August 2017: The World Bank has granted financing for water infrastructure in urban growth centers in Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and for integrated water resource management (IWRM) in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). World Bank financing for water is providing:US$25 million for the Government of Lao PDR to implement IWRM. US$20 million for the Zimbabwe National Water Project (ZINWA), for improving water supply and sanitation infrastructure in seven centers of urban growth. Recent World Bank research has warned that the impacts of climate change on water availability around the world will be severe. [World Bank Press Release on Lao PDR Project] [World Bank Press Release on Zimbabwe Project] [Publication: High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy] [UNECE Press Release]

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2017 14:26 UTC