1、Navigating the WatersStrategic Solutions for Water ResilienceSeptember 2023By Torsten Kurth,Dean Muruven,Jester Koldijk,John Staunton Sykes,and Adam WlostowskiWith major contributions from Stuart Orr and Richard Lee of the WWF Freshwater Practice Coordination Team and from the WWF Water Risk Filter

2、team1 NAVIGATING THE WATERS:STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS FOR WATER RESILIENCE Navigating the WatersStrategic Solutions for Water ResilienceReaders might react skeptically.Hasnt access to freshwater steadily improved for decades?And didnt the recent United Nations Water Conference address this problem?Why sho

3、uld we worry about water when other challenges seem harder to solve?The reality,however,is both worse(because we are facing a global water crisis)and better(because new ideas and emerging technologies can help overcome the challenges)than many people imagine.Part I:The Water CrisisThe Water Crisis:M

4、yths to Clear Away Many responses to the crisis echo common myths,so lets begin by addressing these misconceptions.Myth 1:The Water Crisis Is Like the Carbon CrisisUnlike carbon emissions,water issues are hyperlocal.One region might face severe drought,while another a few hundred miles away has an a

5、bundant supply of water.Quality varies widely,too:the groundwater in one area might be undrinkable,while neighbors who benefit from a different geology can drink freely from their wells.That hyperlocality complicates efforts to coordinate global action.Its much easier to set national limits on fungi

6、ble emissions that flow freely into the atmosphere.Not sur-prisingly,we have a global framework for measuring and disclosing carbon emissions,but not for gauging and up-holding water standards.Likewise,we cant create emis-sions markets with offsets for water.These challenges help explain why the rec