New insights into the sustainability of rural water supplies
Published on: 13/09/2017
Stockholm World Water Week discusses World Bank publications on universal metrics.
How change within individuals can support institutional performance
Published on: 01/05/2017
Can leadership development training for public agency staff lead to improved utility performance and community-level service?
Talking finance at Stockholm: a long way to go for practical and useful approaches
Published on: 01/09/2016
Reflections on Finance for water, sanitation and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
Using technology to improve the cost-efficiency of results verification in PforR projects
Published on: 09/06/2016
How the World Bank's Water Global Practice and Innovation Labs are partnering to get practical operational solutions.
Joining forces; The Netherlands and the World Bank
Published on: 29/06/2015
Together the Netherlands and the World Bank can make a substantive contribution to reaching a joint vision; sustainable and equitable water and sanitation services for all by 2030. The World Bank sees the Netherlands as a leading knowledge provider in the water sector. Dutch expertise can...
The Dutch urge ‘World Bank take a lead in driving change’
Published on: 22/06/2015
The new agenda for the future of water and sanitation, defined by the Sustainable Development Goals, aims at universal access for all by 2030. Achieving this mission will require a radical shift in how the water and sanitation sector operates. The main Dutch water and sanitation stakeholders urge...
The future of water and sanitation: a common Dutch vision
Published on: 15/06/2015
A paradigm shift is needed to reach the ambitious new Sustainable Development Goals that propose reaching universal water and sanitation coverage with sustainable services for all by 2030. This implies shifting focus by all actors in the water and sanitation sector from construction of water and...
Big lenders need an entry point to encourage sustainable services
Published on: 02/07/2014
Big lenders like the World Bank understand the challenges of sustainability. They accept that we need to move from providing infrastructure to providing services. Still, they find it difficult to find an entry point for including costs other than capital costs in their loans.
Third Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting, Washington
Published on: 13/02/2014
3rd Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High Level Meeting (HLM) to be held Friday 11 April 2014.
GPOBA appoints new Program Manager
Published on: 25/07/2012
The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) has appointed Carmen Nonay as Program Manager in July 2012. She has been Acting Program Manager for GPOBA since mid-February, 2012. Ms. Nonay joined the World Bank Group in 1997, where she has held various positions including Senior Investment...
We can no more expect unmaintained pumps to provide services than we can a car with no fuel to take us on our journey
Published on: 25/04/2012
What does it cost to provide water services that last? What do we mean by a water service?
Philippines: toolbox for rural water utilities launched
Published on: 24/03/2012
The Philippine government – together with the World Bank, the United Nations through the Millennium Development Goal Achievement Fund (MDG-F) and other development partners – have launched a ‘local water governance toolbox’. The toolbox is aimed at small-scale water service providers (SSWPs) with...