for Sustainable Growth and MENA Focus ........................................... 4
1. Background .................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Draft Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 5
SIWI Sofa: Water Growth Stability Initiative (WGSIni) ..................................................................... 7
World Café 2016: Water, Growth, Stability ..................................................................................... 8
SIWI Sofa: Local Water Security Action Planning (LWSAP) ............................................................. 11
WATER SUM – Water, Growth and Stability Initiative exhibition stand ......................................... 12
Study Visits ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3. Logistical notes .......................................................................................................................... 15
TRAVEL ........................................................................................................................................... 15
INSURANCE .................................................................................................................................... 16
AIRPORT TRANSFERS ...................................................................................................................... 16
ACCOMODATION ........................................................................................................................... 18
MEALS ............................................................................................................................................ 19
VENUE ............................................................................................................................................ 20
LANGUAGE ..................................................................................................................................... 21
MORE INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 22
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World Water Week 2016: Water for Sustainable Growth
and MENA Focus
1. Background
The Regional Environmental Center (REC) will be attending this year's World
Water Week and, with selected partners from the Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region, will actively engage and host a cluster of activities within the
year’s thematic scope of Water for sustainable growth and the MENA Focus 2016.
The MENA Focus 2016
The MENA Focus 2016 aims to enhance experience and knowledge sharing as well
as to promote MENA priority issues in the global water agenda. Within this Year’s
thematic scope ‘Water for sustainable growth’, the participants will address key
issues that impede sustainable growth, and at the same time contribute to the
global water agenda by showcasing replicable practices and lessons learnt.
Water for Sustainable Growth
Stockholm World Water Week echoes and follows up on the UN ”water and jobs”
theme and in the broader context of sustainable growth, thus contributing
directly and indirectly to the SDG 8 to “promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”. This
Year’s theme will address sustainable growth for all by focusing on inclusiveness
in terms of the societal and human dimensions. The Week will also follow up more
generally on the implementation of the water related SDGs and the new climate
agreement.
This activity is a milestone of the Water Growth Stability Initiative (WGSIni) and is financed and produced under the framework of the WATER SUM project, implemented by the Regional Environmental Center and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
The REC’s contributions to the World Water Week and Mena Focus 2016 consists
of hosting three events - SIWI Sofa: Water Growth Stability Initiative (WGSIni),
World Café 2016, SIWI Sofa: Local Water Security Action Planning (LWSAP) – and
an exhibition stand, in addition to a study tour and active participation in other
activities of the MENA Focus of the World Water Week as seen on the draft
agenda below.
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2. Draft Schedule
Scheduled REC’s Participation in the Water World Week 2016
Day Activity Venue
Sunday, August 28th Traveling day
Sunday-Thursday Sept.1st - Aug. 28th
8:30 – 18:00
REC’s Exhibition Stand
REC
Norra Latin conference area, Marble Vault (ground floor)
Monday, August 29th
9:30 – 12:00
Opening plenary
Hosted by SIWI Folkets Hus building | Congress Hall
Monday, August 29th
19:30 – 21:30
The City of Stockholm Welcome Reception (social event)
City of Stockholm
Stockholm City Hall | Hantverkargatan 1, 111 52 Stockholm, Sweden
Tuesday, August 30th
9:00 – 10:30
MENA Focus: Seeking answers to the MENA water crisis
