World Bank
Getting households to connect to sewerage networks
Households fail to connect to existing sewerage networks for a number of reasons. Fortunately, successful programmes around the world have tackled this challenge and, through a mix of responses, have... Read more
World Bank working paper on governance in irrigation and drainage
A World Bank paper titled Governance in Irrigation and Drainage: Concepts, Cases, and Action-Oriented Approaches—A Practitioner’s Resource explores how irrigation governance can... Read more
Managing groundwater for drought resilience in South Asia
New World Bank report presents the findings of a diagnostic study examining pathways and options for strengthening the governance of South Asia’s groundwater... Read more
World Bank launches report on the value of wastewater
In 2018, the World Bank launched an initiative to encourage innovative thinking in the use and reuse of waste water. The... Read more
World Bank report on women in water utilities
Less than one in five water workers are women, according to new research by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. Women are also... Read more
Global workshop on exchange of data and information in transboundary basins
From 4-5 December 2019, a ‘’ will be hosted at... Read more
New report on the plight of sanitation workers in the developing world
Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger their health... Read more
Sanitation work: light at the end of the tunnel?
In 2019, the theme of World Toilet Day is “Leaving no one behind” and focuses on marginalized groups. On the occasion... Read more
World Bank report on the effects of worsening water quality on economic growth
The recently launched World Bank report Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis states that a lack of clean water... Read more