This technical note builds on the work initiated by the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and advocates for the establishment, monitoring, and enforcement of regulations to prevent the rapid corrosion...
The number of refugees worldwide reached almost 23.1 million in 2021. Around 86 percent of these refugees live in developing countries, with 6.7 million living in the least developed countries. Africa...
More than 1 billion people worldwide, or 15 percent of the global population, have some form of disability, with higher rates in low-income countries. This number is expected to rise significantly due...
Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19...
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Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19...
Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19...
Solar-powered irrigation pumps (SPIPs) have been promoted in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) in recent decades, but rates of adoption are low. This case study assesses the evidence from several solar...
Groundwater use has increased across Pakistan, nowhere more than in the large canal-irrigated areas of the Indus basin irrigation system (IBIS). These mega-irrigation systems use surface water and groundwater...
The Barind region, a water-stressed area in northwest Bangladesh, had an underdeveloped agricultural economy and high levels of poverty until two projects revitalized the area with enhanced groundwater...
Balochistan is an arid region with limited and seasonal surface water resources. It is also home to the ancient Karez water supply system that has long served as a buffer against droughts. About one-third...
This paper investigates whether the proactive involvement of local communities in the management of groundwater can help build drought resilience, using the case of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Farmer Managed...
Interventions that are robust, cost effective, and scalable are in critical demand throughout South Asia to offset growing water scarcity and avert increasingly frequent water-related disasters. This case...
Diversity at the top of an organization can lead to better decision making and governance, and gender-inclusive companies—including utilities—can better reflect the needs of a diverse set of consumers...
Indian agricultural communities are facing a crisis driven by, among other things, skewed terms of trade and farmers’ inability to deal with increasingly adverse climatic conditions. Because agriculture...
The World Bank and the Development Research Center of the State Council are collaborating on an exciting new initiative to provide an evidence-based framework for identifying, evaluating and realizing...
The Water Sector Support Project supported the government of Tanzania’s Water Sector Development Program to increase water access to both urban and rural residents. Since the program inception in 2007...
The World Bank’s Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Trust Fund financed a project centered on piloting participatory Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Nile Delta. The Enhanced Water...
Due to years of conflict and political instability, Iraq has long faced complex institutional challenges. Water and sanitation services were sorely lacking, posing a threat to public health and quality...
By decentralizing nine water and sanitation utilities, Honduras significantly modernized its water sector, improving water services for approximately 108,000 families and sanitation services for 3,786...