The overall purpose of this report is to mobilise the financial sector to pay greater attention to the global challenges of water scarcity. The case for the financial sector is premised on the notion that water scarcity challenges pose considerable and different type of risks and opportunities for financial institutions and for their clients in many regions of the world.
Financial institutions which assume the risk of companies and projects, can exercise considerable influence – and in some cases control - over investment and management decisions that could be brought into play for the benefit of both their clients and water sustainability.