Government advisory
National hydro-security strategies, water integration into defence, infrastructure and economic policy, transboundary water governance and institutional architecture.
Strategic & policy arm
TWF Institute
Strategy. Policy. Execution.
The TWF Institute operates at the intersection of government advisory, capital structuring and systems-level implementation, translating water risk into sovereign strategy, investable frameworks and deployable solutions.
The TWF Institute is built for a world where water is sovereignty, security and capital allocation.
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Overview
From analysis to implementation.
The Institute is grounded in rigorous research and thought leadership, but it is explicitly execution-oriented. It does not stop at analysis. It designs, structures and supports implementation of national, regional and basin-level water strategies.
Capital structuring
Bankable investment frameworks, blended finance structures, water investment platforms and the development of water as an asset class.
Systems implementation
Basin-level planning, water technology ecosystems, urban and industrial resilience frameworks, and embedded advisory for implementation on the ground.
Positioning
Water is no longer only an environmental issue.
It is a sovereignty variable, a security constraint and a capital allocation problem.
National planning
Integrate water into national security and economic planning.
Decision intelligence
Translate hydrological risk into financial and strategic decision-making.
Hydro-diplomacy
Build institutional capacity for basin governance and resilient cooperation.
What We Do
Five operating tracks for water security.
Government & Sovereign Advisory
Strategic white papers, policy frameworks, cabinet-level briefings and implementation roadmaps for water resilience and independence.
Capital & Investment Structuring
National and regional water investment platforms, blended public-private capital stacks and VC, PE and infrastructure vehicles.
Systems & Infrastructure Strategy
Basin-level planning across energy, water and food systems, infrastructure prioritisation and deployment strategies for technology ecosystems.
Thought Leadership & Strategic Foresight
Frameworks including the Hydro-Security Paradigm, Liquid Geopolitics and The Water Score, plus reports, briefings, roundtables and scenarios.
Execution & Embedded Advisory
Embedded support within governments and institutions, pilot deployments, regional initiatives and coordination across public, private and philanthropic actors.
Federated partner model
Global partners provide strategic direction, intellectual leadership and platform integration across geographies and sectors.
Operating Model
Global partners and DACH desk.
Verena A. Sturm
Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Co-Chair. Capital formation, strategic partnerships and policy engagement.
Christoph Schwager
Managing Partner, Co-Founder, Co-Chair. Operational, financial and technological water-sector leadership.
Robert Schiele
TWF Institute Partner, DACH Desk. Strategic leadership at the intersection of energy transition and industrial decarbonisation.
Thomas Bella
TWF Institute Partner, DACH Desk. Partner network and execution capacity for applied water resilience.
“Where water security is achieved, peace, socio-political stability and health follow.”
Water independence for 1 billion people by 2035.
The Institute supports The Water Foundation’s mission by converting water risk into strategy, policy, finance and implementation capacity.