{"id":43901,"date":"2026-07-28T08:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/?post_type=waw_initiative&#038;p=43901"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:43:50","slug":"designing-systemic-progress-in-water-security-for-lac","status":"publish","type":"waw_initiative","link":"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/en\/initiatives\/designing-systemic-progress-in-water-security-for-lac\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockholm World Water Week 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"whads-insightimage-gblock\" data-image-type=\"wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas.jpg\" class=\"whads-insightimage-gblock__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-1024x235.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-768x176.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-1536x353.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-400x92.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/intermedia-amazonas-600x138.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><h2 class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading\">Objectives<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><p>To explore how to move from isolated water projects towards integrated systems that connect place-based implementation, governance, innovation, finance, and institutional collaboration to deliver lasting water security outcomes. Through practical case studies, audience participation, and two interconnected panel discussions, the session will identify the key connections needed to drive systemic transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><h2 class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading\">Agenda<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><p><strong>02:00 &#8211; 02:05 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\">Welcome<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>M\u00f3nica Altamirano-de Jong<\/strong>, Founder, ALTAMIRA Regenerative Finance<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>14:05- 14:10 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><strong>Short documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Screening of the documentary Amazon: The Memory of Water (We Are Water Foundation and World Vision). The documentary will provide an overview of the key water security challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the region\u2019s diverse realities while introducing the systemic perspective that will underpin the rest of the session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CFEeyHJ8I8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Amazon: The Memory of Water.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>02:10 &#8211; 02:20 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><strong>Setting the scene: What systemic progress looks like<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Laura Forni<\/strong>, Stockholm Environment Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We will draw together the documentary\u2019s key messages, the audience\u2019s responses, and the overarching purpose of the session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>02:20 &#8211; 02:50 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><strong>Panel 1. Rethinking roles for effective collective action<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NGOs, Foundations and Corporate actors working in the region reflect on the evolution of their roles to meet the region challenges. Each will share pioneering initiatives that reflect these changes in specific regions of LAC. To finalize they discuss about the need and potential of unusual partnerships and the remaining challenges to achieve water security, including access to finance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Maggie McDow<\/em><\/strong>, Rainforest Flow. Community-led and place-based water systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Carlos Garriga<\/em><\/strong>, We Are Water Foundation. Foundations, service delivery and institutional sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Paola Flores Hern\u00e1ndez<\/em><\/strong>, Water Stewardship Manager, Grupo Rotoplas. Corporate transformation, circular water solutions and basin resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by <strong><em>M\u00f3nica Altamirano de Jong<\/em><\/strong>, Founder, ALTAMIRA Regenerative Financee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>02:50 &#8211; 03:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\">Interactive audience engagement, both on-site and online.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>03:00 &#8211; 03:20 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><strong>Panel 2. Emerging financing opportunities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Impact investors and development banks operating across the region will examine the evolving financing landscape for water security and discuss how new partnerships and evolving stakeholder roles can enhance the region\u2019s capacity to mobilise climate, biodiversity and other sources of catalytic finance.<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stephen\u00a0Hart<\/span><\/i><\/b>, Principal Advisor for Nature and Water, Public Sector Lending, EIB.<\/p>\n<p>Moderated by <strong><em>M\u00f3nica Altamirano de Jong<\/em><\/strong>, Founder, ALTAMIRA Regenerative Finance<\/p>\n<p>Other panelists TBC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>03:20 &#8211; 03:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><strong>Closing words<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Closing remarks summarising the session\u2019s key takeaways and the main messages shared by the invited panelists\/convenors.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><h2 class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading\">Speakers<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><p>Our panel of speakers includes:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image002-2-aspect-ratio-0-0-1.png\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image002-2-aspect-ratio-0-0-1.png 398w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image002-2-aspect-ratio-0-0-1-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carlos-garriga-187405a\/\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">Carlos Garriga<\/h4>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><em>Director We Are Water Foundation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Barcelona, with a postgraduate degree in Protocol from UPF. He has developed most of his professional career in the field of communication, working for various agencies and companies such as the Roca Group or the RBA Editorial. In 2010, he began working as Project Manager, being responsible for coordinating the projects carried out by the Foundation together with international organizations such as Unicef, Oxfam Intermon or World Vision International; as well as various awareness initiatives worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MONICA-ALTIMIRA.jpg\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MONICA-ALTIMIRA.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MONICA-ALTIMIRA-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/altamiranomonicaa\/\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">M\u00f3nica Altamirano de Jong<\/h4>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><em>PhD, Founder Altamira Regenerative Finance<\/em><\/p>\n<p>M\u00f3nica A. Altamirano de Jong, PhD, is Founder of <strong>Altamira Regenerative Finance<\/strong>, a Netherlands-based boutique strategic advisory advancing mission-driven investment planning to accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy. She is a strategic advisor, systems thinker, independent board member, host of the Investing in Regeneration podcast, and Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow, with expertise in public-private partnerships, regenerative investing and systems transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Through her work, M\u00f3nica supports governments, development finance institutions, multilateral development banks, impact investors, philanthropic organisations, and businesses in designing investment pathways that bridge the gap between long-term ambition and implementation. With over 20 years of international experience, she has mobilised finance for resilient infrastructure, water security, climate adaptation, and nature-based solutions, advancing approaches that align public and private investment with long-term societal and environmental outcomes. M\u00f3nica serves as an Independent Board Member of <strong>CAEI<\/strong>, one of the Dominican Republic&#8217;s leading agro-industrial groups, where she champions the integration of sustainability, climate resilience, and long-term value creation into corporate strategy. She also serves on the Board of <strong>Rainforest Flow<\/strong>, supporting innovative financing solutions that advance SDG 6 in partnership with Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/laura-forni.jpg\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/laura-forni.