Water Futures Mobilizing Multi Stakeholder Action for Resilience 2025

Existing tools and frameworks that could support Pathway #2 TABLE 2 Name Description International Finance Corporation (IFC): Guidelines for Blue FinanceGuidance for financing the blue economy, identifying eligible blue project categories to guide IFC investments to support the blue economy in line with the Green Bond Principles and the Green Loan Principles. World Bank: 2030 Water Resources GroupThis public, private, civil society partnership, incubated at the World Economic Forum and now hosted by the World Bank Group, drives systemic change and advances transformative leadership of institutions on water stewardship. World Bank: Scaling Up Finance for WaterThe strategic framework presented in this 2023 publication is the first concerted effort by the World Bank (including IBRD, IDA, IFC and MIGA) to jointly engage on programmatic- and project-level opportunities in the water sector, with the aim of unlocking private sector expertise, innovation, and capital.  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Financing Water: Investing in Sustainable Growth Water investment planning and financingOECD’s publications outline financial mechanisms and innovative investment strategies for water security, as well as approaches for mitigating water-related finance challenges. Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): Global Landscape of Climate Finance (annual report)CPI tracks climate financial flows, including for water and wastewater, providing analyses of public and private finance for water security, climate adaptation and resilience. Meridiam: The Urban Resilience FundThe fund, launched in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), offers a framework for deploying blended finance for climate adaptation. World Water Council: Blended Finance in the Water SectorThe report provides an overview of the attributes that make blended finance for water projects successful. Pacific Institute: A Multi-Benefit Approach to Water ManagementA structured framework that enables water managers to systematically identify, evaluate and communicate the diverse benefits and trade-offs associated with water management decisions. This comprehensive approach enhances the attractiveness of projects to potential funders and stakeholders by highlighting multiple advantages, thereby broadening support and opening avenues for co-financing. Inspiring examples of collaborative action Water.org’s WaterCredit loan programme for water and sanitation.Partnership between ACEA (Italy’s national water utility) and Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP) to improve water resource financing and management.Water Funds for scalable investment opportunities across water resilience – a collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Coca-Cola Company, Fundación See Appendix for these case studies.FEMSA, Global Environment Facility, Inter-American Development Bank and International Climate Initiative (IKI).Collaboration between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Bank of Ayudhya to provide financing, services and guidelines to support the emerging sector of blue finance. Water Futures: Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Resilience 22