WRI launches alliance to address global water risks

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched Aqueduct Alliance, a consortium that will assess and address the issue of rising water risks worldwide.

The consortium will provide a global database of water risk information to companies, investors and governments so they can create water-risk maps.

The database will allow the private sector to reduce the water footprint in high-risk areas and provide the public sector a platform to manage water resources in water-stressed basins.

WRI markets and enterprise programme director Kristy Jenkinson said that Aqueduct Alliance will address the risks beyond physical water scarcity such as regulatory and socio-economic threats.

The consortium includes Bloomberg, Dow Chemical, Talisman Energy, United Technologies and Coca-Cola.