The Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership focuses on advancing knowledge and building capacity in client countries to achieve water-related SDGs.
How can we reverse #ContinentalDrying —the alarming loss of freshwater threatening jobs, livelihoods, and ecosystems?
Our report presents a sobering picture from decades of satellite data, and a roadmap for urgent action.
#WaterResilience
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Africa has the water. In July, the African Water Forum in N'Djamena showed it also has the vision and the partners to put it to work. Chad's President @marechalmidi and WBG MD @bjerde_anna on the path forward.
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Missed our event on transforming water for agriculture?
Catch a solutions-focused discussion with practical insights from experts, plus a first look at our new flagship report. 💧🌾
Watch the replay: https://t.co/0ectNPuOCK
Multilateral Development Banks are aligning behind #WaterForward— committing to reach 1B people with reliable water by 2030.
Launched at #WBGMeetings, this shift moves from fragmented projects to coordinated, country-led Water Compacts.
Learn more: https://t.co/yoEuSnPSSy
Desalination in the Middle East & North Africa is expanding fast, but scaling it sustainably hinges on:
✅ Integrating #desalination alongside demand management, efficiency improvements, reuse & broader water-sector planning. Learn more in our paper: https://t.co/WQKYb0kdDa
Every $1M invested in sanitation creates ~40 direct jobs in low-income countries. In #Mozambique, 500+ local workers were hired during construction alone. Sanitation isn't just a health issue, it's an economic one. https://t.co/M3Dh94buzD
#WaterForward
Investing in water starts at the source. In Guinea, nature-based solutions are restoring degraded landscapes while creating livelihood opportunities for communities that depend on them: https://t.co/HlScViglM5
From Central Asia to the Western Balkans, @WorldBankGroup projects are helping countries prepare for rising flood risks by investing in embankments, nature-based solutions and early warning systems.
Explore lessons learned in this blog ➡️ https://t.co/AUgjqGuKzD
Morning coffee takes ~150L of water to produce. If you add sugar, milk & a cookie, breakfast alone exceeds a full day's home water use. How water is used & distributed have hidden costs. Learn how trade policy can make water more efficient.
https://t.co/eUog8KsvwW
Senegal loses 10% of its GDP every year due to water insecurity.
Watch Minister Cheikh Tidiane Dieye on how a $4.5B Water Compact, 320,000 hectares of irrigation, and 50,000 jobs will change that, as part of #WaterForward.
Half of health facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene. 850M+ ppl get care without water—risking lives. Blog by @WBG_Health’s Juan Pablo Uribe, @DavidWhineray & @SarojJha001 on why #WASH is vital to prevent the next global health crisis: https://t.co/dcRUn2Hbpg
#NoHygieneNoHealth
The @WorldBankWater Funding a Water-Secure Future report is the first-ever attempt to gain a 360° panoramic view of spending in the global water sector.
Download the report and learn what we can do to reach SDGs for #WaterAccess by 2030.
https://t.co/Gdxsp5VADN
The @WorldBankGroup’s #WB_PROGREEN and @TheGwsp programs are helping 67 countries improve their ecosystems and water security, delivering the finance and expertise needed to build resilience to drought and degradation.
Learn more: https://t.co/XuTpBBPzAO
Every $1M invested in sanitation creates ~40 direct jobs in low-income countries. In #Mozambique, 500+ local workers were hired during construction alone. Sanitation isn't just a health issue, it's an economic one. https://t.co/M3Dh94buzD
#WaterForward
Disaster risks are far from static. 🌋🌊💨 They are heavily accelerated by climate change and are increasing faster than the world is reducing it.
How can the approach to disaster risk financing be similarly dynamic? Learn more: https://t.co/jSjt34lvxI
The @WorldBankWater Funding a Water-Secure Future report is the first-ever attempt to gain a 360° panoramic view of spending in the global water sector.
Download the report and learn what we can do to reach SDGs for #WaterAccess by 2030.
https://t.co/Gdxsp5VADN
"Water is life, but clean water is health and hope."
In #Niger's conflict-affected Tillabéri region, clean water is just the beginning. Families are rebuilding their lives one harvest, one job, one school enrollment at a time. 🌱
Discover their story: https://t.co/ezz7gPznyj
Stronger storms, rising seas, and water stress are already affecting Mauritius.
Solutions exist—from climate-proof infrastructure to better water systems and resilient agriculture.
Learn more in the blog: https://t.co/BQNKofM4qM
African states adopted the N'Djamena Declaration at the African Water Forum — committing to water security as a foundation for jobs, food, and growth, with the private sector as a key partner. From vision to action.
https://t.co/ZjMYlqEHKO
245 million.
Jobs that could be created by converting rainfed agriculture into supplemental irrigation, sustainably.
Amal Talbi discusses this & more as co-author of the Nourish & Flourish report in @WorldBankAfrica's People First podcast.
Tune in: https://t.co/Qqf3NKjYAV