Inspiring the Next Wave of Water Stewards: Introducing the AWS Standard V3.0

Climate change is affecting us all through water, intensifying risks such as droughts, floods, water scarcity, and declining water quality. Addressing these challenges requires collective action and practical frameworks that help organisations manage water responsibly and contribute to resilient catchments and communities.

Join the International Water Association (IWA) and the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) for an insightful webinar introducing the newly launched AWS Standard Version 3.0 – the global benchmark for credible water stewardship.

Certification to the AWS Standard demonstrates a site’s water stewardship performance, enabling credible claims while delivering meaningful environmental, social, and economic benefits beyond the fenceline. Updated every five years through a rigorous, transparent, and inclusive global consultation process, Version 3.0 responds to emerging challenges and strengthens the proven framework by increasing its practicality, utility, and value.

This session will provide participants with an introduction to AWS, an overview of the revised Standard, and insights into how water stewardship can support utilities, cities, industries, and other organisations in improving water management at both system and watershed levels.

Join us to explore how the AWS Standard 3.0 can help organisations respond to today’s water challenges and create lasting positive impact for people, nature, and economies. Learn more and download the AWS Standard here: https://a4ws.org/aws-standard/

Practitioners, academics, utilities, engineers, advisors 

After the session, participants will

• Know more about AWS and IWA collaboration
• Be informed on the AWS Standard V3.0
• Make connections between the AWS Standard, credible water stewardship and long-term water resilience.

• Climate change is affecting us all through water and presents critical risks. Water Stewardship and the AWS Standard can support responses to these challenges.
• Certification to the AWS Standard demonstrates a site’s water stewardship performance, enabling credible claims and delivering meaningful benefits beyond the fenceline.
• The AWS Standard is revised every five years through rigorous, transparent and inclusive global consultation processes. Version 3.0, which was recently launched, reflects and responds to emerging challenges and strengthens the proven framework for credible water stewardship. This session will introduce IWA members to AWS and the updated version 3.0 of the AWS Standard.

Speakers

• Dr. Faith Lawrence, Head - Strategic Partnerships and Policy Engagement, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
• Tyler Farrow, Standards Manager, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
• Oliver Maennicke, Global Advisory Alliance Regional Secretary, IWA SG (Specialist Group) Sustainability in the Water Sector & WG Chair Climate Change and Resilience