Global Water Leaders Announce New Model for Water Access

A new approach ​to accelerating ​progress ​towards the ​Sustainable ​Development ​Goals for Water ​and Sanitation ​has been ​launched. ​

Made jointly ​by the Global ​Water Leader ​Group and ​the World ​Economic ​Forum’s ​Global Agenda ​Council on ​Water,  ​New ​Model for ​Water Access ​ outlines how ​the problems of ​bad water and ​sanitation can ​be solved at a ​lower overall ​cost than our ​current ​inadequate ​arrangements. ​

The secret is ​in innovating ​around the ​business model, ​the technology, ​and governance. ​

Members of the ​Global Agenda ​Council on ​Water include - ​

Water.org co-​founder Gary ​White, ​Nestlé ​Chairman Peter ​Brabeck, Dutch ​Environment ​Minister ​Melanie Schultz ​van Haegen, ​Veolia SVP ​Laurent Auguste,​ Water Health ​International ​founder Sanjay ​Bhatnagar, ​ Suez CEO Jean-​Louis Chaussade,​ Circle of Blue ​founder J Carl ​Ganter and ​former Water ​Aid CEO Barbara ​Frost. It is ​chaired by Usha ​Rao Monari, CEO ​of Global Water ​Development ​Partners. ​

The Global ​Water Leaders ​Group brings ​together ​utility CEOs ​from around the ​world and is ​headed by ​William ​Muhairwe, ​formerly CEO of ​the Ugandan ​National Water ​and Sewerage ​Corporation. ​

Read the ​entire report ​here - ​New Model for Water Access