This Snapshot contributes to the broader literature demonstrating the devastating impact of floods on the poor, particularly women. Research on flood impacts in low-income communities in Buenos Aires found...
Women are an untapped pool of talent for the water sector. A World Bank report on women in utilities demonstrates a significantly lower percentage of female workers in the sector compared to men. Only...
Ghana has experienced strong and sustained economic growth over the last several years, translating into substantial socioeconomic improvements. This economic growth has been accompanied by rapid urbanization...
The Mekong is one of the largest rivers of the world, flowing all the way from China to Vietnam. The basin is shared by six countries, China and Myanmar in the Upper Mekong Basin, and Lao PDR, Thailand...
In rapidly urbanizing Lusaka, infrastructure and services are lagging far behind growing new demand. This requires innovation and exploring new approaches from the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC)...
The objective of the Oum er Rbia Sanitation Project was to increase access to sanitation services and reduce wastewater-related pollution in selected small and medium towns in Morocco’s Our er Rbia river...
Improved sanitation is high on the priority list for rural Egypt, where less than 20 percent of households are covered by public sewers. The sustainable rural sanitation services program for results (SRSSP)...
The objectives of the Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Project, approved in 2008, were to modernize and improve the financial, urban environmental, service delivery management...