About the Organization Archives - Alliance for Water Stewardship

February 21, 2017

How can I become a member of the Alliance?

As an organization with global reach, AWS’s Board have recognized the need to build an organizational model that encourages participation from all regions and sectors. AWS is committed to building an international, multi-stakeholder, membership-based organization. The details of this model, including the business model and the governance model, are currently under development and the membership structure has not yet been defined. AWS is committed to working with stakeholders internationally to achieve a credible and effective organizational model....

by Sarah Wade

February 21, 2017

Who is part of the Alliance?

The Alliance for Water Stewardship has ten Board Organizations, each of which delegates one director to sit on the AWS Board. Our Board Organizations are: Carbon Disclosure Project CEO Water Mandate European Water Partnership International Water Management Institute The Nature Conservancy The Pacific Institute Water Environment Federation Water Stewardship Australia Water Witness International WWF In Latin America and the Caribbean and North America we have dedicated Regional Initiatives. Australian and European stakeholders are represented through our Board Organizations, Water Stewardship Australia and the European Water Partnership, while in other regions we work with our networks of partners, including Board Organizations, to promote...

by Sarah Wade

February 21, 2017

What does AWS do?

The Alliance for Water Stewardship Inc. (AWS) is building a global water stewardship system to be launched in 2013 to promote and reward sustainable use of water by major water users. The system will comprise globally consistent principles (and criteria) for responsible water use set out in an International Water Stewardship Standard; a multi-stakeholder governance structure to eventually own the stewardship Standard and system, a credible verification process for performance against the standard, and; a recognised international brand that drives participation and rewards participants in the system. The Standard is being developed through the multi-stakeholder global Water Roundtable process....

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