The Sustainable Development Goals highlight the importance that the global community places on water and there is increasing demand for innovative and effective approaches to water management. With widespread competing demands on water, maintaining environmental sustainability and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable members of society must both be addressed. The OECD provides policy guidance on water to OECD members and non-OECD countries, covering a wide range of issues.
The established Roundtable on Financing Water aims to accelerate action to scale-up financing for water investment which contributes to sustainable growth.
What's new
Blog: A global pioneer addressing water scarcity – how can Israel face other pressing environmental challenges? | 31 May 2023
Event: OECD at the UN 2023 Water Conference | 22-24 March 2023
Report: Implementing Water Economics in the EU Water Framework Directive | 21 March 2023
Blog: Financing Water: beyond traditional economic thinking, it’s time for global action | 14 March 2023
Event: Ninth meeting of the Roundtable on Financing Water | 7-9 February 2023
Working paper: Strategic Investment Pathways for Resilient Water Systems | 2 November 2022
Event: Science-policy workshop on Developing science-informed policy responses to curb endocrine disruption in freshwater | 18-19 October 2022
Blog: Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water | 2 September 2022
Explore the policy areas below to access the latest OECD work in each area:
