Water Portal
The World Bank's new Water Portal looks at water, how it affects everyone's life and how the Bank works with client countries to better manage their water resources.
Water Issue Brief
For readers who don't have time to explore the Water Portal, the Water Issue Brief will provide a quick overview of what's happening in the world of water management.
Water and Sanitation Program
AÂ multi-donor partnership of the World Bank, the Water and Sanitation Program seeks to help impoverished people gain sustained access to improved water supply and sanitation services. This program works directly with the client governments of 27 countries at the local and national level.
Planet2025 Network
Using education, outreach and dedicated programs, this nonprofit social venture seeks to support the globe's life-supporting ecosystems by mobilizing new and additional sources of sustained financing for long-term investment.
World Bank Bookshelf
Making the Most of Scarcity
In the Middle East and North Africa region, water is a source of major social and economic problems, stemming from scarcity, variability, unreliable services and environmental damage. Making the Most of Scarcity will interest readers working in agribusiness and markets, agriculture, urban and rural development, water supply and water resources, as well as readers responsible for setting policies in environment, economics and social protection.
Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture
After decades of expanding irrigation and improving productivity, farmers and managers face an emerging crisis in the form of poorly performing irrigation schemes, slow modernization, declining investment, constrained water availability and environmental degradation. This sourcebook explores the design of quality investments in agricultural water.
User Organizations for Sustainable Water Services
This study discusses the role of community organizations in shaping water services, especially those related to irrigation, drinking water supply and sanitation.
RSS