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Ice Stupa Interantional

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Address:
Quadratscha 18 CH-7503 Samaden
Email:
icestupa@academia-engiadina.ch
Web:
http://icestupa.net/
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NGO/CSO/Foundation

Mountains are the water towers of the world. They provide freshwater to half the world’s population for irrigation, industry, domestic use and hydropower. But mountains are also among the regions most sensitive to climate change. Inevitably mountain communities are the first faced with the task of adapting and mitigating to the various challenges such changes present.

World-wide glacier retreat is one of the most obvious and impressive manifestations of climate warming. On a regional scale, glaciers fluctuations may affect landscape, meltwater supply (reservoirs, irrigation), security of infrastructure and buildings (ice avalanches, outbursts of glacial lakes), and tourist industry (ski areas, attractiveness of alpine scenery). To counter this in the swiss alps, a study based on a 20 year weather data shows that the Morteratsch Glacier (Swiss Alps) can reglaciate and advance again using artificially produced summer snow produced just by gravity.

In the Himalayas, the Icestupa Artificial Glacier Technology (Rolex Award for Enterprises 2016 recipient) was pioneered to compensate for reduced runoff by reutilising unused winter meltwater for irrigation.

Such interventions can sustain the mountain regions as water towers of the world and also provide economical stability by strengthening agricultural production and tourism development.

News

  • Good Water Summit-Groundwork Day

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  • Blue School Kit 2.0

    Blue Schools – Linking WASH in schools with environmental education and practice A Blue School offers a healthy learning environment and exposes students to environmentally-friendly technologies and practices that can be replicated in their communities. Blue School activities seek to inspire students as the next generation of WASH and environment sector champions—a promising path to contribute to […]
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  • Stockholm World Water Week 2018

    378 organizations, 238 Sessions, 3339 Participants, 135 Countries, 15 Themes This year, once more, the SWP and its members had a strong presence at the Stockholm World Water Week 2018. It was not only due to the interactive and dynamic events at the booth, but also due to the participation in various sessions and side […]
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  • Summary: SWP Learning Event on the “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater”

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  • Distance Learning Course: International Water Law & the Law of Transboundary Aquifers

    The Geneva Water Hub  is launching the 3rd edition of its Distance Learning Course on International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers that will take place from 24 September to 9 December 2018. The course’s goal is to provide professionals involved in the negotiation or implementation of treaties related to transboundary surface and […]
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  • Youth Delegates Program of the World Water Council (WWC)

    The Youth Delegates Program of the World Water Council (WWC) for 2018-2020 has been launched! Are you between 18 and 35 years of age and involved in Water & Youth activities? 💧Yes? This opportunity is for YOU!  Four delegates from different parts of the 🌎 who can demonstrate strong regional experience and networks will be […]
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Events

