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The Water Initiative

In 2008 'Water' features heavily at Davos. A major initiative sees 6 leading CEOs set out a call to action, in recognition of the link water has to climate change, bio-fuels, food and agriculture, cities, people and business and the immense strain all our water sources are now under as our world economy continues to grow. Can Davos 08 help catalyze a new global collaboration on water?

Water in Davos
Davos Reports
Join the Public Water Debate
 

Water at the World Economic Forum

Dominic Waughray - World Economic Forum

Interview with Dominic Waughray, Director, Head of Environment Initiatives, World Economic Forum

 What’s the issue – why water?
Increasing water scarcity in many parts of the world is escalating the complex political and social dynamics generated when tackling water challenges. To collaborate effectively on how best to use scarce water resources is a difficult task. Partnerships between business, government and communities can offer a useful solution.

Learn more about the Forum's activities on water

Regional Activities of the Water Initiative

Industry Partnerships on Water

Promoting a Global Dialogue on Water 

For more information, please contact: environment@weforum.org

Public Water Debate

Please post your comments and ideas as a response to the introductory video on YouTube or email them to environment@weforum.org with the subject heading 'Public Water Debate'.

We would welcome your viewpoints on this topic.

 

    
 
Point of View
 
 
Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman, CII Green Business Centre
"The Indian Business Alliance on Water holds great potential to address the challenges that India faces on clean water access and waste water management."
Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman, CII Green Business Centre
 

 Watch Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, India
  Interactive water map
 

Quick Facts                 
 

By installing a closed-looped, re-circulated cooling water system, an aluminum rolling mill can cut its water consumption by 93 %, saving more than 40,000 cubic metres per year.
Source: Alcan Water Paper


In order to meet the UN Millennium water supply and sanitation target, an additional 260,000 people per day up to 2015 should gain access to improved water sources and an additional 370,000 people should gain access to improved sanitation. Source: WHO

Meeting the UN Millennium target would avoid health-related costs of US$ 7.3 billion per year. Source: World Water Council









 
    
 
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