1、What Is Water Really Worth?February 2025 By Torsten Kurth,Vuk Trifkovic,Dean Muruven,Sina Sthr,Alana Tung,Robert Bergstrom,Charles McGarraugh,Jonathan Haswell,Dr.Timothy Quinn,and Jamie SpotswoodIn collaboration withBOSTON CONSULTING GROUP|BCG XWHAT IS WATER REALLY WORTH?2Executive SummaryThe growin

2、g global water crisis has highlighted the need to invest in the water infrastructure required to alleviate the risks associated with climate change and reap the considerable economic,social,and environmental benefits of properly valued and rationally priced water.After all,water creates value wherev

3、er it flows,but its true value is often more than its cost to users.Thats because it typically is not priced correctly,which in turn hinders efforts by both public and private stakeholders to invest adequately,in part because the return on such investments is very difficult to calculate or justify.T

4、his erroneous perception of a lack of clear economic benefit has created a significant funding gap.Examples show that when water is valued properly and priced correctly,it drives both consumption efficiencies and greater investmentin both the infrastructure needed to deliver water to where its neede

5、d and the innovative technologies that promise to dramatically improve the effective management and conservation of water.To this end,the Water Value Framework is designed to help capture in a single view the full value of water.With this guidance in hand,pricing models can be designed to strike a b

6、alance between the recovery of the cost of delivering water,the need for managing usage,and the goal of ensuring that water remains accessible to all,regardless of income.BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP|BCG XWHAT IS WATER REALLY WORTH?31.https:/www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-