Water Initiative
Water, many experts believe, is "the next petroleum" - the next critical resource in short supply, and the successor to global warming as the dominant global environmental challenge.
- By 2015, two-thirds of the U.S. and world�s people will be in water stressed areas.
- US water infrastructure is in dire need of replacement and improvement - EPA put the possible costs at as much as $224 billion within 20 years
- Many people fear that citizens are losing control of water resources - to private corporations, from bottled water marketers to private water management services.
The Water Initiative will leverage water activism to drive support for water - and improvements in water infrastructure - in all its forms.
THE END GOAL is for diverse water stakeholders to walk hand-in-hand - water agencies, leading corporations from multiple sectors, environmentalists, conservation groups, foundations, public health and human rights groups, and community organizations - to improve water access, infrastructure, and control.
THE COMMON PRINCIPLES shared by key water stakeholders across many constituencies include:
- Rights-Based Approach
- Social Equity
- Local Control
- Infrastructure Funding
- Watershed/Siting Protocol
Future 500 is convening corporate and NGO stakeholders in various forums to spell out what these principles mean, and how this diverse coalition can work together to advance practical public policy solutions and advance model corporate practices based on them.
NOTE: The organizations and individuals shown are among the key stakeholders we have identified in this issue area. These stakeholders, many of whom we have engaged, are highly diverse, and often take very different positions from one another. We include them here as a guide to some of the most influential stakeholders on these issues. Their presence in this list does NOT imply any formal association with one another or with Future 500.
Benefits
- BETTER PREPARATION for today�s and tomorrow�s water controversies
- KNOWLEDGE of and relationships with the major water stakeholders, activists, and influencers
- LESS RISK and less conflict with stakeholders,
- MORE ALIGNMENT with stakeholder needs and priorities
- PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS that earn trust and support
- SOLUTIONS to water challenges that benefit communities and companies
Who Should Participate?
Senior executives with strategic responsibilities in water policy, planning, or stakeholder engagement and influential NGOs and opinion leaders.
BE INFORMED - PREPARED - CONNECTED - AND INFLUENTIAL on water challenges and solutions.
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