Lending / Issues The Bank / Improving Project Performance The Bank / World Bank The / Curt Carnemark/World Bank / Service Delivery The Bank / Independent Evaluation Group / /
Continent
Africa / /
Country
Yemen / Brazil / Vietnam / China / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Environmental Issue / Reorganization / /
IndustryTerm
integrated water resources management / well technology / water services / water management / piped water services / coastal zone management / urban services / water utilities / water resources management / Efficiency-enhancing technologies / energy generation / hydrological and meteorological monitoring systems / Demand management / water systems / /
Organization
World Bank / International Bank for Reconstruction and development / International Development Association / Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Board / /
Executive Summary The amount of available water has been constant for millennia, but over time the planet has added 6 billion people. Water is essential to human life and enterprise, and the increasing strains on availab