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March 19, 2024
Originally published on the World Bank Voices blog: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/scaling-up-finance-to-ensure-a-water-secure-future-for-all Authors: JUERGEN VOEGELE, MOHAMED GOULED, & ETHIOPIS TAFARA | MARCH 19, 2024 The World Bank Group and partners have joined forces to create the Strategic Framework for Scaling Up Finance for Water. Photo Credit: Scott Wallace/World Bank Water is the planet’s lifeblood, a critical resource sustaining […]
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October 12, 2023
Originally published at: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/why-water-security-is-our-most-urgent-challenge-today/ Growing populations mean more water is needed to produce food. | Image: Nana Kofi Acquah (Creative Commons) Water is central to our survival, economic growth and development. Yet we face a global water crisis that is outpacing efforts to address it. The 2030 Water Resources Group was set up to help tackle […]
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September 15, 2023
By Manoj Kumar Singh, IAS, Saroj Kumar Jha   Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s most populous state, leads the nation in terms of agricultural production, accounting for a quarter of the country’s total agricultural output, yet average farmer incomes are low because of smaller land holdings and lower levels of technology adoption. As the state with […]
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August 18, 2023
By Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director, Water Global Practice   Solving the water crisis is central to our future on a livable planet. Whether it is too much, too little, or too polluted water, this triple threat, exacerbated by climate change, denies billions of people reliable access to safe water and sanitation.  It threatens economies, […]
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July 12, 2023
By Lewnida Sara, Joy Busolo, Neema Mwingu, James Origa & Pascaline Wanjiku Ndungu   The challenge of providing a safe and dignified means to undertake humankind’s most basic bodily function is characterized by two extremes in Kenya. On one end of the spectrum, ambitious sewerage systems are often paralyzed by inadequate resources and feasibility constraints. On […]
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March 20, 2023
By Carmen Rosa Yee-Batista, Suzanne Ozment, Emi Yamamura Kinjo & Laura Bulbena Janer Desde los albores de la civilización, las comunidades indígenas altoandinas han aprovechado los ecosistemas naturales para gestionar los recursos hídricos. La singularidad de las precipitaciones estacionales extremas de la región actuó como elemento catalizador para la introducción de innovaciones hidrológicas y, con el […]
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March 20, 2023
By Carmen Rosa Yee-Batista, Suzanne Ozment, Emi Yamamura Kinjo & Laura Bulbena Janer Indigenous communities in the Andean highlands have been leveraging natural ecosystems to manage water resources since the dawn of civilization. The region’s unique and extreme seasonal precipitation acted as a catalyst for hydrological innovations, and over time its people cultivated deep knowledge of […]
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February 08, 2023
Author: Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director for the World Bank’s Water Global Practice Download Synthesis Report Accelerating innovation — from technology development and implementation to financing mechanisms and collaboration platforms — is the linchpin to progress towards global water security, climate adaptation, and sustainable growth. Without enhancing water security, regions and countries will not be […]
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October 21, 2022
By Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director, Water Global Practice Our common future depends on water. We need water to eradicate poverty, promote green growth, and build more equitable societies. But we also don’t have enough of it . According to current estimates, the world will face a 40 percent gap between water supply and demand by 2030. […]
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September 23, 2022
Este artigo foi publicado originalmente no site do Portal Saneamento Básico e só está disponível em português. (EN: This article was originally published on the Portal Saneamento Básico website and is available only in Portuguese. ) Por: Stela Goldenstein e Iraúna Bonilha   Um dos avanços do Estado brasileiro imediatamente após a Constituição de 1988 […]
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