The Critical Role of Water Stewardship in a Changing Climate

23 seconds - Beatrice

The majority of languages do not have a direct translation for the word stewardship. So can you imagine having to explain a word or a term that doesn't even exist in most languages? So that's why I feel that more importantly is the understanding of the concept behind the word stewardship rather than focus exclusively on the translation. 

22 seconds - Beatrice

I saw some incredible testimonies from, uh, this year's World Water Week Congress in Stockholm, which I attended in August. And there were so many indigenous First Nation communities that they have been carrying out water stewardship principle and nature based solutions since the beginning of time.

So water stewardship, we have to remember that it's been around forever. 

37 seconds - Beatrice

I would actually like to give out the statement for them, you know, for the, for the beginnings, for the beginners of this journey is don't let perfect, uh, be the enemy of good in the sense that water stewardship may be overwhelming at times. It may feel like a huge task to take on. You may, you might even feel by yourself when you're just Start off with this journey, especially for, you know, smaller organizations, smaller companies.

But, uh, remember that the cost of doing nothing is always far greater than the cost of doing. So, so start your journey, learn and, you know, improve along the way. Learn from others. That really is the power of sharing.

10 seconds - Joseph

water stewardship means the water resource is properly managed and used in a way that is socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically beneficial

22 seconds - Joseph

By doing the water stewardship work, it can ensure the operational  continuity of the company, and also can, uh,  especially, uh, it also can help the business comply with the increasing regulation. And avoid illegal risk and also can en enhance the company's, uh, brand reputation. 

9 seconds - Joseph

community engagement that can empower local  stakeholders to take part in the water management. Uh, fostering, uh, fostering more effective solution. 

14 seconds - Joseph

 I hope I can, uh, keep doing my job to help the community to bring the clean and accessible water for the future generation.  And I find the inspiration in the opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and empower local communities.

10 seconds - Maria

 good water stewardship can for sure offer a very positive, uh, um, reputational impact. And on the other hand, nature society can benefit from it. 

16 seconds - Maria

collaboration, it's in the definition of water stewardship itself. Uh, the water stewardship community sets it's goals. And in order to achieve these goals, to meet the deadlines, collaboration is critical, it's very important. 

23 seconds - Maria

water stewardship is also more effective when stakeholders work together in the catchment to take collective action.  And, uh, what I have learned, what I have seen during these events, these during these AWS events, is that  the watershed community is moving from theory to practice when it comes to collective action.

28 seconds - Maria

stewardship, of course, is very important for the greater good, but it also makes commercial sense.  So,  this means that water stewardship can protect business continuity, ensuring operations and supply chains become more resilient.

So, as we have already said before, Water stewardship can protect business continuity, ensuring operations and supply chains become more resilient. 

39 seconds - Maria

water stewardship is, uh, not an exact science.  I'm referring to the last 10 years because the first version of the international standard has been launched 10 years ago.  So what does it mean that the water stewardship is not an exact science? It means that we cannot fix water. Water needs continual care and attention.  And what we have seen also in the last years is that that the link between water stewardship and climate adaptation and resilience  is becoming prominent.

23 seconds - Raja

the important piece that you should be able to achieve with the society is building a trust and relationship with the community where you would be able to engage and build a strong relationship, which is crucial for gaining the community support and also ensuring the stewardship efforts are well received by the community. It's a mutual acknowledgement which would be able to achieve

33 seconds - Raja

during my childhood.  We used to get a water in the tap and we used to drink directly and there will not be anything which I need to buy money to purchase a water for day-to-day drinking.

But today it's a live example where you have to spend money to get a WA clean water to drink, which states the real scarcity that we are going through and also  equitable assess is going to be a big issue where in future you are going to have water assess quality. And also disproportion among the community where you have been there.