Nexus Tools // The Water Risk Filter by WWF
The Water Risk Filter - developed by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) in collaboration with German development bank Deutsche Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) - is a free, online tool that allows investors and companies from all industry sectors to assess and quantify water-related risks across the globe.
Quick View
Enables the user to conduct a high-level assessment of a facility's basin-related and company-related risks based on GPS location and industry -
Full Assessment
Contains a tailored questionnaire for conducting a more thorough and detailed assessment of a facility's specific basin-related and facility-related water risk and a summary of the risk exposure for all of a company's facilities. -
Maps
Enables the user to choose from various map overlays, such as water scarcity, biodiversity, and climate change, as well as country water profiles -
Mitigation
Provides information concerning potential response to risk and includes a full set of references and support materials as well as links to relevant case studies based on publicly available examples -
Knowledge Base
Provides access to supporting information about water stewardship initiatives, browse a list of key publications, and access a complete country profile database. The Filter is designed for the non-water expert user and contains highly-detailed data sets for 231 countries and territories. Companies with limited company and watershed data can still use the tool to develop a more nuanced understanding of their water-related risks. More information: {http://ceowatermandate.org/water-assessment-tools-methods/what-tools-are-available/wwfdeg-water-risk-filter/|WWF website}