World’s first Water Security Compass by Suntory, Nippon Koei and the University of Tokyo
Water Security Compass - The World’s first* online platform for global water risk assessment Tokyo, JAPAN (October 10, 2024) – Suntory Holdings, Nippon Koei and the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo today announced the launch of Water Security Compass, the world’s first* online platform that enables users to assess future water scarcity risks based on water demand and supply across various regions by water usages. Water Security Compass is available to the public free of charge since this summer# and aims to support research on water resources across diverse fields, including industry, government, and academia. The Water Security Compass platform has been developed through a collaborative effort within the University of Tokyo’s Research Initiative for Global Hydrologic Cycles, a framework established in 2022 for industry-academia collaboration that Suntory Holdings, Nippon Koei, and the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo participate in. This framework aims to c...