Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:00:01 +0000Captivate.fmWorld Bank Grouphttps://artwork.captivate.fm/50814688-0e0c-47b6-8b6c-a95f191c12c7/3gzughvxmldncw9jwk2oaupc.pngWorld Bank GroupWorld Bank GroupWater World is a podcast series brought to you by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice and the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP). It explores the issues that are crucial to delivering a water-secure and healthy world for all.https://world-bank-water-world.captivate.fmnoepisodicSmarter SubsidiesDoing More With Less – Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation shows that most existing water supply and sanitation subsidies are pervasive, expensive, poorly-targeted, non-transparent and distortionary. Yet if designed in smart and targeted ways and implemented effectively, subsidies can be powerful and progressive tools that help ensure all people benefit from water supply and sanitation services.

]]>Doing More With Less – Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation shows that most existing water supply and sanitation subsidies are pervasive, expensive, poorly-targeted, non-transparent and distortionary. Yet if designed in smart and targeted ways and implemented effectively, subsidies can be powerful and progressive tools that help ensure all people benefit from water supply and sanitation services.

]]>853e59f8-b71d-4759-99b8-9241633b8356Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -050005:32nofull9World Bank GroupFrom Unknown To UrgencyQuality: Unknown — The Invisible Water Crisis presents new evidence and data that call urgent attention to the hidden dangers lying beneath the water’s surface. This podcast explains how poor water quality stalls economic progress, stymies human potential, and reduces food production.

]]>Quality: Unknown — The Invisible Water Crisis presents new evidence and data that call urgent attention to the hidden dangers lying beneath the water’s surface. This podcast explains how poor water quality stalls economic progress, stymies human potential, and reduces food production.

]]>b70d8d37-30ce-417c-8e17-98b48d12d95cTue, 20 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -050005:24nofull8World Bank GroupPutting Nature to WorkThis podcast explains how a new generation of infrastructure projects that harness the power of nature can help achieve development goals, including water security and climate resilience. In a new report from the World Bank and World Resources Institute, both organizations are calling for green infrastructure, such as mangroves and wetlands, to play a bigger role in traditional infrastructure planning.

]]>This podcast explains how a new generation of infrastructure projects that harness the power of nature can help achieve development goals, including water security and climate resilience. In a new report from the World Bank and World Resources Institute, both organizations are calling for green infrastructure, such as mangroves and wetlands, to play a bigger role in traditional infrastructure planning.

]]>140fd786-a64e-4504-8d10-c57f38c452ffThu, 21 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -050004:43nofull7World Bank GroupRising To The Challenge Of A Changing WorldIn 2017, the World Bank with its partners launched a new initiative for a water-secure world, the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP), housed within the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. This podcast provides a snapshot of its first year of delivery. It shows how by bringing innovation, new knowledge and evidence, and flexibility to World Bank lending operations, the GWSP helps clients achieve even more significant and more sustainable results.

]]>In 2017, the World Bank with its partners launched a new initiative for a water-secure world, the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP), housed within the World Bank’s Water Global Practice. This podcast provides a snapshot of its first year of delivery. It shows how by bringing innovation, new knowledge and evidence, and flexibility to World Bank lending operations, the GWSP helps clients achieve even more significant and more sustainable results.

]]>dc37e044-b5c2-440a-9662-f08a817b36bbMon, 26 Nov 2018 09:00:00 -050004:26nofull6World Bank GroupFrom Water Scarce Cities to Water Secure CitiesPopulation growth, economic expansion and climate change are increasing the pressures on limited water supplies in cities around the world. A holistic approach is needed to help water scarce cities develop resilient strategies for long-term water security. That’s why the World Bank’s Water Scarce Cities initiative is collaborating with urban water practitioners, global thought leaders, and institutions in over 20 water scarce cities to document and share innovative strategies.

]]>Population growth, economic expansion and climate change are increasing the pressures on limited water supplies in cities around the world. A holistic approach is needed to help water scarce cities develop resilient strategies for long-term water security. That’s why the World Bank’s Water Scarce Cities initiative is collaborating with urban water practitioners, global thought leaders, and institutions in over 20 water scarce cities to document and share innovative strategies.

]]>6b949395-9e7c-4602-b06f-7b539a747649Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -050007:15nofull5World Bank GroupLet Everyone Reap the Benefits of WaterWater belongs to everyone and yet many are excluded from its benefits and often from ownership and control of this critical resource. Inclusion – ensuring everyone reaps the benefits of water – is central to achieving universal access to water and sanitation and the way the World Bank thinks about policy and programs, because prosperity is best when shared.

]]>Water belongs to everyone and yet many are excluded from its benefits and often from ownership and control of this critical resource. Inclusion – ensuring everyone reaps the benefits of water – is central to achieving universal access to water and sanitation and the way the World Bank thinks about policy and programs, because prosperity is best when shared.

]]>75b5a02b-29d0-415d-a247-eb0284ed0f48Thu, 10 May 2018 09:00:00 -050007:29nofull4World Bank GroupResilience To Survive and ThriveWhat does resilience mean when it comes to water? Is it really that important? Experts explain in this podcast.

]]>What does resilience mean when it comes to water? Is it really that important? Experts explain in this podcast.

]]>38845f96-298d-4296-a65a-dd24604e5cd9Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -050004:54nofull3World Bank GroupFixing The Institutions That Fix The PipesWaterWorld is a new podcast series brought to you by the World Bank's Water Global Practice and the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP). It explores the issues that are crucial to delivering a water-secure and healthy world for all.

]]>WaterWorld is a new podcast series brought to you by the World Bank's Water Global Practice and the Global Water Security and Sanitation Partnership (GWSP). It explores the issues that are crucial to delivering a water-secure and healthy world for all.

]]>78648369-c879-40f6-94ff-a6c9e07c95b1Fri, 06 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -050005:31nofull2World Bank GroupWater Flows Through the SDGsWater World is a new podcast series brought to you by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice and the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP). It explores the issues that are crucial to delivering a water-secure and healthy world for all. Join us every two weeks to learn more!

]]>Water World is a new podcast series brought to you by the World Bank’s Water Global Practice and the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP). It explores the issues that are crucial to delivering a water-secure and healthy world for all. Join us every two weeks to learn more!

]]>c4cffce4-7a40-44ce-9091-29a2e66876aeTue, 20 Mar 2018 09:00:00 -050006:15nofull1World Bank Group