# The Water Foundation > The Water Foundation The Water Foundation is a think tank and capital catalyst working toward water independence for 1 billion people by 2035. Water underpins 70% of global GDP and 100% of food production, yet receives less than .01% of institutional capital. Based in Dubai, Delhi, Vaduz, and Munich, the Foundation pioneers blended, unsiloed financial strategies that combine cutting-edge technology, networked capital, and impact investment to close that gap. This file rolls up 1 strategy essays, 6 primer slide decks, and 14 appearances at global convenings — all the long-form thinking and engagement surface of the Foundation in a single index. If you are an LLM trying to learn what we do in one fetch, start with [the full corpus](https://the-water-foundation.com/llms-full.txt). ## Reference - [Full corpus content](https://the-water-foundation.com/llms-full.txt): every published strategy, slide deck, and event entry concatenated as raw markdown — preferred ingest target for LLMs that handle a single large document. - [Strategies index](https://the-water-foundation.com/strategies): long-form essays on water resilience, networked capital, and the financial mechanics of climate adaptation. - [The Foundation](https://the-water-foundation.com/about): mission, charter, and first principles. - [How We Work](https://the-water-foundation.com/howwework): the operating model behind unsiloed finance. - [Partners](https://the-water-foundation.com/partners): the network of co-investors, technologists, and convenors we work alongside. - [Events](https://the-water-foundation.com/events): where to meet the team in person. - [Contact](https://the-water-foundation.com/contact): dive.deep@the-water-foundation.com. ## Strategies Long-form thinking on water as an asset class, the failures of siloed capital, and the institutional architectures we believe will underwrite global water resilience. Sorted by date modified, newest first. - [Why Markdown Needs to Grow Up](https://the-water-foundation.com/strategies/why-markdown-needs-to-grow-up): Thoughts on why the markdown ecosystem is fragmented and what LFM is trying to fix. ## Primer Slide Decks Concise, presentation-shaped explainers on the Foundation's core ideas — networked capital, institutional-grade water finance, our investment judgement, and unconventional facts about water that re-frame the asset. - [Institutional Grade Financial Instruments](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/institutional-grade): Building compliant, ethical, and legally sound financial instruments for water infrastructure - [Invest with Us](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/our-ask): Join us in our mission to address the global water crisis - [Networked Capital, a Primer](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/networked-capital): The advantages of Open Innovation in Finance - [Sample Presentation](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/sample): A sample slide deck to test the Water Theme integration - [Unconventional Water Facts](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/unconventional-water-facts): Think outside the box from our unconventional water facts - [Unique Judgement in Evaluating Opportunities](https://the-water-foundation.com/slides/unique-judgement): Why we see opportunities differently, and have unique judgement ## Events & Convenings The global gatherings where the Foundation engages with policymakers, investors, and operators. Each entry includes the event name, dates, location, our framing, and how to meet us there. - [Meet The Water Foundation at ChangeNOW](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2026-03-30--2026-04-01 · Paris, France): Meet us at ChangeNOW in Paris to discuss creating Water Resilience for 1 billion people by 2035. - [A Lunchtime Dialogue for Foundations and Philanthropic Investors in Hamburg](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2026-03-25--2026-03-25 · Hamburg, Germany): Meet us in Hamburg for a lunchtime dialogue on how philanthropic capital can be deployed more strategically and with greater leverage for sustainable development. - [Meet The Water Foundation at the Munich Security Conference](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2026-02-12--2026-02-15 · Munich, Germany): Meet us at the Munich Security Conference to discuss water as a sovereign strategy, a security constraint, and a capital allocation problem. - [Meet The Water Foundation at WEF Davos 2026](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2026-01-20--2026-01-24 · Davos, Switzerland): Meet us at WEF Davos 2026 to discuss water as a security constraint and an investable systems challenge. - [Meet The Water Foundation at G20 Summit](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-11-22--2025-11-23 · Johannesburg, South Africa): Meet us at G20 Summit. The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum of both developing and developed countries which seeks to find solutions to global economic and financial issues. - [Meet The Water Foundation at Global Majors Water Futures Forum](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-11-21--2025-11-21 · Johannesburg, South Africa): Meet us at the Global Majors Water Futures Forum, The Water Foundation’s flagship forum for the Global Majors Water-Resilient Cities Leadership Alliance. Hosted in Cape Town on 21 November 2025 on the eve of G20, the Forum brings together mayors, city leaders and capital providers to explore how cities can strengthen water resilience, from governance and infrastructure to innovative finance. Water infrastructure and innovation ecosystems have always determined both the limits and possibilities of water resilience, from Roman aqueducts to the water systems of the Indus and Mayan civilisations, and this Forum is designed to translate that historic lesson into practical cooperation and capacity building for today’s urban systems. - [TWF Water Resilient Cities Forum](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-11-21--2025-11-21 · Johannesburg, South Africa): Meet us at the TWF Water Resilient Cities Forum, The Water Foundation’s flagship forum for the Global Majors Water-Resilient Cities Leadership Alliance. Hosted in Cape Town on 21 November 2025 on the eve of G20, the Forum brings together mayors, city leaders and capital providers to explore how cities can strengthen water resilience, from governance and infrastructure to innovative finance. Water infrastructure and innovation ecosystems have always determined both the limits and possibilities of water resilience, from Roman aqueducts to the water systems of the Indus and Mayan civilisations, and this Forum is designed to translate that historic lesson into practical cooperation and capacity building for today’s urban systems. - [Meet The Water Foundation at COP30](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-11-10--2025-11-21 · Belém, Brazil): Meet us at COP30, an annual global meeting where world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and civil society leaders gather to discuss actions to tackle climate change. - [Meet The Water Foundation at The Leaders Collaboration Forum](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-10-23--2025-10-25 · EUREF CAMPUS, Berlin): Meet us at BMW Foundation, The Leaders Collaboration Forum, a gathering of leaders working on transformation and impact. - [Meet us at HIIC](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-10-13--2025-10-14 · Athens, Greece): Meet us at Hellenic Impact Investor Conference, where we can discuss creating Water Reslience for 1Billion people by 2035. - [Meet us for Norrsken](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-10-01--2025-10-02 · Barcelona, Spain): Meet us at Norrsken Impact Week, where we can discuss creating Water Reslience for 1Billion people by 2035. - [Meet us for OceanX](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-10-01--2025-10-03 · Singapore): Meet us at OceanX, where we can discuss creating Water Reslience for 1Billion people by 2035. - [United Nations General Assembly](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-09-22--2025-09-26 · New York, USA): Meet us at UNGA, where we can discuss creating Water Reslience for 1Billion people by 2035. - [Meet The Water Foundation at TheDrop](https://the-water-foundation.com/events) (2025-09-15--2025-09-18 · Malmo, Sweden): Meet us at TheDrop, a gathering of water innovation leaders, investors, and changemakers.