Assessment of industrial park impacts on water resources and identification of circular economy solutions to reduce water-related risks at two industrial parks

This assignment aimed to assess: (i) the impacts and dependencies of industrial parks on water resources, (ii) water-related risks of the river basin connected to industrial parks using the WWF Water Risk Filter tool, and (iii) opportunities for water saving and water circularity in the highest water-consuming factories within industrial parks, as well as industrial water symbiosis solutions among factories and across the entire industrial park, including preliminary cost-benefit analyses of these circular economy opportunities.

Implementation results:

Assessment reports on water risks and water circularity solutions for two industrial parks were completed, accepted, and highly appreciated by the client, covering the following activities:

• Identifying water-related impacts and dependency risks at the industrial park level;
• Assessing wastewater piping and treatment infrastructure systems in the two industrial parks;
• Conducting rapid assessments at three major water-consuming factories within the industrial parks to identify opportunities for improving efficiency and promoting water circularity;
• Identifying opportunities to improve water-use efficiency and promote water circularity through industrial symbiosis.