​"Water For Shared Prosperity"

On 20^th May, 2024, the World Bank released a report, titled ‘Water For Shared Prosperity’ at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia.

• It highlights the global inequalities in water access and recommends pro-poor and inclusive interventions to improve water security and strengthen climate resilience while reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity.

Key Highlights

• It underscores the growing gap in access to water resources and services, emphasizing the critical impact on human and economic development.
• In 2022, 2.2 billion people lacked access to safely managed drinking water services, while 3.5 billion were without safely managed sanitation services, highlighting a global ....