World Bank: Water Security and Climate Change - Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports

30 December 2024

The World Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) are designed to help countries align their development and climate goals. 

Nile water intake plant. New water purification plant and pipeline pumping clean water to 70,000 in Juba town and to 30,000 in internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp. The Juba pipeline construction project is now complete and in the testing phase, which takes water from the Nile River and transports it to the water treatment plant more than one kilometre away. After the water is treated and disinfected, it is then pumped almost four kilometres uphill to the reservoir tank up in the Jebel mountains, whic

Understanding how the water sector is integrated into CCDRs is essential for identifying emerging strategies that address both climate risks and development priorities.

A new World Bank Group report, “Water Security and Climate Change - Insights from Country Climate and Development Reports”, examines how water-related climate risks and actions are captured in CCDRs published between 2022 and 2024.

One of the key messages from the report is that most critical climate change impact channels discussed in the CCDRs are directly or indirectly related to water, including water shocks affecting agricultural and energy production, water-related diseases impacting health and labour productivity, and water-related natural disasters and resulting infrastructure damages.

In a related blog, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water and the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice Global Director, outline how the water sector offers significant untapped potential for climate mitigation and plays a crucial role in providing innovative solutions necessary for the transition to green energy.

  • Explore the report here. 
     

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