World Water Day is held every year on 22 March to raise awareness of global freshwater challenges and solutions. This year's theme is Water and Gender, highlighting how water insecurity fuels inequality and exploring how women's voices and leadership can make water a force for a healthier and gender-equal future. The World Economic Forum's Water Futures Community is a collaborative platform ...
World Water Day 2026: Water is the lifeblood of our planet, yet for billions, it remains a luxury rather than a right. World Water Day 2026, observed on March 22, arrives at a critical juncture in our ...
More than 1,000 partners from the private sector, government and civil society are working together through the 2030 Water Resources Group. The group has facilitated close to $1 billion of financing for water-related programmes. This multistakeholder collaboration aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Water-efficient technologies could save vast amounts of water globally each year, cutting the energy and carbon required to pump, heat, treat and move it.
India's water systems are under significant strain, but engineering solutions must be paired with institutional, behavioural and cultural approaches. The country holds nearly 18% of the world’s population but has access to only about 4% of global freshwater resources, so solutions are needed. Infrastructure alone cannot stabilize India's water future; experience shows it must be paired with ...
Semiconductor manufacturing requires huge amounts of water to form ultrapure water, impacting the local environment and needing innovation and scrutiny.
Data centres cause accelerating water usage, requiring innovative water circularity solutions; however, collaboration will be critical for their success.