Water Stewardship and Replenish Report - Psddev.com

Aqueduct – A Unique Tool for Measuring and Mapping Water Risk
Although managing water risk is a business imperative for
companies around the world, few tools are publicly available
to measure and map water risk at the scale necessary to
support sound business strategies. Now, the Aqueduct project,
which includes the World Resources Institute, General Electric,
Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, and others, seeks to fill this gap by
helping companies operating in water-stressed regions become
innovative water stewards, advance next-generation water
technologies, and promote sustainable development. Aqueduct
aims to serve as the leading repository of standardized water
risk information and applications, provide the global standard
for measuring geographic water risk, and support multistakeholder
efforts to address water risk in key basins.
Coca-Cola has donated the extensive water risk geospatial
information we developed over several years, helping to
establish the foundation of the global Aqueduct database
that will ultimately enable companies, investors, governments,
and others to create water risk maps with a high level of
detail and resolution. The private sector will be able to better
manage water resources in high-risk areas, while government
leaders will be encouraged to engage stakeholders in creating
more equitable, efficient, and sustainable water resources
management in water-stressed basins. In addition, the Aqueduct
Alliance—an evolving coalition of corporations, governments,
academia, and non-governmental organizations—will offer a
forum where water experts can share insights and work toward
multi-stakeholder solutions.
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