Tag: World Bank

  • Green Roads for Water- New World Bank Guide
    Green Roads for Water- New World Bank Guide

    Roads and water are generally seen as enemies, with water responsible for most of the damage to roads, and roads being a major cause of problems such as erosion, waterlogging, flooding, and dust storms. This tension, however, can be reversed. The concept of Green Roads for Water (also known as “Green Roads” or “roads for…

  • Professor Yahaya Nazoumou: Groundwater central to Niger’s climate change resilience
    Professor Yahaya Nazoumou: Groundwater central to Niger’s climate change resilience

    re-posted from GroFutures [INTERVIEWER] Dr. Mohammad Shamsudduha or “Shams”, GroFutures Project Manager: thank you Professor Nazoumou for taking the time to discuss your involvement in GroFutures and how your work in the Iullemmeden Basin is making an impact on the government policies and practices of the water resources development and management in Niger. [INTERVIEWEE] Professor…

  • World Bank: Hidden and Forgotten: Managing Groundwater in Southern Africa

    from The World Bank STORY HIGHLIGHTS People in southern Africa are largely dependent on groundwater shared between countries and communities for health and well-being, food production, and economic growth. As climate variability alters the amount of surface water that is available, people in the region are increasingly turning to groundwater, which is already challenged by…

  • Why it’s time to elevate groundwater – The World Bank

    On the World Bank’s Water Blog, Jacob Burke and Marcus Wijnen make the case for better groundwater governance: Groundwater stored in the earth’s crust underpins all our lives – the ultimate source of freshwater for billions has become victim of over-extraction and the ultimate sink for pollutants. For too long, not enough has been done…