The world faces an invisible crisis of water quality. Its impacts are wider, deeper, and more uncertain than previously thought and require urgent attention.
A new report shares how a combination of bacteria, sewage, chemicals, and plastics is sucking oxygen from water supplies and transforming water into poison for people and ecosystems.
Want to learn more about the economics behind international development? How can we stimulate economic growth, reduce poverty and help people in developing countries? Join us for a live, 24-hour “Econothon” where experts from the World Bank Group and beyond will engage a global audience on the development challenges facing the world today.
The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. Established in 1960, IDA aims to reduce poverty by providing loans (called “credits”) and grants for programs that boost economic growth, reduce inequalities, and improve people’s living conditions.