Restoring the balance
The global water cycle is out of balance, and restoring it requires a systemic approach. Collective action now can help build a connected water system, from source to sea, that sustains both people and planet for generations to come.
Collaboration
Multistakeholder collaboration is key to transforming how the world manages water. Current pressures on freshwater and marine ecosystems affect security, stability and resilience. Long-term solutions to these systemic issues require collaboration across the public, private and civil society sectors.
Finance
Water is part of our infrastructure, assets and economy. Financing water at the scale the world depends on requires solutions spanning the entire water cycle, from freshwater to oceans, and unlocking private investment.
Innovation
Innovation is addressing water challenges through reuse, desalination and precision irrigation across urban infrastructure, industry and agriculture. These technologies can strengthen water-system resilience while responding to growing demands, including those linked to AI.
Adaptation through Water: Scaling Private Sector Finance for Climate Adaptation in Southeast Asia
This report highlights the key enablers of bankable Adaptation through Water (AtW) solutions globally, including translating resilience into financial value, aggregating projects, aligning risk-return profiles with different forms of capital and establishing robust impact measurement frameworks.