EU-Resilient-Water-Future-Research-Report-29Sep25-en.pdf

EU-Resilient-Water-Future-Research-Report-29Sep25-en.pdfTable of Contents Foreword…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………… 4 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Public and Expert Voices…………………………………………………………………….6 The Business Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges………………………7 Five EU Policy Levers to Support Business Action………………………………….9 #1: Harmonised Standards and Supportive Frameworks to Scale Investment Potential…………………………………….10 #2: Financial Incentives and Mechanisms to Support Infrastructure and Innovation………………………………………….11 #3: Strategic Awareness and Guidance for Business to Integrate Water Planning into Strategic Commercial Planning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 #4: Local Capacity Building and Cross-Sector Collaboration to Drive Integrated and Shared Business Solutions…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 #5: Societal Momentum to Treat Water as a Critical Resource……………………………………………………………………………….14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….15 Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………16 2 \ TAPPING INTO SOLUTIONS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR INDUSTRY IN EUROPE’S RESILIENT WATER FUTUREPage 1Page 3