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
Directory
Below is a representative directory of key stakeholders we have identified, and in some cases, engaged. Click an entry to visit their website.
NOTE: The stakeholder organizations and individuals shown above does NOT imply any formal association with one another or with Future 500, with the occasional exception that some may be one of our partners.
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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