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Integrated Water Resource Management is in OUR hands

Integrated Water Resource Management is in OUR hands. Dan Bena Senior Director Global Sustainable Development PepsiCo, Inc. dan.bena@pepsico.com.

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Integrated Water Resource Management is in OUR hands

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  1. Integrated Water Resource Managementis inOURhands

    Dan Bena Senior Director Global Sustainable Development PepsiCo, Inc. dan.bena@pepsico.com
  2. “That area of land…within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.“ --John Wesley Powell Scientist Geographer 1834-1902 Calibration: What is a watershed? “A watershed is an area of land that captures water in any form, such as rain, snow, or dew, and drains it to a common water body, i.e., stream, river, or lake.” --Paul A. DeBarry
  3. Creating an Integrated Watershed Management Plan is simple, right? 1 2 Identify Stakeholders, developpartnerships Perform complete watershed assessment 3 4 Develop comprehensive Watershed Management Plan Identify regulations and legal requirements
  4. Far from simple! Perhaps PepsiCo Chair and CEO says it best…. “…solutions we develop together….”
  5. Solutions come through partnership:2030 Water Resources Group “Water Resources Group (WRG) is an innovative and neutral public–private platform for collaboration on water. Working at the invitation of governments, the WRG engages in fact-based, analytical approaches and establishes in-country capacities to help governments achieve sustainable and comprehensive water sector transformation to support their economic growth aspirations.” 40% Global Water Supply-Demand Gap to 2030
  6. Solutions come through partnership:UN CEO Water Mandate Public-private initiative – launched by the UN Secretary-General Multi-stakeholder: companies, civil society, UN, Governments Strategic framework for Corporate Water Sustainability Direct Operations Supply Chain-Watershed Management Collective Action Public Policy Community Engagement Transparency Call-to-Action by CEOs to Business Leaders Everywhere
  7. Solutions come through partnership:Guide to Water-related Collective Action
  8. Solutions come through partnership:UN CEO Water Mandate Water Action Hub From education and awareness-building To tangible collective action on the ground
  9. Solutions come through partnerships:WBCSD Water Leadership Group Cost effective, credible and operational tools and accelerating watershed-level responses Long term insights for short term responses to the water-energy-food nexus Benefits of water valuation for improved internal business decisions and external stakeholder engagement. Optimizing water re-use Provision of equitable and sustainable access to safe water and sanitation through cross-sector business action
  10. Finally, a little closer to home:PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy Grounded in our commitment to respect water as a human right safety, sufficiency, acceptability, physical accessibility, affordability
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