More: Water Resources
Coronavirus and Climate Change: Observing World Water Day
A message from Dr.
Jennifer Blanke Vice-President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development
African Development Bank
The theme of this year’s World Water Day, observed on 22 March,...
Let it flow: Improving water quantity and quality in Tanzania’s Rufiji river basin
Water, essential to all life, plays a particularly important role in the
lives of Tanzanians living near Mbarali River, part of the larger Rufiji River
basin...
Innovating Water and Sanitation Services in China’s Rural Areas
The World Bank’s Board of
Executive Directors today approved a loan to China for Euro 89.10 million
(US$100 million equivalent) to improve rural water supply and...
World Bank and Partners Invest US$117 million in Water for Palestinians in Gaza
Against the extremely limited access to safe drinking water in Gaza, the
World Bank today announced a US$15 million grant to the Water Security
Development -...
You never miss the water, till the well runs dry
In the past twenty years, virtually every
country around the world has experienced natural calamities if we have
experienced it in the form of drought, famine,...
ADB to Help Improve Rural Water Supply, Sanitation in Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a
$27.4 million financing package to provide safe and reliable water supply and
sanitation services to more than 64,000...
UNIDO supports Budapest Appeal to prevent and manage looming water crises
LI Yong, the Director General of the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) acted as a panelist during the opening session
of Budapest Water Summit 2019,...
Water and Sanitation Subsidies Need to Better Benefit the Poor
Water and sanitation subsidies are disproportionately benefitting the
better-off, according to a new report from the World Bank. The study finds that
across a number of...
The Invisible Water Crisis
The world faces an
invisible crisis of water quality. Its impacts are wider, deeper, and more
uncertain than previously thought and require urgent attention.
While much attention...
No More Business as Usual: Improving Water Usage in Central Asia
Central Asia’s future economic development, including
its energy and water security, depends to a great extent on how effectively
countries manage their natural water supplies, especially...