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/laura-forni-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/laura-forni-b8b33b25\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">Laura Forni<\/h4>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><em>Program Director Stockholm Environment Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Laura Forni is the Water Program Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute U.S. with over 15 years of experience. She holds a master\u2019s degree in agricultural and resource economics from the University of California, Davis. Laura specializes in linking water valuation and ecosystem services with environmental planning and regulations. Her expertise includes hydro-economic integration, decision support visualizations, and using WEAP software to incorporate social considerations in technically based projects. She has led impactful initiatives across Latin America, California, and beyond, addressing sustainable water management, climate change adaptation, and equitable policy frameworks.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Maggie-McDow-ok.jpg\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Maggie-McDow-ok.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Maggie-McDow-ok-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maggie-mcdow-3861b846\/\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">Maggie McDow<\/h4>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><em>Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Rainforest Flow<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Maggie McDow is Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Rainforest Flow, a nonprofit that partners with Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon to improve health and protect rainforests through community-led water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions. She leads the organization&#8217;s fundraising, strategic partnerships, and board engagement, mobilizing philanthropic investment in sustainable approaches that strengthen both community well-being and environmental stewardship.<br \/>\nWith more than a decade of nonprofit leadership experience, Maggie has built high-performing development programs, cultivated major philanthropic partnerships, and developed strategies that connect environmental conservation, public health, and community development. Earlier in her career, she spent more than a decade working in the U.S. Congress, where she focused on education and environmental policy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paola-floresok.jpg\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paola-floresok.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paola-floresok-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paolafloreshernandez\/\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">Paola Flores<\/h4>\n<p class=\"whads-corporative-color-text\"><em>Water Stewardship area lead at Grupo Rotoplas<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Paola Flores Hern\u00e1ndez leads the Water Stewardship area at Grupo Rotoplas, advancing the company\u2019s role as a Water Resilience Ally across Mexico and Latin America. She helps organisations identify their water risks and develop projects to address them across communities, operations, supply chains and watersheds. Her work aims to improve water access, strengthen climate resilience, support local livelihoods and protect shared water resources over time.<br \/>\nPaola has more than a decade of experience in water, climate and sustainability across the private sector, international organisations, academia and civil society. She has led water stewardship strategies in priority basins across Mexico and Latin America, bringing together companies, farmers, public institutions, universities and civil society organisations to improve water management, advance climate adaptation and strengthen basin resilience.<br \/>\nShe holds two master\u2019s degrees in sustainable development, including an MSc in Sustainable Food Systems from the University of Leeds.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/StephenHart-ok.jpg\" class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__image\" alt=\"We Are Water image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/StephenHart-ok.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/StephenHart-ok-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><ul class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links\"><li class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__item\"><a class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col__social-links__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-d-hart\/\"><div class=\"svg-wrapper\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M5.77,17.89 L5.77,7.17 L2.21,7.17 L2.21,17.89 L5.77,17.89 L5.77,17.89 Z M3.99,5.71 C5.23,5.71 6.01,4.89 6.01,3.86 C5.99,2.8 5.24,2 4.02,2 C2.8,2 2,2.8 2,3.85 C2,4.88 2.77,5.7 3.97,5.7 L3.99,5.7 L3.99,5.71 L3.99,5.71 Z\"><\/path> <path d=\"M7.75,17.89 L11.31,17.89 L11.31,11.9 C11.31,11.58 11.33,11.26 11.43,11.03 C11.69,10.39 12.27,9.73 13.26,9.73 C14.55,9.73 15.06,10.71 15.06,12.15 L15.06,17.89 L18.62,17.89 L18.62,11.74 C18.62,8.45 16.86,6.92 14.52,6.92 C12.6,6.92 11.75,7.99 11.28,8.73 L11.3,8.73 L11.3,7.17 L7.75,7.17 C7.79,8.17 7.75,17.89 7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 L7.75,17.89 Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><h4 class=\"whads-corporative-color-text whads-without-margin-bottom-item\">Stephen Hart<\/h4>\n<p>Principal Advisor for Nature and Water, Public Sector Lending, EIB<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Hart is a financial advisor at the European Investment Bank, working on nature and climate adaptation financial advisory, including design of financial instruments. He has 30 years of experience of project development and financing in the environment and infrastructure sectors.<\/p>\n<p>After 10 years in planning and project management for water services in local government and international consulting, he joined EIB in 2005 to develop and appraise major projects and programmes in the water sector inside and outside Europe. He was appointed as<strong> Head of EIB Group Office in Copenhagen<\/strong> in 2015, covering Danish and Arctic affairs and engaging with the banking sector and public sector entities. In 2019 he joined the Infrastructure Fund Division as an investment officer and the focal point for the <strong>Natural Capital Financing Facility<\/strong>, the EUs first dedicated nature financing instrument. He was also involved equity transactions in a variety of other sectors, including transport and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2022, Mr. Hart has been a <strong>principal advisor<\/strong> in the areas of water and nature within the EIB Public Sector lending department. Mr Hart holds degrees in<strong> Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Communication and Finance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock\"><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading__col\"><h2 class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__heading\">Organizers and convenor<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"whads-insighttext-gblock__text__col\"><p>We Are Water Foundation, ALTAMIRA Regenerative Finance, Rainfost Flow, Grupo Rotoplas, Stockhom Environment Institute.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":43902,"template":"","class_list":["post-43901","waw_initiative","type-waw_initiative","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stockholm World Water Week 2026 - We Are Water<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wearewater.org\/en\/initiatives\/designing-systemic-progress-in-water-security-for-lac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stockholm World Water Week 2026 - 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