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany and Global Water Partnership
Norra Latin Auditorium | Aulan
Tuesday, August 30th
11:00 – 12:30
MENA Focus: Strengthening Water Governance through Integrity & Sustainable Financing
UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility
Norra Latin Pillar Hall | Pelarsalen
Tuesday, August 30th
13:30 - 14:00
#SIWISofa: Water growth stability initiative
REC
Folkets Hus building | Exhibition hall – below the entrance hall
Tuesday, August 30th
16:00 - 16:30
Launching of the WATER SUM Drawing Competition
REC’s Exhibition Stand
Norra Latin conference area, Marble Vault (ground floor)
Wednesday, August 31st
09:00-10:30
MENA Focus: Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative
ACWUA; LAS; SIDA and UN-ESCWA
Folkets Hus building | Room 202
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Day Activity Venue
Wednesday, August 31st
09:00-10:30
MENA Focus: Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative
ACWUA; LAS; SIDA and UN-ESCWA
Folkets Hus building | Room 202
Wednesday, August 31st
11:00-12:30
MENA Focus: World Café 2016 / Water, Growth, Stability
REC
Folkets Hus building | Room 202
Wednesday, August 31st
14:00 – 14:30
#SIWISofa: Local water secutiry action planning (LWSAP)
REC
Folkets Hus building | Exhibition hall – below the entrance hall
Wednesday, August 31st
14:00 – 15:30
Implementing SDG 6: An Inter-Regional Dialogue
African Ministers' Council On Water; Asian Development Bank; CAF - Development Bank of Latin America; Global Water Partnership; Inter-American Development Bank and The World Bank Group
Folkets Hus building | Congress Hall A
Thursday, September 1st
08:00 – 16:00
Study tour (details on the logistical notes)
REC
Meeting point: Lobby of the Haymarket by Scandic Hotel at 08:00h
Thursday, September 1st
19:00 – 23:45
Mingle & Dance (social event)
SIWI
Vasan Theater (Vasateatern)
Vasagatan 19, 111 22 Stockholm
Friday, September 2nd
09:00 – 12:00
Closing Plenary World Water Week 2016-Water for Sustainable Growth
SIWI
Norra Latin Auditorium | Aulan
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The 2016 World Water Week app
This year the 2016 World Water Week App was introduced. Download the app to browse the programme, plan your schedule, update your personal profile for networking and find information about all of the convenors of the Week. Available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
Please note the following event code that allows all convenors and registered
participants to access and use the official World Water Week 2016 App:
Stock2016holm (use capital S)
Click here for more details
SIWI Sofa: Water Growth Stability Initiative (WGSIni)
In a cross between a speakers’ corner and an interview studio, experts, decision
makers and leaders will be interviewed live on a variety of water-related issues.
In this session of the SIWI Sofa, the REC team will sit down with selected partners
to talk about the Water, Growth and Stability Initiative.
Date: August 30, Tuesday (13:30-14:00)
Location: Stockholm City Conference Centre, Folkets Hus | Exhibition hall
Contact details
Mr. Danko Aleksic: [email protected]
WATER SUM team: [email protected]
For additional details about the SIWI Sofa: Water Growth Stability Initiative (WGSIni), please visit here.
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World Café 2016: Water, Growth, Stability
The event will bring together representatives of central and local governments,
regional bodies, NGOs, academia and businesses from the region. We expect to
have lively discussions in a pleasant atmosphere, closely echoing and following up
on the MENA Focus opening session themes
Using a modified World Café Method (www.theworldcafe.com/method.html) the
event will kick off with a brief plenary session, during which discussion topics will
be outlined while dividing participants into three working groups. The facilitated
group discussions will focus on a background document and issue papers that
have been distributed in advance following three working groups with discussion
topics:
Governing water for sustainable growth (group 1)
Water-related climate change mitigation and adaptation measures for
sustainable growth (group 2)
Water security action planning for sustainable growth: issues in the MENA
region (group 3).
Working groups will be rotating on in intervals of 25-20-15 minutes while
facilitators will stay at the respective area during the entire process and later
support outcome's summary.
Expected discussion outputs
How MENA countries can contribute to the implementation of the water related
SDGs and the new climate agreement, how MENA countries can address the cross
cutting issues including migration, gender, youth and human rights, and how
water related security issues could be most efficiently addressed.
Date: August 31, Wednesday 2016 (11:00 - 12:30)
Location: Stockholm City Conference Centre | Folkets Hus, Room FH
202
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Contact details Ms. Ana Popovic: [email protected] WATER SUM team: [email protected]
Documents: For the work, participants are kindly requested to consult the
following documents:
1. Background document for REC’s World Café 2016 at WWW2016 2. World Café. Issue Papers
World Café Programme
Time Activity
11:00
Opening, objectives, expected outcomes and ways of work
Marta Szigeti Bonifert, Executive Director, REC H.E. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aty Khalil - Minister, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), Egypt
Eng. Ali Subah, Assistant to the Secretary General, Ministry of Water and Irrigation Jordan (tbc) Radoje Lausevic, Deputy Executive Director for Environmental Programmes, REC
11:15
MENA Focus: World Café 2016 / Water, Growth, Stability
Facilitators in three groups / groups will be rotating in intervals of 25-20-15 minutes
Group 1 - Governing water for sustainable growth Facilitator:Ventzislav Vassilev, Water Management and Biology Expert, REC
Objective: To define needs for good water governance in the MENA region
Outcomes: (1) List of challenges for good water governance at all levels, (2) Recommendations for further strengthening water governance and improvement integrated water management in the MENA region, (3) List of ideas how MENA countries can contribute to meet water related SDGs.
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Group 2 - Water related mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change for sustainable growth Facilitator: Fayez Abdulla, Jordan University of Science & Technology
Objective: To discuss water related mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change in the MENA region
Outcomes: (1) Suggestions for improvement and sharing knowledge and information on water-related mitigation and adaptation measures in the MENA region. (2) Identified gaps at national and regional level, thus contributing to achieving the goals of the new climate agreement. (3) Advice for financing possibilities for water-related mitigation and adaptation measures.
Group 3 - Water security action planning for sustainable growth Facilitator: Chad Staddon, University of the West of England, Bristol
Objective: Discuss local water security action planning for sustainable growth
Outcomes: (1) Tips on how to address local water security action planning. (2) Advice on how to promote local environmental governance. (3) Suggestions for actions that local communities can implement in order to improve water security.
12:15
Wrap-up and closing remarks
Radoje Lausevic, Deputy Executive Director for Environmental Programmes, REC
For additional details about the World Café 2016, please visit here.
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SIWI Sofa: Local Water Security Action Planning (LWSAP)
In a cross between a speakers’ corner and an interview studio, experts, decision
makers and leaders will be interviewed live on a variety of water-related issues.
In this session of the SIWI Sofa, the REC and WATER SUM project team will sit
down with selected partners to talk about the Water, Growth and Stability
Initiative.
The Regional Environmental Center launched a methodology for local water
security action planning (LWSAP) in April 2016. The methodology is presented in
a manual that offers a theoretically informed step-by-step guide to local water
security action planning, emphasizing in particular the importance of
inclusiveness and democratic decision making. The LWSAP methodology is an
original methodology comprising seven interrelated activities, some supported by
a separate tailored methodology, which cover stakeholder analysis, public opinion
assessment, local water security assessment, and problem analysis and
prioritisation.
Date: August 31, Wednesday (14:00 - 14:30)
Location: Stockholm City Conference Centre, Folkets Hus | Exhibition hall
Contact details
Mr. Danko Aleksic: [email protected]
WATER SUM team: [email protected]
For additional details about the SIWI Sofa: Local Water Security Action Planning (LWSAP), please visit here.
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WATER SUM – Water, Growth and Stability Initiative exhibition
stand
August 28 – September 01, 2016 (Daily open between 08:30 – 18:00)
Visitors will learn more about the challenges and solutions in the MENA region.
Meet representatives of local communities and stakeholders; study our
publications on local security action planning; and add your opinion to our
questionnaire on water-related issues!
The programme includes:
- Meeting the representatives of municipalities from Jordan and Tunisia
- Meeting representatives of civil society organizations from Jordan and
Tunisia
- Launching of the WATER SUM Drawing Competion
- Presentations about the the WATER SUM Project and the Water, Growth
and Stability Initiative
Date: August 28 – September 01, 2016
Location: Norra Latin conference area, Marble Vault (ground floor)
Contact details
Mr. Zsolt Bauer: [email protected]
WATER SUM team: [email protected]
For more details about the exhibition stand, please visit here.
