IDA - Water

IDA at Work Impact

Total IDA funding on water projects amounted to about $1.3 billion across 107 projects between 2000 and 2009
Low income, IDA countries account for 80 percent of the most water-poor countries
Access to safe water in IDA countries increased from 65 percent in 1990 to 78 percent in 2006
Since 1999, annual IDA lending for the water supply and sanitation sector has averaged US$577 million

The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the world’s poorest countries, has a unique role to play by working across sectors, institutions and countries involved in water resources management.

Learn more about IDA’s work in this area over the last 10 years:
Download: Water Resources: Managing a Scarce, Shared Resource
[PDF, 10-page brief, June 2009]

Download: Water Supply and Sanitation: Improving Services for the Poor
[PDF, 7-page brief, June 2009]

Irrigation Efficiency Improved on 442 Hectares of Land in Tajikistan. Watch to learn more

Madagascar: About 400,000 People Gain Access to Safe Water. Video: Getting Clean Water to People

- Uganda: Rural Water Supply Coverage Exceeds Millennium Development Goal Targets
- Tapping the Community in Nepal for Clean Water
- Basic Drinking Water and Sanitation for Rwanda’s Rural Communities
- Rehabilitation of Multiple Irrigation Systems Benefits 34 Provinces in Afghanistan
- India: Overcoming a Delayed Start, Over 130,000 People Benefit from Water Supply
- New Water Supply in Moldova Makes a Break From the Past
- Reducing Serious Water Stress in Yemen
- Dam Safety, Reliable Water Supply Aid in Development of Armenia
- Construction of Conservative Measures Creates Community Water Supplies in Ethiopia
- Burkina Faso: Access to Safe Water to 94 Percent of Ouagadougou’s Population
- Rehabilitated Irrigation Schemes Bring Agriculture Back to Life in Sri Lanka
- Flood Protection Transforms Lives in Yemen
- Vietnam: Control of Mekong River Delta Boosts Incomes (View Slideshow)

Revamping Water Distribution Systems Ensure 24/7 Access to Safe Drinking Water to 30 Percent of Residents in Belgaum, India. Watch Video below.

- Learn about The World Bank’s Water Strategy to provide countries with effective assistance
- Read about the Millennium Development Goals in providing people access to safe drinking water
- Read related brochures: Irrigation, Water Supply and Water Resources.