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As an important step toward the understanding of the water-food-energy-climate nexus, the World Economic Forum Water Initiative helped publish this book, which collects perspectives on the common water challenges we share from government leaders, religious groups, business, non-governmental organizations, academics, entrepreneurs, financial experts, journalists, trade specialists, and many others. Issues covered – including agriculture, trade, […]

To support in-country activities, the 2030 WRG has been developing an open-source, global, public-private knowledge base of good practices on water transformation with the help of the Stockholm International Water Institute. In its final form, the catalogue will include – for each lever of the cost curve – international and local best-practice examples, concrete solutions […]

Since its inception, the 2030 WRG has been working to resolve the world’s water scarcity problem. One of our main goals is to bring practical analysis to the limelight to help address the problem – always in collaboration with strategic partners and water experts. Alongside Ove Arup, we scoured the globe for solutions to the […]

The 2030 WRG requested the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water to develop a framework for effective collaborative action in water management at the (sub) river basin level. This led to a contribution to the national and global dialogue about shared water risks and multi-stakeholder water stewardship. Evidence shows that such collaborative efforts are not […]

On a national scale, Mongolia does have sufficient water by volume and quality to support its population and its economic development. On a local scale, however, serious water challenges that can threaten the country’s economic and social development can be found in the urban and economic hub of Ulaanbaatar and in the mining hub of […]

On a national scale, Mongolia does have sufficient water by volume and quality to support its population and its economic development. On a local scale, however, serious water challenges that can threaten the country’s economic and social development can be found in the urban and economic hub of Ulaanbaatar and in the mining hub of […]

This report presents recommendations to prioritize Tanzanian river basins for further hydro-economic analysis. The work is part of a program undertaken by the 2030 WRG to inform and accelerate sustainable transformation in the water sector to support economic growth. This study includes a national overview of the magnitude and urgency of the country’s water challenges, […]

The Indian State Government of Karnataka recently co-published a brochure with the 2030 WRG to highlight opportunities for the private sector to collaborate with the government and public institutions specifically on water conservation measures. One such measure is the sugarcane drip initiative for which Karnataka is currently mobilizing corporate social responsibility contributions. Read or download […]

At the invitation of the Government of Kenya, the 2030 WRG has undertaken a preliminary analysis of water resources dynamics for the Kenyan economy. Through the analysis, the 2030 WRG aims to foster stronger dialogue and collaboration among all stakeholder groups and water-using sectors (industry, agriculture, energy). Drawing from a wide range of published sources, […]

We have produced this extended version of the case study on the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) for South Africa to share our experience and lessons learned in this multi-stakeholder partnership. The SWPN is part of the 2030 WRG network of country partnerships and is a multi-stakeholder collaboration addressing South Africa’s most pressing water issues: […]