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Context. Strategy. Results. Water touches every aspect of development and it links with nearly every Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). It drives economic growth, supports healthy ecosystems, and is essential and fundamental for life itself. Approximately 2 billion people around the world do not have safely managed drinking water services, 3.6 ...
Water At-A-Glance. Water is at the center of economic and social development; it is vital to maintain health, grow food, generate energy, manage the environment, and create jobs. Water availability and management impacts whether poor girls are educated, whether cities are healthy places to live, and whether growing industries or poor villages ...
Last Updated: Oct 05, 2022. Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population. Water-related disasters account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters. The World Bank helps countries ensure sustainability of water use, build climate resilience and strengthen integrated management.
High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy. May 3, 2016 — The report finds that water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could hinder economic growth, spur migration, and spark conflict. However, most countries can neutralize the adverse impacts of water scarcity by taking action to allocate and use water resources more ...
A large number of Indians face high to extreme water stress, according to a recent report by the government’s policy think tank, the NITI Aayog. India’s dependence on an increasingly erratic monsoon for its water requirements increases this challenge. Climate change is likely to exacerbate this pressure on water resources, even as the ...
Water is one of the most urgent challenges the world faces today, and prioritizing investments in the sector is urgently needed. A new World Bank publication, Scaling Up Finance for Water, provides a set of strategic directions and a customizable roadmap for the public sector, private sector, international organizations, and others to collaborate towards catalyzing greater financing and ...
The main report of the initiative, Water in Circular Economy and Resilience, describes the key actions needed to achieve three main outcomes: 1) deliver resilient and inclusive services; 2) design out waste and pollution; and 3) preserve and regenerate natural systems. The initiative has also developed case studies and compiled examples ...
The Government of Nigeria has developed several initiatives to improve access to water and sanitation, including the construction of over 2,300 additional Water Points, and 6,546 sanitation compartments and hygiene facilities across the country. ABUJA, May 26, 2021— Daramola Bosede resides in Ado-Ekiti Southwest of Nigeria.
Results. Water is at the center of economic and social development; it is vital to maintain health, grow food, manage the environment, and create jobs. Despite water’s importance, globally, 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water and 3.6 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation. View the Full Infographic>>.
Less than one in five water workers are women, according to new research by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. Women are also underrepresented in technical and managerial positions where, in sampled utilities, on average only 23 percent of licensed engineers are women. The figure is the same for female managers.