17 November – 09:00 – 10:00
How local context and root causes can make water stewardship truly effective
What will you gain from this webinar?
- Learn how to identify local water challenges and their root causes
- Gain insight into how to move from water targets and reporting to tangible impact
- See how solutions around WASH, irrigation and water quality can improve local water security
- Explore how collective action can bring together companies, funders and local partners
- Get practical guidance to make water programmes more credible, effective and locally relevant
- Discover why a one-size-fits-all approach to water stewardship does not work
From water targets to real local impact
More and more companies have committed to replenishing, balancing or offsetting their water use. At the same time, physical water risks are increasing around the world as a result of economic development, urbanisation and climate change.
But a corporate water target does not automatically tell you where the greatest local need lies.
The causes of water insecurity vary significantly by region and watershed. In some places, water is abundant, but access to safe drinking water and sanitation is limited. Elsewhere, drought, flooding, pollution or inefficient agricultural water use are the main challenges.
That is why effective water stewardship should not start with a standard solution, but with a more fundamental question: what problem are we actually trying to solve here and what is causing it?
What will we discuss?
In this webinar, we will explore how organisations can build their water stewardship efforts around local context, thorough analysis and targeted interventions.
We will discuss:
- how to identify water security risks and their underlying causes;
- how robust analysis can lead to practical mitigation pathways;
- how technology can support more efficient irrigation;
- how collaboration between companies, solution providers, funders and other stakeholders can increase impact;
- how to align corporate reporting requirements and local water needs;
- how to apply WASH and agricultural water use as key interventions worldwide.
Drawing on the expertise of Ceryle, Terramira, Botanical Water and Aqua4D, we will show how analysis and practical solutions can work together. We will also explore how the SWIM platform can help organisations bring the right partners together for collective action.
Why this matters
A water programme that fails to account for the local context risks delivering limited real-world impact and may even be perceived as blue-washing.
By first understanding the actual water challenges and their root causes, companies can allocate resources more effectively. This can strengthen the resilience and continuity of businesses while also improving water security for local communities and ecosystems that depend on the same watershed.
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is relevant for professionals working in:
- water stewardship and water security;
- corporate water targets and reporting;
- supply chains and agricultural sourcing;
- impact investing and project finance;
- climate adaptation and nature-based solutions;
- partnerships and collective action.
From insight to action
The central message of this webinar is simple: effective water stewardship starts with thoroughly understanding the real problem.
With strong analysis, appropriate local solutions and collaboration between the right partners, companies can move from ambitions to meaningful and lasting impact.
