Waterpreneurs

Scaling-up impact in the water nexus

 

Waterpreneurs acts as a catalyst, mobilising versatile expertise and a global network of influential key stakeholders, accelerating collaborations between existing platforms, in order to scale-up impact in the water nexus, at a local and global scale.

An action plan accelerating market forces for good

ASSESS

CONNECT

SCALE-UP

Identification

Evaluation

Selection

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of bridge builders

  • Mapping of local entrepreneurial ecosystems and "bridge builders" that develop portfolios of solutions

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  • Assessment of "bridge builders" on the basis of precise criteria

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  • Selection of the eligible “bridge builders” for CONNECT and SCALE-UP activities

  • Development and provision of tools and methods, such as "Innovate 4 Water" marketplaces to increase visibility, build trust and develop collaborations

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  • Training of “bridge builders” to deploy themselves these tools and methods and train others for SCALE-UP activities

Empowerment of bridge builders

to build trust between

in-countries local solution providers

Acceleration of

 

Coalitions

Ecosystems

Finance vehicles

  • Catalyze of strategic coalitions that accelerate the deployment of entrepreneurial solutions and the creation of innovative finance models

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  • Consolidation of regional and local entrepreneurial ecosystems

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  • Promotion and support of innovative finance vehicles

Leveraging versatile critical expertise

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