About This Initiative
The Global Water Initiative improves decisions across the system by linking processing choices, water outcomes and broader planning. It exists to help the industry consider water earlier and more effectively across projects and operations.
Why it matters
Water is a defining operational, financial and social challenge in mining.
The Challenge
Water sits at the intersection of processing performance, cost, approvals and community trust, yet it is often considered late and in isolation. The Global Water Initiative brings the knowledge together so that water is designed into decisions from the start, not managed as an afterthought.
Our Approach
Through the Water Wheel framework and a set of mining archetypes, the initiative gives operators a shared way to reason about water across the life of a mine. The work runs across CEEC’s three pillars: curating the best available knowledge, convening operators and experts, and producing the practical baselines and tools the industry can put to use.
Who It Is For
The people this initiative is built to help.
Operators & Practitioners
Teams designing and running water systems who need practical, proven approaches.
Leaders & Investors
Decision-makers weighing water risk, cost and ESG evidence.
Researchers
Those building the evidence base and testing what works.
Who’s Involved
The steering group and the sponsors together in one place, the same way project pages show it.
Steering Group
An Industry Advisory Group of operators, researchers and technical experts guiding the initiative’s direction.
Initiative Sponsors
The organisations funding this initiative, recognised across everything it publishes.