Mobilising investment for water security π
How do we get more water projects investment-ready and unlock the capital to deliver them?
This month, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the inaugural UAE Water Finance Leaders Forum, bringing together senior leaders from government, development finance, commercial banks, sovereign investors, and philanthropy to turn shared ambition into investable projects and partnerships.
Held in partnership with the Global Climate Finance Centre, the Forum focused on bridging the gap between water needs and investment - connecting policy with finance, and innovation with delivery.
A key priority was exploring how UAE development and catalytic finance could work alongside multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to move projects towards investment readiness, while creating opportunities for commercial banks, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and philanthropies to contribute complementary forms of capital.
The goal: build the partnerships and financing pathways that turn promising water solutions into projects ready to scale.