Exhibition Stand Draft Schedule
28-Aug 29-Aug 30-Aug 31-Aug 1-Sep
TIME Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
8:30-9:00
EXHIBITION STAND OPENING DAY
THE EXHIBITION STAND IS OPEN
THE EXHIBITION STAND IS OPEN
THE EXHIBITION STAND IS OPEN
EXHBITION STAND IS OPEN
(STUDY TOUR DAY)
9:30-10:00
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-13:30
Meet the WATER SUM team
Outcomes - WATER POrT (Consultants)
Meet the municipality: Karak, Jordan 13:30-14:00
14:00-14:30 Meet the delegation: Matmata, Tunisia
Meet the municipality: Salt, Jordan 14:30-15:00
15:00-15:30 Meet CSOs:
Meet the municipality: Jerash, Jordan
Meet the municipality: Ajloun, Jordan
TACID, Ms. Asma Cherifi -Tunisia
15:30-16:00 Arab Water Council, Dr. Husseing Elatfy – MENA Region
16:00-16:30
Queen Rania Al Abdallah Center for Environmental Sciences & Technology, Ms. Manal Sami - Jordan
Launching of the WATER SUM Drawing Competition Meet the delegation: Sidi Ali
Ben Aoun, Tunisia
16:30-17:00 Egyptian Sustainable Development Forum, Mr. Emad Adly - Egypt Meet the delegation: Bir
Mchergha, Tunisia 17:00-17:30 Land and Human to Advocate Progress, Mr. Amer Tubeishat - Jordan Meet the delegation: Nefza,
Tunisia Closing the exhibition stand activities 17:30-18:00
Loukkos Water Agency, Ms. Narjiss Lamarti Sefian (TBC) - Morocco Exhibition Stand is open
18:00 Closing the stand Closing the stand Closing the stand Closing the stand
Study Visits
September 1st, Thursday
Participants will be guided from the Haymarket by Scandic to the study tour
locations.
Meeting point: Lobby of the Haymarket by Scandic Hotel
Time: 08:00
Study visit 1: Sutainability Program at the Stockholm Royal Seaport
9:00 – 12:00
The Stockholm Royal Seaport is sustainable urban city development project that
provides an inspiring arena for many delegations. The study visit includes an
overall presentation of the project and a guided tour of phase 1. The visits take
approximately two hours.
Study Visit 2: Stockholm Archipelago
Guided boat visit to the Stockholm Archipelago. Participants will be directed from
the Stocholm Royal Seaport to the point of the deaparture of study visit 2
13:00 – 16:00
Lunch will be provided on the boat.
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3. Logistical notes
TRAVEL
Travel arrangements for financially supported participants are done through
personal e-mail communication and roundtrip air ticket purchased be the most
direct route and economical fare to Stockholm.
All financially supported participants will be reimbursed for any travel expenses,
including transportation to/from airports in their home country, visa expenses,
travel insurance for the travel days as well as per-diem (meal compensation,
including also the traveling days).
This payment will be made in cash in EUR against the below supporting
documents for travel costs:
- Original invoices of taxi, bus ticket, train ticket from/to airport in home
country;
- In case of private car usage to/from airport please send us a scanned copy
of the car registration paper as well specify starting point and destination;
- Copy of the visa;
- Original visa receipt;
- Original receipt of insurance and copy of the insurance;
- Original boarding passes.
Please keep boarding pass as a proof of travel for this payment.
Please send the copy of above mentioned documents before your travel to Ms.
Eva Peto to [email protected] in order to enable calculation of relevant
reimbursements.
