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Released as the institute marks its 30th anniversary, Water Quality: A Mirror and Magnifier of Structural Inequalities and Social Injustice draws on data from 138 countries across the Global South. The report finds that degraded water quality is increasingly a chronic challenge rather than an isolated problem, exposing inequalities linked to...

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Led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in partnership with the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) and provincial irrigation departments, the initiative began in 2017 to improve the availability of accurate and reliable water data. It supports implementation of Pakistan’s National Water Policy (2018), ...

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By 2030, the electricity powering global data centres could reach 945 terawatt-hours, according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). The associated water footprint would equal the basic annual domestic water needs of 1.3 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa, while the lan...

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WHO says many illnesses and deaths could be prevented through measures including improved water, sanitation and hygiene, stronger food safety practices, such as pasteurization, and access to health care for vulnerable populations. Children under five face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults....

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Bringing together governments, multilateral development banks, the private sector and philanthropies, the initiative seeks to strengthen water systems and position water as a driver of jobs, economic growth and resilience. The World Bank Group is supporting the initiative through its Water Strategy Implementation Plan, which includes a targe...

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