Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Governing water globally transforms crisis into opportunity through equity and sustainability.
Introduction: Transforming the world’s understanding of the economics of water
The hydrological cycle as a global common good
Towards a new economics of water
Pushing the economics: The case for shaping markets
Innovations to tackle water’s critical mission areas
Partnerships, property rights, and contracts for more water justice
Finance for a just and sustainable water future
The governance of water utilities
Harnessing data as a foundation for action
Opportunities for Just Global Water Governance
Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London and Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Professor in Earth System Science at University of Potsdam and Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
President,
Republic of Singapore
Executive Director, Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Drawn across regions, backgrounds, and generations, this group of eminent individuals worked with the co-chairs on the report contributing analyses and insights informed by their diverse roles and experiences and reaching out to a broad community of practice.
Mayor of the City of Freetown, Sierra Leone , and Co-Chair, C40 Cities
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Vice Presidency, World Bank
CEO of GWL Voices, Former President of the UN General Assembly, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University
Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water, New Delhi, India
Professor, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam
Professor and Director, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo
Founder, China’s Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)
Executive Director, Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Emeritus President, Club of Rome, South Africa; Co-Founder of Reimagine SA, Chair, Global Compassion Coalition; Chair, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Intellectual Property Trust
Former Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Executive Secretary, International Whaling Commission Secretariat, and Former Secretary-General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund
Founding Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Director for the Environment Directorate, OECD
Founder, Green Generation Initiative
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water is an independent commission. The co-chairs and the Commissioners each contributed in their personal capacities. The co-chairs took final responsibility for the contents of the Report, while Commissioners contributed actively with substantive inputs and comments. The outputs of the Global Commission (reports, executive summary, infographics, other communication materials) do not necessarily reflect in their entirety the views of the respective Commissioners or those of their respective institutions.