Agriculture is a key driver of Uganda’s economy accounting for 70 percent of employment, providing half of all exports, and one-quarter of GDP in Uganda. Thus, enhancing its performance is central to food...
The project is part of the ongoing reform of the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector in Albania. This final report includes those concrete policy proposals and financial instruments. The policy measures...
The World Bank has recently developed a method to evaluate the effects of climate change on six hydrological indicators across 8951 basins of the world. The indicators are designed for decision-makers...
The main purpose of this paper is to explain the patterns of access to water supply and sanitation facilities in urban areas in Sub-Saharan Africa since the late 90's, and its relation with the performance...
The primary objective of this report is to provide a coherent and comprehensive review on integrated urban water management (IUWM) approach to assist public authorities to identify and address the future...
The overall goal of this book is to change the way urban policy makers think about urban water management, planning, and project design in Africa. African cities are growing quickly, and their current...
According to the World Bank's Africa strategy (World Bank, 2011d), Africa has an unprecedented opportunity for transformation and sustained growth. The World Bank continues primarily to support our client...
This paper is one of a series of analytical studies commissioned by the World Bank's Africa Region and Water Anchor which are intended to identify and address the future challenges of urban water supply...
The impact of climate change is likely to have considerable implications for water resource planning, as well as adding to the risks to water infrastructure systems and effecting return on investments...
The impact of climate change is increasingly important for the design, construction, and maintenance of water sector infrastructure. Average global temperatures are on the rise, causing cycles of extreme...
This report is part of a larger World Bank effort that seeks to provide analytical and strategic assistance to Bank staff and utilities in client countries as they begin to consider the implications of...
Mexico, the world's fourteenth largest economy, has emerged as one of the global leaders in confronting the climate challenge. The country has committed to ambitious CO2 reduction targets and has rolled...
Climate change is real, and taking prudent measures to plan for and adapt to climate change must become an integral part of the Bank's water practice. There is now ample evidence that increased hydrologic...