The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is a conference in Singapore for the global
water industry
The water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy. Typically public utilities operate water supply networks. The water industry doe ...
.
SIWW's flagship programmes include The Water Leaders Summit, the Water Convention, the Water Expo, Business Forums, Hydro-Gen and Industrial Water Solutions. The programme culminates with the
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...
Water Prize.
SIWW was launched in 2008. Since 2012, SIWW has been held biennially in conjunction with the
World Cities Summit
The World Cities Summit is an international conference series on public governance and the sustainable development of cities.
2008
The first World Cities Summit, which took place in Singapore from 23 to 25 June 2008, focused on the theme of †...
and CleanEnviro Summit Singapore. In 2013, the attention was focused on the
water utility
The water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy. Typically public utilities operate water supply networks. The water industry does ...
sector with the SIWW Water Utilities Leaders Forum (SWULF).
In 2018, the SIWW featured and served NEWBrew, a beer brewed from
NEWater
NEWater is the brand name given to highly treated reclaimed wastewater produced by Singapore's Public Utilities Board. NEWater is produced by further purifying conventionally treated wastewater through microfiltration, reverse osmosis and u ...
.
In 2021, the SIWW was held virtually.
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External links
Official siteWater-Conferences.com
International conferences in Singapore
Water and the environment
June observances
July observances
Water supply and sanitation in Singapore
Holidays and observances by scheduling (varies)