Clean Rivers

As a UAE-backed foundation and affiliate of Erth Zayed Philanthropies, Clean Rivers is working to address challenges at the nexus of waste and water globally as a funder, facilitator and convenor. The intersection of waste and water is unique, but significant; Clean Rivers is bridging these traditionally siloed sectors to drive systems change and amplify integrated action. For example, Clean Rivers is working to transform polluted rivers into catalysts for sustainable development by strengthening circular economies, reducing waste leakage and pollution on land and in waterways, while supporting riverine communities’ lives and livelihoods and protecting freshwater environments. Clean Rivers will work with the Foundation to build recycling infrastructure in countries in the Global South, with an initial focus on Brazil.