Our planet’s water resources are under increasing pressure due to global population growth, economic and lifestyle trends, and climate change. Water scarcity and the deterioration of waterways are negatively impacting the natural environment and the wellbeing of people across the world.

Water users from agriculture, energy and industry, to cities and citizens, are now recognising the acute need to better manage the water resources on which they depend. This will only be achieved through collective approaches where water users in a catchment work together to indentify common goals for sustainable water management, providing social, environmental and economic benefits.

Water stewardship offers an approach to achieving water management outcomes that are socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically beneficial.