Concerning any costs reimbursement please keep in mind that only those costs
can be reimbursed that have an invoice on the name and address of the REC (The
Regional Environmental Center, address: Ady Endre u. 9-11. Szentendre 2000,
Hungary) and the scanned copy of the required documents sent in advance by e-
mail to Eva Peto [email protected]
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In order to be on the safe side as entry checks to the Schengen area are always
made at external border points, it might be a good idea to bring along copies of
the documents you submitted when applying for a visa.
It is highly recommend to do online check-in for the flights as soon as it is possible
since most of the flights are full.
Please ensure that you are holding the correct visa and health papers for your
trip. We remind you not to travel without a valid insurance.
INSURANCE
Participants are responsible to arrange their insurance and REC will reimburse
relevant costs of financially supported participants for the traveling period after
receiving the original payment slip and/or copy of the insurance. Scanned copy of
the invoice is required to be sent by e-mail to Eva Peto [email protected].
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Arlanda Airport is located 40 km north of Stockholm. Arlanda Express is the train
service that links the Airport with Stockholm City and the Central Railway Station,
which is situated in the centre of the city and in close proximity of the hotel. The
journey takes 20 minutes and Arlanda Airport - Stockholm City (round trip ticket)
will be sent to you by email from the main organizers as an attachment in PDF.
Printed version of the ticket should be presented to the train conductor. The ticket
is personal, bring your ID, has limited validity and is not refundable.
Please find below timetable of the Arlanda Express for 28th of August (all times
stated in the timetable refer to departures (hour:min))
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Departures from Arlanda
First departure at 05:05
Last departure at 01:05
05:05 05:35 05:50
06:05 06:20 06:35 06:50
07:05 07:20 07:35 07:50
08:05 08:20 08:35 08:50
09:05 09:20 09:35 09:50
10:05 10:20 10:35 10:50
11:05 11:20 11:35 11:50
12:05 12:20 12:35 12:50
13:05 13:20 13:35 13:50
14:05 14:20 14:35 14:50
15:05 15:20 15:35 15:50
16:05 16:20 16:35 16:50
17:05 17:20 17:35 17:50
18:05 18:20 18:35 18:50
19:05 19:20 19:35 19:50
20:05 20:20 20:35 20:50
21:05 21:20 21:35 21:50
22:05 22:20 22:35 22:50
23:05 23:35
00:05 00:35
01:05
Departures from Stockholm
First departure at 04:35
Last departure at 00:35
04:35
05:05 05:20 05:35 05:50
06:05 06:20 06:35 06:50
07:05 07:20 07:35 07:50
08:05 08:20 08:35 08:50
09:05 09:20 09:35 09:50
10:05 10:20 10:35 10:50
11:05 11:20 11:35 11:50
12:05 12:20 12:35 12:50
13:05 13:20 13:35 13:50
14:05 14:20 14:35 14:50
15:05 15:20 15:35 15:50
16:05 16:20 16:35 16:50
17:05 17:20 17:35 17:50
18:05 18:20 18:35 18:50
19:05 19:20 19:35 19:50
20:05 20:20 20:35 20:50
21:05 21:20 21:35 21:50
22:05 22:20 22:35
23:05 23:35
00:05 00:35
Source: https://www.arlandaexpress.com/default.aspx?page=265
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ACCOMODATION
Haymarket by Scandic
Hötorget 13-15 111 57 Stockholm Sweden Phone: +46 8 517 26 700
E-mail: [email protected]
Accommodation costs will be covered by the WATER SUM project on the basis of
maximum 5 nights per person (from August 28 to latest September 2). Any other
extra costs (telephone, mini bar etc.) should be covered by the participants at the
check-out.
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MEALS
Accommodation at Haymarket by Scandic hotel includes
breakfast. All conference participants will be provided with
lunches on the days of the conference at the City
Conference Centre.
Conference coffees and lunches will be served in both building of the venue, in Folkets Hus and Norra Latin. Coffees will be served in the foyer of Congress Hall in
Folkets Hus and in Norra Latin in both courtyards on the second floor. Café Markelius in Folkets hus also offers the possibility to purchase coffee. Networking lunch can be collected in the foyer of Congress Hall and in restaurant Cabarét in Folkets Hus and in Norra Latin in both courtyards on the second floor.
