Water Futures Mobilizing Multi Stakeholder Action for Resilience 2025

Inspiring examples of collaborative actionExisting tools and frameworks that could support Pathway #1 TABLE 1 Name Description Valuing Water Initiative A global effort aiming to integrate the diverse values of water into decision-making processes to achieve sustainable water security. It offers a series of tools that promote a better understanding of the value of water, including: Value maps: visual aids that help identify the multiple values of water from various perspectives. Value conversation game: an interactive tool designed to facilitate discussions among stakeholders, enabling the reconciliation of differing values related to water. Systemic change tool: a resource aimed at helping users comprehend complex water systems and implement systemic changes effectively. Constellations methodology: a technique used to visualize and analyse intricate situations or challenges in water management, fostering new insights and perspectives. Ceres: The Global Assessment of Private Sector Impacts on WaterA comprehensive scientific review and analysis of industry impacts on freshwater resources, helping investors understand how they can engage companies and the industries that they invest in to halt the systemic harm these sectors are causing. Ceres: Valuing Water Finance Initiative BenchmarkThe benchmark is designed to assess and guide companies on water-related financial risks and sustainability performance. It helps investors and companies understand the financial implications of water management and encourages businesses to align with sustainable water practices. WWF: Water Risk FilterA corporate and portfolio-level screening tool to help companies and investors to prioritize action on what and where it matters the most to address water risks for enhancing business resilience and contributing to a sustainable future. WBCSD: Business Guide to Water ValuationA guide explaining key concepts and techniques associated with water valuation for business applications. The approach includes qualitative valuation (descriptive), quantitative valuation (based on physical units or indicators), and monetary valuation (determining actual money values). The guide underscores that valuations can vary depending on the objectives and context of each assessment and can include categories such as off-stream values, in-stream values, groundwater values, hydrological services, non-water impacts and extreme water-related events. Zurich Insurance’s new methodology to reflect and assess risk and resilience.Investor-led engagement to increase transparency on the value and importance of water across the value chain, coordinated by Ceres and FAIRR.Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) true cost of water valuation.See Appendix for these case studies. 19 Water Futures: Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Resilience