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Droughts and Deficits: Summary Evidence of the Global Impact on Economic Growth June 26, 2023

  This paper presents new estimates of the effects of dry episodes (rainfall shocks) and droughts on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth rates using state-of-the art...

NEW Report: The Hidden Wealth of Nations: Groundwater in Times of Climate Change June 14, 2023

About the report Groundwater is our most important freshwater resource, but the lack of systematic analysis of its economic importance has evaded attention from policymakers and the...

New e-Learning course on Water Utility Creditworthiness! June 14, 2023

  Despite the efforts made by the governments and development communities over decades, achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 and 6.2— on...

BlueTech - Innovative Technologies Applied to the Blue Economy January 24, 2023

  This innovative interactive e-book aims to provide a quick introduction to how Technology and Innovation are being applied in the Blue Economy. An interactive e-book is more...

GLAAS 2022 Report Available - Accelerated action needed to ensure safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene for all December 14, 2022

Credit: WHO Rob Holden [Reprinted from WHO.INT] Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to...

Seeing the Invisible: Disrupting Groundwater Monitoring in Mongolia April 6, 2022

Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. Photo Credit: © [Michal] / Adobe Stock   Esha Zaveri and Rochi Khemka (World Bank) Ask anyone in Mongolia what water means to them, and you are likely...

An Invisible Water Crisis? New Data Application Maps Hotspots of Global Water Quality and Their Evolution between 1992-2010 December 23, 2021

People carrying clean water in Woukpokpoe village. Photo credit: Arne Hoel/World Bank   ESHA ZAVERI, JASON RUSS, SÉBASTIEN DESBUREAUX, VARNITHA...