{"id":10961,"date":"2025-09-23T18:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceowatermandate.org\/resilience\/?page_id=10961"},"modified":"2026-01-13T20:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:52:34","slug":"collective-action-draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceowatermandate.org\/resilience\/collective-action-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective Action & The 100 Priority Basins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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100 <\/strong>water-stressed basins with positive water impact<\/span><\/p>\n

3 billion <\/strong>people impacted<\/span><\/p>\n

300 million <\/strong>lives changed with safe water or sanitation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Unite for Water Resilience Where It Matters Most<\/span><\/h2>\n

Across the globe, rivers are running dry, aquifers are shrinking, and many communities still lack reliable access to WASH services (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene). These challenges aren\u2019t confined to one region or border \u2014 they ripple across economies, societies, and ecosystems. To address them, the CEO Water Mandate has designated the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC)<\/a> as its leadership initiative for collective action.<\/p>\n

In consultation with partners, the WRC\u00a0 has identified the 100 Priority Basins<\/strong><\/a> where water stress, business risk, and social need intersect and where collective action is most urgent and impactful.<\/p>\n

No single company, government, or community can solve these crises alone. But together, we can change the narrative. Whether you operate in these basins today or may in the future, your voice and participation are critical. Together, we can mobilize a global community of businesses, governments, and civil society to strengthen water security in these vulnerable regions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”10407″ img_size=”1000\u00d7480″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”” link=”https:\/\/wateractionhub.org\/geos\/basin\/search\/”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Why the 100 Priority Basins?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The 100 Priority Basins are more than points on a map and each basin has its own story. These basins support communities with an already limited access to clean WASH services, local economies, and farms facing supply chain disruptions. Each priority basin represents an area of:<\/p>\n