Water connects us all.
What we do with it matters
What is Water Positive?
Water Positive is a transformative approach that goes beyond simply reducing water use. It’s about regenerating more water than we consume restoring balance to the ecosystems we depend on.
By combining innovation, efficiency and restoration, it empowers corporations, communities and individuals to actively improve water quality, increase availability and protect ecosystems.
Be part of the shift towards a Water Positive future.
The global water challenge
Over 2 billion people (1 in 4)
live without safely managed drinking water
40% more water
will be available by 2030
70% of freshwater
is used for global agricultural production
1 in 3 major groundwater systems
are being depleted beyond recovery
Sources: OMS, UNICEF, Global Commision on the Economics of Water (UNESCO), NASA and FAO
The Water Positive Think Tank (WPTT) is a global community of over one hundred professionals from diverse disciplines, working to advance sustainable water management through a systemic and science-based approach.
Born from the United Nations Water Conference in 2023, it brings together knowledge, innovation and collaboration to drive water resilience and support the Sustainable Development Goals.
By connecting expertise with action, the Think Tank promotes regenerative approaches to water, helping restore ecosystems, improve availability and create a net positive impact on water resources.
Our commitments to a Water Positive future
Promote regenerative solutions
supporting approaches that restore and improve water systems.
Connect knowledge and action
bringing together expertise to accelerate real-world impact
Advance global water resilence
contributing to sustainable and equitable water management worldwide.
Latest news
Asturias establishes the Water Positive roadmap at the 1st Water Positive Summit held in Asturias (Spain)
International Forum Water Positive Korea 2025
On March 21st, 2025, Korea hosted the International Forum Water Positive Korea 2025, under the theme “Strategies and Vision for Water Positive in Korea to Respond to Climate Change.” The event was jointly organized by K-water and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea.
The forum brought together leading voices from government, the private sector, and academia. Among the highlights were the keynote interventions by William Sarni, CEO of The Future of Water Fund, and Alejandro Sturniolo, Secretary General of the Water Positive Think Tank. Both speakers presented complementary perspectives: Sarni outlined digital-based strategies for global water restoration, while Sturniolo introduced the global vision and mid-to-long-term roadmap for scaling Water Positive as a transformative framework for climate action and sustainable water stewardship.
How AWS Will Return More Water Than It Uses by 2030 | Amazon Web Services
Webinar: Water Positive within the Framework of the Race to Resilience
On March 7, 2024, Global Compact Chile and the Water Positive Think Tank organized a webinar titled ” Water Positive in the context of the Race towards Resilience.” The event focused on promoting progress towards SDG 6 and its connections with other SDGs, focusing on water resilience in the context of the Water Resilience Coalition.
How Microsoft plans to become water positive by 2030
Microsoft will be water positive by 2030. As chief environmental officer Lucas Joppa explains, this means we will lessen our water use intensity and replenish more water than we’re using. We will also work with nonprofits to provide 1.5 million people in areas with the most need access to freshwater.
Heineken Sustainability Director Discusses Water Stewardship on UN Global Compact Podcast
The United Nations Global Compact has just launched a new podcast, Moving Business Forward Faster. Sonia Thimmiah, the Sustainability Director at Heineken, was the guest invited to the inaugural episode. She joined Adam Roy Gordon, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network USA, for a conversation on sustainable business practices.
