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Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Stockholm, Sweden Full Article The participants of the 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm today unanimously said that water must be included in the COP-15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December. At various sessions throughout the Week, a number of organizations and officials have articulated the reasons why water needs to be an integral part of the negotiation process on climate change and adaptation. Those reasons became key points of the "Stockholm Statement" which the assembled participants of the 2009 World Water Week unanimously supported at the final plenary session this morning. Comments from World Water Week participants follow. Full text of the Stockholm Statement appended at the end of this release. Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute: "Water is a fundamental element in economies, communities, and public health. We know that it is the medium through which climate change manifests its most serious effects. To be effective, climate negotiations must factor in the impact and importance of water for the world and, indeed, human well-being." Continued: Global conference says that water must be included in COP-15 climate negotiations From: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), 21 August 2009.