Global Water Initiative

Overview

The Challenge

Managing the world’s fresh water is a major challenge of the 21st century. Fresh water is essential for life and commerce, but not always available when, where and how it is needed. As population grows, the global economy expands and the climate changes, cities, industry, agriculture and the environment increasingly compete for scarce water. The environment and the world’s poor are often the residual claimants of heightened competition for water.