Developing Water-Smart Industrial Clusters

Sponsored by Evides Industriewater, this webinar explores how sustainable and integrated water management can enable the next generation of regional industrial clusters. From chemicals and steel to hydrogen and emerging low-carbon industries, access to resilient, well-planned water systems is increasingly central to industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation.

By treating water as shared infrastructure—planned collaboratively across multiple users and aligned with energy, transport, and carbon systems—industrial clusters can reduce risk, attract investment, and accelerate the development of water-smart decarbonisation hubs. Achieving this will require coordination between industry, utilities, and policymakers, supported by an enabling regulatory and planning framework.

This session will address:

• How can industrial clusters develop resilient, water-smart strategies that support long-term growth and decarbonisation?

• What role does water availability and governance play in attracting new industrial entrants and investors?

• How can collaboration between industrial users, cluster organisations, utilities, and public authorities unlock shared efficiencies and new opportunities?

• What policy and regulatory priorities are needed to enable smarter, more efficient industrial water use?