The Valuing Water Initiative uses practical case studies to showcase the implementation of the United Nations Valuing Water Principles in order to bring systemic change in the way water is valued in policy, practice, finance and behaviour and to inspire others to do the same.
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Better decisions impacting water
The Valuing Water Initiative calls for the many values of water to be recognized in decision-making to ensure we can live in a sustainable water-secure world. Inspired by the Valuing Water Principles, we work collaboratively with people across systems and sectors to better understand, value and manage water.
United Nations High Level Panel on Water and VWI
In 2016 the United Nations and the World Bank Group organized the High Level Panel on Water (HLPW). The HLPW identified ways in which the world could understand, value and manage water better to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was one of the eleven sitting Heads of State and Government in the HLPW.
The HLPW published its outcome doc its ‘Making Every Drop Count’ in 2018, urging governments, businesses and civil society to incorporate water’s many values into decision-making. The HLPW defined 5 principles to value water better and triggered the Valuing Water Initiative (VWI) to put these principles into practice.