世界水周是全球关注水问题的年度焦点活动。该活动由斯德哥尔摩国际水资源研究所组织，今年主题为“水和废弃物：减少与再利用”。2016年，来自130个国家的超过3200个人和330个活动组织参与了为期一周的世界水周活动，其中包括德国厕所组织，厕所商业联盟，世界厕所组织。来自全球的各个领域和国家的专家、实践者和决策者聚集在一起就当今最紧迫的与水有关的挑战交换想法、促进更多解决方案的产生。

斯德哥尔摩国际水研究所（SIWI）成立于1991年，提供和促进在水治理领域可持续发展的智慧解决方案，跨界水管理，以及促进相关国际政策进程。SIWI还颁发全球非常有声望的水领域成就奖（斯德哥尔摩水奖、斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖和斯德哥尔摩工业水奖），开展一些旗舰项目，包括SIWI的联合国开发计划署水治理设施、2014以来与联合国教科文组织第二类中心，水合作国际中心（ICWC）的合作项目。通过瑞典水屋，它将瑞典不同部门的水资源利益相关者联系在一起，参与到国际进程和讨论中。

Event | World Water Week 27 August-1 September 2017

World Water Week is the annual focal point for the globe's water issues. It is organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). In 2017, World Water Week will address the theme “Water and Waste: Reduce and Reuse”. In 2016, over 3,200 individuals and around 330 convening organizations from 130 countries participated in the Week, including German Toilet Organization , Toilet Board Coalition, World Toilet Organization. Experts, practitioners, and decision-makers from a range of sectors and countries are brought together during the annual World Water Week to network, exchange ideas and foster new thinking around the most pressing water-related challenges of today. 

Founded in 1991, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) provides and promotes water wise solutions for sustainable development in the areas of water governance, transboundary water management, and through international policy processes.SIWI also hosts the world's most respected award for water achievement (the Stockholm Water Prize, as well as the Stockholm Junior Water Prize and the Stockholm Industry Water Award) and several flagship programs, including the UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI, and since 2014, UNESCO Category II Centre, the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC). Through the Swedish Water House, it connects Swedish water stakeholders from different sectors with each other and with international processes and discussions.