Water in circular economy and resilience
Rethinking urban water through the circular economy and resilience lenses offers an opportunity to transform the urban water sector and deliver water supply and sanitation services in a more sustainable,
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The role of intermediaries to facilitate water-related investment
This paper identifies and analyses a diverse sample of 52 intermediaries active in deploying one or more key functions across the investment value chain for 3 specific sub-sectors: utilities, small scale
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Lessons from water, sanitation and hygiene budget advocacy experiences in South Asia
Water and sanitation are human rights, and countries have committed to a global goal of providing access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to everyone, everywhere by 2030. This requires countries
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Examining social accountability tools in the water sector: a case study from Nepal
Enhancing accountability has become an important objective of the governance reforms over the past two decades. This has resulted in the promotion of social accountability tools, which aim to enhance citizens’
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Strengthening regional water security for greater resilience in the G5 Sahel
The World Bank’s historical engagement in transboundary water in West Africa is at a turning point, at a time when the G5 Sahel region faces unprecedented challenges. Therefore, it is time for the World
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Written submission by Bhavaani Nadhineer Matrum Nilaththadi Neer on the report submitted by the Joint Committee on river Bhavani, 05/07/2021
<p>Written submission by T. T. Rangasamy, President, Bhavaani Nadhineer Matrum Nilaththadi Neer on the report filed by the Joint Committee.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Bhavani-River-pollution-report-NGT-July7-2021.pdf"
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Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2020: Five years into the SDGs
Billions of people around the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress quadruples, according to a new
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Financing municipal water and sanitation services in Nairobi’s informal settlements
This study estimates the impacts of two interventions implemented as field experiments in informal settlements by Nairobi’s water and sanitation utility to improve revenue collection efficiency and last
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COVID-19 and water in Asia and the Pacific: guidance note
This guidance note assesses how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the water sector in Asia and the Pacific and what can be done to drive its recovery and rejuvenation. The guidance
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Water Under Fire Volume 3: Attacks on water and sanitation services in armed conflict and the impacts on children
Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself,
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Rural community water supply: sustainable services for all
Approximately two-thirds of a billion rural people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, collect their domestic water from unprotected sources or from engineered but nonetheless distant water points.
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding allocation of more water to Delhi from Haryana, 07/05/2021
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of 'In Re: Remediation of polluted rivers' dated 07/05/2021. The petition was filed by the Delhi Jal Board seeking a direction to the state
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The measurement and monitoring of water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) affordability: a missing element of monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Targets 6.1 and 6.2
Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, a human right enshrined in the 2030 Global Goals, will not be reached unless its affordability is addressed and monitored, according to
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Blueprint: financing a future of safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an accelerating climate crisis and rising global poverty, a new report by End Water Poverty and WaterAid sets out the financial challenge of achieving water and sanitation for
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Circular economy in industrial parks: technologies for competitiveness
The circular economy is now at the forefront of the competitiveness agenda for various industrial sectors, industrial parks, and firms. This report intends to provide practical recommendations on how industrial
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Beyond access: water quality from resource to user
Ensuring a good quality water supply that is free from contamination is key to meeting the global goal of providing everyone with access to safely managed water by 2030. This brief summarises the findings
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding supply of treated water to parks under SDMC, Delhi, 26/03/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2021 This application has been filed by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in
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Financing water security for sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific
The Asia Water Development Outlook – a flagship publication by the Asian Development Bank - monitors progress in water security in the Asia Pacific region. For the first time, the 2020 edition documents
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Turn the tide: the state of the world’s water 2021
WaterAid releases a new report: “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water 2021”, which shows how people are losing access to clean water as longer droughts dry up springs, seawater infiltrates groundwater
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World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water
The 2021 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report, titled “Valuing Water” assesses the current status of and challenges to the valuation of water across different sectors and perspectives,