Joining Forces: Innovative Co-Funding for Corporate Water Stewardship in the Colorado River Basin
The Colorado River Basin faces critical water supply limitations, threatening the economic, social, and ecological stability of the region. This report explores how leveraging corporate water stewardship spending with existing and emerging funding streams, referred to as co-funding, can increase positive water impact in the Colorado River Basin and beyond. Four blueprints for co-funding are provided, along with case studies of successful co-funding for water projects. The report offers evaluation criteria for selecting co-funding approaches and discusses the challenges associated with these approaches, from relationship development to benefit accounting. Finally, the report provides three recommended actions that corporations can take now to identify and engage in co-funding arrangements for water projects.
Client The Pacific Institute
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