Water Futures Mobilizing Multi Stakeholder Action for Resilience 2025

Establish collaboration between innovators and policy-makers. The fostering of strong partnerships between policy-makers, industry leaders, utilities and technology innovators helps leverage a collective pool of expertise. Through workshops and collaborations, multi-stakeholder platforms can be formed where innovators can inform policy change, while policy- makers can influence innovators to create solutions aligned with policy priorities. For example, the 50L Home Coalition brings together policy-makers, utilities and technology providers for effective discussions on transformative strategies and policies.Private sector lead Engage with policy-makers to learn about strategic priorities for water. Such priorities should consider which innovative technologies are needed. Form partnerships for the co-creation of innovative solutions. Tech companies can partner with water suppliers and users to test and deploy solutions at scale. Name Description Water Europe: Water Innovation Europe 2024 Policy ReportThis report provides a framework for achieving a water-smart Europe. It offers key strategic guidelines and recommendations aimed at enhancing water management, sustainability and resilience across the continent. National Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems: Highlights and Accomplishments A Guidebook for Developing and Implementing Regulations for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems The Commission’s publications provide research and guidelines supporting the adoption of onsite non- potable water systems. The Guidebook provides a framework for developing and implementing policies, regulations and local programmes. UN Water: UN-Water Innovation Task ForceOngoing work to develop recommendations for advancing the innovation accelerator for water. 50L Home Coalition This public-private collaborative hosted by WBCSD and the World Economic Forum explores, co-develops and scales-up net-zero water efficiency solutions in urban households.Existing tools and frameworks that could support Pathway #5 TABLE 5 Inspiring examples of collaborative action Targeted financing, multi- stakeholder collaboration and policy frameworks to drive innovation and resilience in Singapore’s water and affiliated sectors – in a collaboration between Singapore’s National Water Agency (PUB) and National Environment Agency. Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative by UpLink and HCL Group to accelerate progress on the water innovation agenda.San Francisco advances water resilience and circularity through partnerships, policy dialogues and innovations, in a collaboration between San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), National Blue Ribbon Commission, Water Environment & Reuse Foundation, Water Research Foundation and Epic Cleantec.See Appendix for these case studies. Water Futures: Mobilizing Multi-Stakeholder Action for Resilience 30