Tag: World Bank
Five cities chosen to develop water resilience framework
Cities from five continents have been selected to contribute to the development of a global framework for water resilience. The City Water Resilience Framework,...
How will Argentina achieve universal access to water and sanitation?
Argentina sets ambitious targets of providing universal access to water and 75 percent access to sewerage services for its citizens. How can the country...
IWMI brings in new leadership
The International Water Management Institute has appointed two new executives with broad experience in the conservation and use of transboundary rivers.
Claudia W. Sadoff arrived...
Five cities to test new water resilience framework
To help cities better prepare for and respond to shocks and stresses to their water system, professional services firm Arup and The Rockefeller Foundation are set to launch...
IWA and World Bank launch innovative groundwater report
The International Water Association and World Bank have released a new report, which synthesises the knowledge, best practices and field experience that emerged from...
Danube invests in human capacity for cleaner water
New partnerships and personnel appointments have given utilities a bigger role in the management of the river Danube. By James Workman
It is not the deepest,...
Collaboration is key to seizing the reuse opportunity of wastewater
By Lisa Andrews*
Infrequent or a lack of potable water supply has made wastewater reuse and recovery a method of choice for many across the...
Maximising financing for achieving the SDG ambition on water
By Guangzhe Chen*
Since 1990 an additional 2.1 billion people worldwide gained access to improved sanitation and, 91 percent of the global population now use improved...
Key to tackling poverty is water and sanitation, says World Bank
Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030 will require countries to spend US$150 billion...
International Water Association announce new Executive Director
Internationally recognised water resource management expert, Kala Vairavamoorthy, has been appointed Executive Director of the International Water Association (IWA). He takes up his position...