Webinar SDG 6Tuesday, 20. June 2017 to Tuesday, 27. June 2017
Watershed Management Seminar – Example Freibourg, CHTuesday, 27. June 2017Auditorium Joseph Deiss
Aguasan Networking ApéroThursday, 29. June 2017Schloss Spiez
Event on Water Risk at the G21 – Swisstainability ForumThursday, 29. June 2017Swiss Tech Convention Center EPFL, Lausanne
Save the Date: SWP Event on GroundwaterSunday, 27. August 2017Stockholm City Conference Center
SWP Booth and Innovation Tent at the WWWSunday, 27. August 2017 to Friday, 01. September 2017Stockholm City Conference Center
Invitation: Swiss Reception at the World Water WeekMonday, 28. August 2017
Event at Swiss Booth in StockholmThursday, 31. August 2017
Webinar: Introduction to Remote Sensing of Harmful Algal BloomsTuesday, 05. September 2017 to Tuesday, 26. September 2017
Discovery Days 2017Thursday, 07. September 2017 to Friday, 08. September 2017EAWAG
High Level Panel on Water & PeaceThursday, 14. September 2017
MOOC: A Resilient Future: Science and Technology for Disaster Risk ReductionFriday, 15. September 2017
Invitation – 1st Asian International Water WeekWednesday, 20. September 2017 to Saturday, 23. September 2017
Call for Application – European Youth Parliament for WaterSunday, 01. October 2017 to Saturday, 07. October 2017
European Water Stewardship ConferenceWednesday, 04. October 2017
NSL Colloquium: Common Water – The Future of an Alpine ResourceSaturday, 21. October 2017ETH Zürich
International IWA Conference “S2small2017”Sunday, 22. October 2017 to Thursday, 26. October 2017
Save the Date: SWP Learning EventThursday, 26. October 2017ETH Zürich
SWP Learning Event “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater”Thursday, 26. October 2017NADEL
SWISS WATER INTEGRITY AWARD 2017Tuesday, 31. October 2017
E-Learning Course: Introduction to Water DiplomacyMonday, 06. November 2017 to Sunday, 03. December 2017
SAVE THE DATE: SDG WATER EVENTWednesday, 08. November 2017
SDG Water EventWednesday, 08. November 2017Allresto
Vertiefungskurs: Sedimentmanagement in FliessgewässernWednesday, 22. November 2017EAWAG Dübendorf
Regional Youth MeetingThursday, 23. November 2017 to Monday, 27. November 2017
Climate Change: The Clock is Ticking – Swiss Innovations and Engagement for Safe Drinking Water and SanitationTuesday, 28. November 2017 sanu future learning ag
Grey, green or hybrid? The Potential of nature-based solutions for DRRWednesday, 06. December 2017 to Thursday, 07. December 2017ABZ Spiez
Grey, Green or Hybrid? The Value of Nature-Based Solutions for DRRWednesday, 06. December 2017 to Friday, 08. December 2017
Geneva Water Hub – Water Talks No. 4Thursday, 01. February 2018
Journées Biennales des Géosciences et de l’EnvironnementMonday, 12. February 2018
Youth and Water IIThursday, 15. February 2018
Save the Date: SWP Info Event on the SWP-Financing FacilityFriday, 02. March 2018HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation,
Youth and Water IFriday, 16. March 2018 to Friday, 23. March 2018
Call for Application “ReSource Award” 2019 (Swiss Re Foundation)Friday, 16. March 2018
Call for Participation: Swiss Booth at World Water Forum 2018Sunday, 18. March 2018 to Friday, 23. March 2018
SWP Member Workshop for World Water DayThursday, 22. March 2018Caritas Switzerland
Call for Application: SWEP Communication CoordinatorMonday, 26. March 2018
Innovate for Water | Nairobi, KenyaThursday, 26. April 2018 to Friday, 27. April 2018
Apply for the Cewas Start-Up Programme 2018Monday, 30. April 2018
SWP General Assembly 2018Tuesday, 29. May 2018
Clean Water and Sanitation – related SDG’s and rights in KenyaMonday, 11. June 2018
Aguasan WorkshopMonday, 25. June 2018 to Friday, 29. June 2018
Tech4Dev 2018 International ConferenceWednesday, 27. June 2018 to Friday, 29. June 2018Swiss Tech Convention Center EPFL, Lausanne
Call for Papers: Tech4Dev 2018Wednesday, 27. June 2018 to Friday, 29. June 2018
Save the Date: Tech4Dev 2018 – Voices of the Global SouthWednesday, 27. June 2018 to Friday, 29. June 2018
Tech4Development: Early bird registration extended!Wednesday, 27. June 2018 to Friday, 29. June 2018SwissTech Convention Center
Swiss Events at Stockholm World Water WeekSaturday, 25. August 2018 to Friday, 31. August 2018
Book a Slot at the Swiss Booth!Sunday, 26. August 2018 to Friday, 31. August 2018Stockholm City Conference Center
SWP Learning Event “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater”Thursday, 06. September 2018NADEL
Deadline Extended! SWP Learning Event “Surface and Ground Water”Wednesday, 05. September 2018 to Thursday, 06. September 2018NADEL
Special Seminar: Water, sanitation, and hygiene in international humanitarian response | Prof. Daniele LantagneWednesday, 19. September 2018 to Thursday, 20. September 2018Forum Chriesbach C20, Eawag Dübendorf
LEARNING EVENT: DRR and water – from local infrastructure to the watershed levelThursday, 25. October 2018
Innovate4Water Abuja | WaterpreneursMonday, 26. November 2018 to Wednesday, 28. November 2018
F2F Event “Facing Climate Change”Wednesday, 28. November 2018
Seminar on Transboundary Water GovernanceWednesday, 28. November 2018 to Thursday, 29. November 2018
Call for Abstracts: 1st World Summit on Leave no One BehindWednesday, 06. February 2019 to Friday, 08. February 2019

Thematic expertise

Geographic expertise

Contact Person

Dr. M. Luetscher - marc.luetscher@isska.ch

Projects

  • Join the cewas Start-Up Program

    Kickstart your own business with the cewas Start-up Programme! The cewas Start-up Programme supports dedicated entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas for a sustainable development of the water and sanitation sector. cewas is a Swiss-based non-profit competence centre combining expertise in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management with business innovation. The cewas Start-up Programme consists […]
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  • Water Convention Singapore 2018 – Call for Papers!

    Apply Now – Water Convention 2018: Call for Papers The Water Convention, which is the main event at the SIWW, welcomes water practitioners and leaders to share their best practices, strategies and applied technological solutions which address the challenges and provide opportunities under the following domains or themes: Delivering Water from Source to Tap Effective […]
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Documents

English

2016 Annual Report [pdf - 7.87 MB]
Global Programme Water – Portfolio 2017 [pdf - 15.62 MB]This document describes the Portfolio for 2017 of the Global Programme Water. The endeavours of the Global Programme Water meet key global challenges related to the management of water resources, including access to drinking water and the productive use of water in agriculture, [...]
Global Programme Water – Strategy 2017-2020 [pdf - 1.84 MB]This document describes the new Strategy 2017-2020 defined by the Global Programme Water.The Global Programme Water (GPW) is a catalyst promoting policy changes and the implementation of innovative solutions. It is a bridge builder, positioning water and sanitation on the international [...]
SWP Statutes 2016 [pdf - 514.33 KB]