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U.S. Water Partnership ��� ������������� ��������� Information Roundtable February 6, 2012 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

� In the United States , water represents one of the great diplomatic and development opportunities of our time . ��������� every day you find an issue where effective diplomacy and development will allow you to save millions of lives, feed the hungry, empower women, advance our national security interests, protect the environment, and demonstrate to billions of people that the United States cares, cares about you and your welfare. Water is that ������� � � U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, World Water Day 2010 The U.S. public and private sectors have an opportunity to unite to protect water resources and promote water security worldwide. 2 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF 2

The Need The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline 1 billion with 884 chronic million hunger without Collaborative U.S. Water clean Platform for Partnership water Action 2.6 billion without sanitation Public & private sector Collaboration drives action activities on global water and sustainable solutions challenges are largely disjointed 3 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

Water as the Connector The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Economic Environmental Policy & Health Partnerships Development Sustainability Diplomacy Policy and diplomacy Water risks are on the rise globally; the U.S. Water Partnership will facilitate sustainable solutions to diverse challenges 4 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

U.S. Water Partnership Mission The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline T o unite and mobilize best of U.S. expertise, resources and ingenuity to address global water challenges, with a special focus on developing countries where needs are greatest. 5 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

Working T ogether for Water Security The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Private sector Public sector � Global Health Initiative � In market presence, skills, ������������������� ������������� � Feed the Future ������� � Global Climate Change � Open up new markets for U.S. Initiative companies � ������������������������� Export Initiative � Provide more effective entry points for current markets, � World Water Forum and Rio especially through commercial + 20 initiatives diplomacy � Millennium Development Goals � Facilitate cutting edge solutions � P ost 2015 development agenda 6 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF DRAFT - Prepared by GETF

Netherlands Water Partnership & Sponsor Involvement The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Domestic International NWP Model � Provides cooperation and � Focuses on markets that � 200+ members synchronization of all offer considerable � Corporations fund parties of the Dutch business and cooperation individual projects or water sector opportunities country-level platforms. � Facilitates integral � Uses one time trade � Annual contributions solutions using national exhibitions, seminars or branding allowing Dutch based on organization size water stakeholders to trade missions OR public � Various Dutch increase their position in � private consortiums government agencies the world water market through country platforms also fund NWP 7 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

GETF and Water The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline � GETF develops and manages AGRICULTURE partnerships that touch on WATERSHEDS ENTERPRISE every aspect of global water issues. � 24 years developing partnerships for sustainable action CLIMATE GENDER RELIEF HEAL TH 8 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

Charter Partners � Design Phase The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline NGOs, Academics, Private Sector U.S. Government 19 USG Agencies consulted in design phase. Commitments forthcoming. 9 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

U.S. Water Partnership Core Functions The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Initial ¡Thematic ¡Areas ¡ Water risk identified at country level, local stakeholders Knowledge ¡ reach out to USWP ¡ Sharing ¡ Technical ¡ Productivity USWP facilitates & Efficiency WASH convening of Assistance ¡ stakeholders to and ¡Training ¡ address issue ¡ IWRM Governance Rapid ¡ USWP , stakeholders Response ¡ develop and execute plan of action ¡ 10 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

Landscape Database The Need The Vision The Partners The Approach Sponsorship Timeline 11 Business Confidential - Prepared by UNC

Landscape Database The Need The Vision The Partners The Approach Sponsorship Timeline Next Stage Current Development The Concept of Capabilities in Progress Development � A searchable � Hundreds of � Increasing the � Secure online database records number of database access records � U.S.-based � Searchable by � Companies companies, target country, � Refine existing create/update organizations sector, and records their own and individuals service profiles � Implementation � Identify those � Profile for each of additional � Enhanced providing organization search fields searching and services reporting � Mock user overseas in the testing by user various sectors groups of the water and sanitation field. 12 Business Confidential - Prepared by UNC

Impact Case Study Example: Water Efficiency The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline U.S. Water Partnership and T erra Manus, a U.S. USAID Mission in Ethiopia U.S. Water Partnership agricultural technology seeks innovative approaches arranges an interaction company, create a local for improving agricultural between USFCS, USAID staff supply chain for a small � scale productivity and reducing and several large and small soil imprinting device that water use among small scale scale technology companies . ¡ increases water retention in farmers. soil and raises crop productivity by 40%. 13 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

Partnership Launch Process The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Initial Incubation: Long T erm Transition: 3Q Launch: 1Q 2Q Operation: 4Q � Develop business and � Select Board of Directors � External convening/road � Execute membership communications plans and Executive Director show model � Form Steering � Identify and set budget � Initiate portal launch � Board of Directors to Committee and funding sources identify core initiatives for � Early project identification 2013 � Engage launch partners � Develop portal approach and implementation and begin data collection � Continue to engage and � Develop and execute convene partners launch � Select thematic areas 14 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

The Opportunity The Need The Mission The Model The Partners The Approach Timeline Join as a partner 15 Business Confidential - Prepared by GETF

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