Fair Water Footprints

Launched at COP26, the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints aims to transform the way the world’s water resources are managed. Their main aim is to build climate resilience, to support the needs of communities, businesses and ecosystems, and to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030.The partnership is working to transform how the global economy interacts with, and values, the initiative supports trading nations, businesses and civil society to shape a more resilient, just and water-secure world. Signatories to the Fair Water Footprints Declaration commit to reach zero water pollution, sustainable and equitable withdrawal and water use. They shall provide full access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for workers, work with and protect nature, and plan for droughts and floods.

Activity period	2021–present
Last CoAct update	2026
Web URL	https://fairwaterfootprints.org
Output effectiveness	0.19
Accountability Index	0.33
Inclusiveness Index	0.52
Capacity Index	0.53
Num. actors	27
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Institutional capacity building, Standards and norms, Campaigning, Participatory management, Policy planning
SDGs
Themes	water, resilience
Policy focus	Mainly adaptation
Sectors	Water supply; sewerage, waste managment and remediation activities
Implementation countries	Austria, Finland, Madagascar, Malawi, Panama, Peru, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the)