Bridging the %E2%82%AC6.5 Trillion Water Infrastructure Gap A Playbook 2025

Capturing the water infrastructure opportunity requires a multifaceted approach involving four enablers: policy, finance, technology and cultural change. Based on a series of about 20 workshops and interviews with senior representatives from across the water industry, regulators and policy-makers, 15 priority actions have been identified to help accelerate water infrastructure investments. These enablers are not ends in themselves; they form the toolkit that allows governments, investors and industry leaders to translate ambition into execution. Enablers for water sector transformation FIGURE 11 ECOSYSTEM COLLABORATION Water industryPolicy ECOSYSTEM COLLABORATIONCultureFinance Technology Technology enablers – Innovation hubs – Regulatory sandboxes – Water-tech fundsCulture enablers – Citizenship programmes – Education and trainingPolicy enablers – National or regional water resilience strategy – Institutional reform and pricing – Improved governance – Interoperable national open data infrastructure – Industry collaborationFinance enablers – PPP and RAB* models – Water insurance and risk transfer – Water finance instruments – Strategic public capital – Market-based instruments * Regulated asset base Bridging the €6.5 Trillion Water Infrastructure Gap: A Playbook 27