Vision 2100

The effects of climate change as well as shifts in social, political, and economic conditions will affect the availability of and demand for water in Germany. The accompanying necessary adaptation of all relevant infrastructure presents immense challenges for the water sector. The early identification of these challenges is 
essential to ensure that structured intervention measures are identified for all relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.

We, a group of experts from the water sector under the leadership of the DVGW and the DWA, have examined trends, challenges, and disruptions to the water cycle, while also leaving space for “unforeseeable events”, to derive a vision of a water conscious society in the year 2100.

This vision describes our ambitious aspiration for environmentally friendly, socially responsible, user focused action. The efforts of the water sector, in collaboration with all levels of government (municipal, state, and federal) and all other stakeholders in our society must align with this vision.

The vision expresses the belief of the water sector that the long term supply of clean high quality water in sufficient quantity is only  possible in a natural environment that is  protected and conserved. This in turn requires a water conscious society that places a very high value on water as the basis of human, animal, and plant life.