Move to accelerate innovation across global water ecosystem
The Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative and the World Economic Forum have signed a partnership agreement to advance water innovation and strengthen the enabling conditions needed for practical water solutions to move more rapidly toward adoption and deployment.
The partnership brings together The Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative’s focus on accelerating innovation, supporting real-world deployment, and elevating water as a global priority with the World Economic Forum’s reach and ability to bring together leaders across government, industry, finance, and civil society.
At the centre of the collaboration is a shared ambition to help close a persistent gap in the global water ecosystem: the pathways between solutions and the policies, financing, market demand and partnerships required for them to scale.
Articulate pathways
Through the partnership, the organisations will work together to accelerate and scale water innovation and articulate pathways for the effective adoption of solutions, helping them reach the people and markets that need them.
“Water is a key pillar of development, prosperity, and resilience. The UAE has established a long-term approach to addressing water scarcity challenges based on strategic planning, innovation, and partnership building,” assured HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Vice-Chairman, The Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative.
“By combining our respective strengths and networks, we can help accelerate practical action and support a more coordinated international response to water scarcity,” added Ayesha Al Ateeqi, Chief Executive Officer, The Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative.
Important work
“The Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative is doing important work to advance practical solutions, and this partnership can draw on the World Economic Forum’s convening power to bring together leaders across business, government, and finance around this critical issue,” asserted Larry Fink, Co-Chair, World Economic Forum.
“This two-year partnership with the Mohamed Bin Zayed Water Initiative reflects a shared recognition that water innovation encompasses not just technology but also depends on bolder leadership, widespread knowledge sharing, and new approaches to shaping an environment that integrates financing, policy, market development, and cross-sector collaboration,” emphasized Sebastian Buckup, Managing Director, World Economic Forum.
