WASHINGTON - As the world faces a triple crisis of climate change, COVID-19, and lack of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, the need for global communities and countries to work together for our shared future is more urgent than ever. 

In its latest annual report, the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP) shares the progress it is making as it works with partners to find solutions and achieve a water-secure world for all.

Today, about 2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water and 3.6 billion lack safely managed sanitation. If nothing changes, we will not have enough water to meet demand by 2030, making it impossible to achieve SDG 6—safe drinking water and sanitation for all.  

At the same time, the effects of climate change are intensifying, wreaking havoc on the world’s water systems as higher temperatures lead to more droughts, floods, and rainfall variability. The situation was further exacerbated in 2020 when COVID-19 hit its peak. Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene are vital for curbing infectious diseases. We need water and sanitation as we work to recover from the significant declines in human health and development resulting from the pandemic. It’s a bleak picture, but not one without hope. There is much being done to tackle the triple crisis, and much more we can still do.  

As shown in its latest annual report, available here, the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP) is making real progress as it works with partners to find solutions and achieve a water-secure world for all. We support countries in delivering water for people, production, and the planet. Some examples of the work we’re doing in partner countries are described below.  

For more information, visit: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/11/15/global-water-security-sanitation-partnership-working-with-country-partners-for-a-resilient-water-future?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM123272