14. May. 2024
‌Do you want to drive change? Then it’s time we talk about water. Journalists and communicators, join a series of free online workshops to boost your water knowledge and make your message go the extra mile.

SIWI’s online Water in Communications programme seeks to improve knowledge about water and the skills needed to communicate effectively about water.

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The programme provides inspirational keynote presentations, discussions and practical insights to give you the knowledge and skills you need to broaden your reach and empower people to make better decisions about water.

Registration for the workshop series is free and open until 31 May.

"Make your message go the extra mile with SIWI’s Water in Communications workshops. "

‌2024 programme highlights

  • For the first time, all sessions will be simultaneously translated into Spanish.
  • We’ll be holding several practical sessions, including media training.
  • Interactive masterclass session with Anders Sahlman, Science Communicator and Presentation Coach.
  • A deep dive into the World Water Week theme 2024: Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future.

The programme provides inspirational keynote presentations, discussions and practical insights to give you the knowledge and skills you need to broaden your reach and empower people to make better decisions about water.The programme provides inspirational keynote presentations, discussions and practical insights to give you the knowledge and skills you need to broaden your reach and empower people to make better decisions about water.

Practicalities

The full training is composed of 7 workshops:

  • Tuesday June 4
  • Friday June 7
  • Tuesday June 11
  • Thursday June 13
  • Tuesday June 18
  • Tuesday June 25
  • Thursday June 27

The programme for the individual workshops can be found here

Each workshop will start at 2pm CEST (Stockholm time). To enable participants from all over the world to join, the online workshops are recorded to allow all registrants to view the workshops at a later date.

  • Platform: Zoom
  • Language: English with interpretation in Spanish
  • Cost: free

"SIWI launched the Water in Communications programme in 2021 for journalists and communicators to improve the accuracy, intensity, and quality of reporting and storytelling on water, thereby broadening awareness about water issues and climate change."

The programme is an integral part of SIWI’s annual World Water Week. This year’s  World Water Week will be held online and in Stockholm, 25-29 August 2024 and will be based on the theme of Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future.