In the evening of 29th of August, Monday the Welcome Reception will be hosted
by the City of Stockholm in Stockholm’s beautiful City Hall and is open for all World
Water Week participants.
On 1st of September, Thursday - Mingle and Dance, an informal, relaxed but
important gathering will be arranged at the magnificent theatre in the heart of
Stockholm – Vasateatern.
Per-diem (meal compensation, including also for the traveling days) will be
offered to all financially supported participants according to the REC policies in
order to cover the other meals. Payment of the per-diem will be done starting on
Sunday 28th of August by Ms. Eva Peto at the hotel lobby upon your arrival.
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VENUE
The venue for all the events of the World
Water Week 2016 is City Conference Centre
(Drottninggatan 71b or Barnhusgatan 12-14,
Stockholm, Sweden,
Phone: +46 8-506 16 400 / 500,
http://www.stoccc.se/en)
The conference venue in located at 2
minutes walking distance from the
Haymarket by Scandic Hotel.
Please click here for a map over the conference buildings.
The main registration on-site will be placed in Folkets Hus. Here you will be able
to pick up your conference badge and your conference bag and water bottle.
Carrying the name badge is mandatory for all participants. No one will be allowed
admission to sessions, exhibitor area or social events without a badge.
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Please bring your registration confirmation letter with you upon arrival at the
registration desk to speed up the process. This letter must have been sent directly
to you by the WWW organizers. The group registration number is 160803WWW-
G/1112
REGISTRATION AT ARLANDA AIRPORT
World Water Week welcome and registration desk will be located in the arrival
hall of Terminal 5 close to the Arlanda Visitor Center at Arlanda Airport.
Opening hours:
Saturday, 28 August: 08:00-18:00.
Sunday, 29 August: 08:00-18:00.
Monday, 30 August: 08:00- 15:00.
REGISTRATION AT VENUE
Venue: City Conference Centre Stockholm - Folkets Hus, www.stoccc.se/en.
Addess: Barnhusgatan 12-14.
Opening hours
Saturday, 28 August: 15:00-17:00.
Sunday, 29 August – Thursday, 1 September: 08:00-19:00
NOTE! For everyone’s safety, this year, no large bags are allowed into the venue
or at any social events. We encourage all participants to drop luggage at hotels
before arriving to the venue. Please be prepared for bag search at the entrance.
The opening session on Monday morning, will also take place in Folkets Hus,
Kongresshall at 09:30hrs.
WIFI Connection The venue provides access to WiFi. To log on please use the log in below. Network 1: CCC Guest High Speed. Password: 20162016
Network 2: CCC Guest Smart Connect. Password: 20162016
LANGUAGE
The official language of the MENA Focus: World Café 2016 and World Water Week
is English.
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MORE INFORMATION
Weather: in August, as day time temperatures reach a little above 20 degrees,
night time temperatures are around 13 degrees.
Currency: the monetary unit in Sweden is the krona (plural “kronor”) and equals
100 öre. Bank notes are printed in values of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 kronor,
coins 1, 5 and 10 kronor.
Stockholm offers a wealth of museums, theatres, sights, attractions and events, whether your interest lies in history, art, opera, modern dance, traditional handicraft, contemporary design and much more. For tourist information about Stockholm, please visit: www.visitstockholm.com.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further questions you might have.
For content or logistics related issues please contact:
Ms. Imola Koszta Expert, Water Management
Tel: +36 26 504 000 mobile: +36 20 966 2967 fax +36 26 311 294
e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Mr. Danko Aleksic Expert, Local Governance
Tel: +36 26 504 000 mobile: +36 20 254 1728 fax +36 26 311 294
e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Eva Peto Conference Officer
Tel: +36 26 504 000 mobile: +36 20 390 2269 fax +36 26 311 294
e-mail: [email protected]
