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Water knows no borders: Transboundary cooperation is key to water security and avoiding conflict

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As pressure mounts on the world’s freshwater resources, closer international cooperation is Albania_fishing_1140x500.jpgneeded to manage the world’s shared rivers, aquifers, and lakes. For decades, the World Bank Group has supported programs to foster cooperation over water as part of ensuring water security for all in support of sustainable development and job creation. Today, climate change and growing demand for scarce water resources are making proactive management of these transboundary waters both more complex and more urgent. 

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The Hidden Wealth of Nations: Groundwater’s Critical Role in a Changing Climate

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  • As “nature’s insurance,” groundwater protects food security, reduces poverty, and boosts resilient economic growth, but the resource is threatened by overexploitation and pollution.
  • High-level political action is needed to prioritize groundwater and align the private and social costs of its use.
  • A new World Bank report considers the economic value of groundwater, the costs of misusing it, and the opportunities to leverage it more effectively.

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Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership: Five Years of Advancing a Water-Secure World for All

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  • Over the past five years, climate considerations have become embedded in GWSP support, leading to a rising number of projects with climate co-benefits.
  • The World Bank Water Global Practice’s work in fragile, conflict and violence-affected areas has grown significantly, and Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership now supports active engagement in 33 countries.
  • There is more social inclusion in the water sector. The average share of female engineers in 23 participating utilities in Ethiopia increased from 8 percent to 12 percent in just two years. Continue reading →

World Water Week 2022

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August 23-September 01, 2022siwi-wwweek-main-photo780
Online and Stockholm, Sweden

World Water Week, organized each year by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), brings together experts, professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs from various sectors and countries with the aim of developing solutions for water-related challenges.

The theme of this year’s event is “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water,” with a focus on the diverse aspects of water, how others view and value water, and the exploration of water’s full value to society. For the first time, the conference will be hybrid, allowing delegates to join online and/or in-person in Stockholm, Sweden.

The World Bank Group will convene and participate in multiple sessions on topics ranging from transboundary cooperation and financing to agriculture, technology, innovation, and the climate crisis.

You can also follow our sessions along via @WorldBankWater using #wwweek

 

 

World Water Week 2022 Aug 23 – Sep 1

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World Water Week, organized each year by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI),siwi-wwweek-main-photo780 brings together experts, professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs from various sectors and countries with the aim of developing solutions for water-related challenges.

The theme of this year’s event is “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water,” with a focus on the diverse aspects of water, how others view and value water, and the exploration of water’s full value to society. For the first time, the conference will be hybrid, allowing delegates to join online and/or in-person in Stockholm, Sweden.

The World Bank Group will convene and participate in multiple sessions on topics ranging from transboundary cooperation and financing to agriculture, technology, innovation, and the climate crisis.

You can also follow our sessions along via @WorldBankWater using #wwweek.

 

 

 

 

eC2: Guidelines and tools for the economic appraisal of desalination and reuse initiatives using modern portfolio theory

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Deadline: 11-Jul-2022 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)water_hero

The present Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) encompasses consulting services for the development of guidelines and toolkits for the economic appraisal of desalination and wastewater reuse initiatives using modern portfolio theory. The consultant shall develop detailed guidelines and actionable Excel-based toolkits for the determination of the most cost-efficient weight (in economic terms) of desalination and reuse in the water resources mix of urban utilities and basin authorities to achieve the appropriate level of reliability in the system.
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