Supporting Vulnerable Communities
“For the first time people are demanding their rights on water. This is powerful and will help things change.”
We support communities living at the sharp end of the global water crisis.
We enable them to secure their water rights, and to demand action and accountability from those responsible for pollution control, flood and drought management, water and sanitation services, and conflict resolution. Over the past 5 years, we have enabled 563,639 people to improve their water security through social accountability. With your support, we will extend and strengthen our network of community Water Witnesses to ensure water justice for the poor.
Driving Water Stewardship
“Water Stewardship is about ensuring business uses water responsibly. It’s about going beyond aid to make sure that the globalised economy works for the poor and the environment, rather than causing them harm. ”
We scrutinise private sector and financial institution performance on water, calling out bad practice to instigate change. We co-founded the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) to establish the global standard for responsible water use. We coordinate AWS Africa and advise governments and businesses to ensure that commodity production, trade and investment don’t pollute or deplete water. With your support, we will scale-up water stewardship which is pro-poor and sustainable – so that water impacts of our globalised economy are flagged, addressed and avoided.
Improving Governance & Aid
“Shining a light on performance, and how money and resources are used has not happened before. The work is a big step towards greater accountability”
We undertake research, investigations, and use evidence to advocate for effective and equitable water use and governance. We use our expertise as water resource managers to flag bottlenecks and to signpost opportunities for better policy, practice and overseas aid. With your support, our work will hit harder to benefit the poor, and to drive system change for more accountable governance and aid.
Striving For Fair Water Footprints
Join us on this exciting and ambitious journey!
Water Witness and CDP together with partners from the UK, Finnish, Malagasy, Malawi and Peruvian Governments, amongst others, are calling on businesses, governments, civil society and external support agencies to join a collaborative effort to transform how the global economy interacts with the water environment and the resilience of local communities.
The global production and consumption of food, clothes and goods such as phones, computers and cars have a major influence on society’s climate and water challenges, and their solutions. Our water footprints shape water and climate security for millions of people.
As the climate emergency escalates, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the way we interact with water and to harness the power of our water footprints - as individuals, companies, and countries - to ensure that they drive fair, sustainable and resilient water use by 2030.
The journey starts with signing the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints for climate-resilient, inclusive, and sustainable development at COP26 on 5th November 2021 (view details) with the launch session on the 8th November, which you can sign up here. The declaration commits each constituency to take significant and measurable actions over the next decade. We invite you to be part of our united effort to take on this vital and world-changing endeavour.
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