Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations

Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations

Water-related diseases are a major health burden for populations, especially the poor. Meeting global aspirations for poverty reduction will require addressing the global water and sanitation challenge. This discussion paper provides an overview of...

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Main Authors: Chase, Claire, Damania, Richard
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
WATER
NUTRITION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SANITATION
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
WATER SCARCITY
HEALTH
POVERTY
WATER QUALITY
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
SDGs
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/722881488541996303/Water-well-being-and-the-prosperity-of-future-generations
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spelling okr-10986-262032021-05-25T08:57:59Z Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations Chase, Claire Damania, Richard WATER NUTRITION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS SANITATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE WATER SCARCITY HEALTH POVERTY WATER QUALITY MDGs Millennium Development Goals SDGs Water-related diseases are a major health burden for populations, especially the poor. Meeting global aspirations for poverty reduction will require addressing the global water and sanitation challenge. This discussion paper provides an overview of the poverty-related impacts of inadequate water supply and sanitation services, and highlights the new policy challenges that have emerged in a more populated, polluted, and urbanized world with finite water resources. New approaches that assure sustained changes in individual behavior, more equitable access to services, and incentives for improved water resource stewardship are needed. 2017-03-06T16:23:12Z 2017-03-06T16:23:12Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/722881488541996303/Water-well-being-and-the-prosperity-of-future-generations http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26203 English en_US Water Global Practice discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic WATER
NUTRITION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SANITATION
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
WATER SCARCITY
HEALTH
POVERTY
WATER QUALITY
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
SDGs
spellingShingle WATER
NUTRITION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SANITATION
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
WATER SCARCITY
HEALTH
POVERTY
WATER QUALITY
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
SDGs
Chase, Claire
Damania, Richard
Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
relation Water Global Practice discussion paper;
description Water-related diseases are a major health burden for populations, especially the poor. Meeting global aspirations for poverty reduction will require addressing the global water and sanitation challenge. This discussion paper provides an overview of the poverty-related impacts of inadequate water supply and sanitation services, and highlights the new policy challenges that have emerged in a more populated, polluted, and urbanized world with finite water resources. New approaches that assure sustained changes in individual behavior, more equitable access to services, and incentives for improved water resource stewardship are needed.
format Working Paper
author Chase, Claire
Damania, Richard
author_facet Chase, Claire
Damania, Richard
author_sort Chase, Claire
title Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
title_short Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
title_full Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
title_fullStr Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
title_full_unstemmed Water, Well-Being, and the Prosperity of Future Generations
title_sort water, well-being, and the prosperity of future generations
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/722881488541996303/Water-well-being-and-the-prosperity-of-future-generations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26203
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