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📢Singapore International Water Week is around the corner‼️
@WorldBankGroup & #SingaporeWaterCenter is gearing up to engage leaders from governments, cities, utilities, & industry in co creating solutions to water & climate challenges.
Looking forward to connecting! #SIWW2026
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The @WorldBankGroup’s new page is now live on LinkedIn!
Follow for updates across farming and agribusiness, climate, environment, and water and sanitation: wrld.bg/PsHe50YQxfK
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Floods, heatwaves, and droughts — these risks are rising.
Faster and more resilient development and targeted adaptation are key to weathering the storm.
Read the blog to learn more: wrld.bg/tth750XIKGq
#SmartDevelopmentInAction
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Morning coffee takes ~150L of water to produce. If you add sugar, milk & a cookie, breakfast alone exceeds a full day's home water use.
How water is used & distributed have hidden costs.
Learn how trade policy can make water more efficient. wrld.bg/fHjb50YPJEN
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Climate change hits hardest where water storage is limited and rainfed agriculture dominates.
Regions without resilient water infrastructure face greater losses, deepening global inequality. The poorest are most affected.
Learn more: wrld.bg/T4Oy50XIKKY
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The water challenge is too big for any one actor.
When governments, communities, development banks, and the private sector align around shared priorities, investments go further and reach more people.
Find out more in our blog: wrld.bg/y2eu50YNclY Â #WaterForward
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Girls who drop out due to poor menstrual health often marry early & earn less.
Women without female-friendly facilities lose wages & advancement opportunities. #MenstrualHealth is economic justice.
See how @WorldBankGroup is acting➡️wrld.bg/qriz50Z9IPk
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Climate adaptation isn't tomorrow's problem — it's today's development imperative. With extreme weather already straining budgets & infrastructure, resilience must be built into every system, every plan & investment. Here's what countries are doing right:
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ALT Road in the Rangapani area of Bangladesh submerged in knee-deep water as a result of flooding. Credit: © Mohammad Shajahan/istock.com.
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Dams provide critical infrastructure for power generation, flood moderation, and water supply for drinking, agriculture & industrial use.
Watch this video to learn how India is strengthening the structural safety and operational management of its dams: wrld.bg/C6lH50XIuS4
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Jun 12
đź’§ Meet Leba Sekoula from Vatani, Fiji.
Thanks to a rainwater tank installed near her home, her family now enjoys clean water—transforming daily life. This was made possible by Fiji’s first sovereign green bond, supported by IFC. wrld.bg/UKWC50Z9mJg #AroundTheWorldWithIFC
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. @WorldBank Group is elevating New Water by #ScalingWaterReuse & #Desalinaion. How do governments start the process?
See the World Bank's guidelines & tools for the creation of an enabling environment & the appraisal of desalination & reuse projects. wrld.bg/3Yc650Z9m8b
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Water is not just about survival; it is about prosperity.
@Ousmane_Diagana and @SarojJha001 reflect on the role of water for people, jobs and growth and how the World Bank is working to defy drought across the Sahel: wrld.bg/7gX850Z9m5q
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Every $1M spent in sanitation can create around 40 jobs in low- & lower-middle-income countries.
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Learn how countries can unlock the sanitation dividend by fostering stronger governance & inclusive system-wide solutions. wrld.bg/3Gz550XucIF
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.@2030WRG (Water Resources Group) 2025 Annual Report outlines progress across country engagements & partnerships in aligning policy, finance, and institutions through coordinated multi-stakeholder action to support delivery.
Read the full report here: wrld.bg/CT6o50Yolgx
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For decades, the West African coast has been ravaged by fast-moving coastal erosion, threatening lives, and destroying investments.
Watch this video to learn about the impact of the World Bank's West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program: wrld.bg/Ll0W50XIufA
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Achieving climate-resilient urban sanitation is essential for cities to thrive.
By turning waste into circular economy solutions that create jobs, protect communities & safeguard the environment, we can strengthen urban resilience for all. wrld.bg/2lxB50Xlf7W
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The West Africa Food System Resilience Program is transforming agriculture and communities.
The use of technology to retain rainwater and prevent fertilizer loss from flooding is leading to higher rice yields while reducing dependency on imports: wrld.bg/uz6B50XII3E
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With @WorldBankGroup support, Thailand bolsters #WaterSecurity with its $9.4B "Chao Phraya 9 Plans" to improve flood control & increase hydraulic capacity in vital river basins.
Learn more: wrld.bg/ZBV550XHep0
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Jordan is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries, where the annual water supply per person could fill a large shipping container.
The country, with @WorldBankGroup’s support, is improving water services while building long-term climate resilience: wrld.bg/yGgi50XIKIx
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Think of the land as a giant water bank, storing water in different accounts.
Rain & snow refill the accounts, but evaporation, runoff, & human withdrawals take water out. What does it mean for the current state of freshwater reserves?
Watch this video: wrld.bg/HN1r50XIskJ
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