The Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, a consortium and collaboration facility that brings together leaders and thinkers from throughout the water sector, policy world and past, has formally opened in Washington, DC, USA.
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Water sector leaders, together with academia, technology providers, commerce associations and NGOs, are partnering within the new consortium to accelerate solutions to the world’s critical water and sustainability challenges.
Located on the banks of the Anacostia River, the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions will serve as a global collaboration hub to advance breakthrough water solutions and innovations.
The Reservoir Center is designed to strengthen collaboration among the many diverse set of stakeholders, from DC and beyond, who work together towards solving global water challenges. The Center’s 33 partners – together with Reservoir sponsor Xylem – will deliver together their resources, knowledge and partnerships to drive progress.
Through innovation programs, schooling and mentoring, and community outreach, the Reservoir Center aims to create a vibrant hub for ideas and action on challenges like water scarcity, resilience and water affordability.
“Establishing the Reservoir Center is a commitment to strengthening collaboration throughout the water sector, and to strengthening water’s voice beyond it,” mentioned Patrick Decker, president and CEO of Xylem. “The Center will be a hub for those thinking about serving to clear up the world’s water challenges to come back together, deepen relationships, break down barriers and fast-track solutions. ที่วัดแรงดัน ’s a place where, collectively, we can write the subsequent chapter for water and continue our work in path of a extra sustainable world.”
Xylem introduced earlier this 12 months that its new headquarters shall be co-located with the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions.
Affiliates of the Reservoir Center embrace Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Alliance for Water Efficiency, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Anacostia Watershed Society, Arizona State University’s Kyl Center for Water Policy, Aspen Institute, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Association of State Drinking Water Administrations, Cleveland Water Alliance, Dig Deep, EarthEcho International, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Hydraulic Institute, International Water Association, Moonshot Missions, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, National Rural Water Association, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions (Duke University), Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Smart Water Networks Forum, Stimson Center, Stroud Water Research Center, US Water Alliance, United for Infrastructure, WateReuse Association, Water Environment Federation, Water Research Foundation, Water Start, Water for People, World Wildlife Fund and Xylem.
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