Could water security cost $12.6 trillion by 2034?

In our recently published white paper, Investing in a Water-Secure Future, Global Water Intelligence forecasts just this. Missing the UN’s 1.5°C target for global warming will unleash a massive increase in severe climate change impacts. A commensurate increase in water security investment becomes imperative. 

However, needing investment and money changing hands are not the same thing. The global water industry must also ask: “What can be done to make this investment real?”.

GWS 2025: Accelerating Investment

GWS 2024 initiated the conversation. GWS 2025, with its theme of “Accelerating Investment,” will advance this dialogue by transforming engagement into action and focusing on the development of critical water ecosystems and economies.

The Global Water Summit has always been about connecting water and finance. Taking place in Paris from May 12 to 14, 2025, this role is more crucial than ever. Join over 1,000 senior water executives, utility leaders, and finance authorities as we redefine the commercial platform for the global water industry.

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The findings of this white paper suggest that water security is set to become the biggest global investment theme over the next 10 years.  

This white paper will tackle the important questions:

  • What assumptions go into our model, how do the numbers break out, and where are the opportunities for private investment? 
  • How can the water sector deliver the financial returns necessary to attract the investment it needs?  
  • What are the risks if we do nothing?

This white paper is your guide is an essential document for anyone attending GWS 2024, where we’ll start the discussions needed for value creation in an ever-changing climate.