Imagine H2O unlocks catalytic capital and technical support for pilot projects to help communities test and adopt innovation
Communities globally struggle to access emerging technologies that can accelerate progress towards SDG 6 – universal access to water and sanitation.
Imagine H2O’s pilot funding initiatives create new opportunities for end-users to test and de-risk solutions which can help increase water supply, mitigate pollution and strengthen climate resilience.
SUPPORTERS
Imagine H2O’s pilot funding initiatives are supported by various public sector and philanthropic partners
Barriers to Innovation
Municipal and industrial end-users are searching for solutions to decarbonize, decentralize and digitalize how water is used, treated and accessed. Common barriers to the testing and adoption of innovation globally include:
Informational
Where do I look for innovations?
How do I vet or benchmark against conventional solutions?
Risk Aversion
How do I design pilots in a way that can help mitigate risk?
How do I ensure organization-wide buy-in?
Localization
How can I ensure the solution is adapted to local conditions?
Does the proposed business model support scalability?
Financial
How can I mobilize financial support for a pilot to overcome budget constraints?
How do I shorten lengthy approval processes?
Fund Feature
Sustainable Access Solution Fund
A global partnership supporting projects that enable access to safe drinking water as well as empower communities, utilities and other groups to sustain or restore threatened water supplies. Up to eight (8) solutions will receive funding in 2023.
Key activities include:
Sourcing: Identify and vet solutions from IH2O startup portfolio
Pilot Support: Design and co-fund pilots with end-users
Acceleration: Provide mentorship and advisory to support implementation
Impact: Showcase results for peer learning and scale pilot for commercial adoption
By partnering with Imagine H2O, we want to not only showcase what is possible for water innovation. We also want to tackle the underlying obstacles preventing the faster uptake and scaling of these promising solutions.
Saadia Madsbjerg President of The Coca-Cola Foundation
Building on the 5-year track record of the Urban Water Challenge
Imagine H2O’s early work in piloting innovative solutions for water-scarce cities has helped grow new initiatives targeting emerging markets. All programs provide co-funding awards, technical assistance through project design and implementation support, as well as networking and marketing opportunities throughout the project cycle.
Asian Development Bank
Accelerating Innovation & Digitalization (AID)
AID is a knowledge and capacity building program for ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) and ADB staff to engage, localize and adopt new solutions for a water-secure region.
WTAP is a platform for World Bank staff, projects, and client utilities to access and localize solutions, explore pilot projects as well as share findings to inspire replication and adoption globally.
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