Population expansion, climate change, urbanisation, and industrialisation have put immense pressure on our planet’s freshwater sources. Discrimination, social exclusion, and infrastructural deficits worsen water challenges in many underdeveloped and developing nations, prolonging poverty and inequality. Sustainable water management can benefit from Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) concepts. GEDSI promotes resource fairness, engagement of marginalised communities and people with disability, and diverse viewpoints and needs.