This working paper explores how collective action for water stewardship is beginning to take shape in Malawi, where water security is critical to economic development and shared pressure on water resources is creating a need for more coordinated responses.
Drawing on insights from the Fair Water Footprints Water Stewardship Masterclass and stakeholder interviews, the paper looks at how existing initiatives, knowledge and actors can be better connected to support more coherent and resilient approaches to shared water risks.
It highlights five key lessons from emerging practice in Malawi and points to the growing momentum for system-level collaboration on water stewardship.