1、Water-BOOST:Enabling Innovation for Future-Ready CitiesI N S I G H T R E P O R TO C T O B E R 2 0 2 5In collaboration with Imperial College LondonImages:Unsplash+,Getty ImagesDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project,insight area or interaction.

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3、rs.2025 World Economic Forum.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photocopying and recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForewordExecutive summaryIntroduction1 Unlocking water innovation1

4、.1 The need for urban water innovation1.2 Limitations of existing frameworks1.3 Methodology:Building a systems-based approach1.4 Case-study cities:A diverse testing ground1.5 Stakeholder engagement and co-design2 Water-BOOST:A systems toolkit for scaling water innovation2.1 Mapping the water innovat

5、ion ecosystem2.2 Water-BOOST principles3 Water innovation ecosystems in practice:City-level insights3.1 San Francisco3.2 Valencia3.3 Singapore3.4 Accra3.5 Barcelona3.6 Bengaluru4 From mapping to strategy:Operationalizing Water-BOOST4.1 Cross-comparison of cities4.2 Cross-city reflections and emergin

6、g impact areas4.3 Scaling and future directions4.4 What Water-BOOST teachesConclusion:Aligning systems to accelerate innovationAppendixContributorsEndnotes34688910111215151722222425273032343436394041424449Water-BOOST:Enabling Innovation for Future-Ready Cities2ForewordWater underpins the health,pros