Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook
Over the past two decades Moldova has achieved major development results: poverty more than halved between 2007 and 2014, and shared prosperity for the poorest households rose sharply. Yet Moldova’s growth model is volatile, unsustainable, and is l...
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okr-10986-348092021-12-03T05:10:55Z Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook Smets, Susanna Midgley, Amelia Mao, Zhimin Vladicescu, Veaceslav Neumann, James E. Strzepek, Ken Pricop, Felicia WATER AND SANITATION WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISK WATER SECURITY WATER FUTURES WATER AND SANITATION FINANCE IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE Over the past two decades Moldova has achieved major development results: poverty more than halved between 2007 and 2014, and shared prosperity for the poorest households rose sharply. Yet Moldova’s growth model is volatile, unsustainable, and is losing strength. Water underpins much of Moldova’s ability to rekindle dynamism in its economy and to provide outcomes for the health and well-being of its people and environment. Yet gaps remain in understanding the country’s water resources endowments. This diagnostic suggests that in 2018 water availability is not a binding constraint to development. Even in the presence of future changes in demand, there are limited or manageable physical constraints to water security. Going beyond a focus on the water balance, this report assesses Moldova’s water security and identifies important water-related challenges that may hinder progress in economic and human development. Moldova’s water security is threatened by poor infrastructure and suboptimal institutional performance. Through an assessment of service delivery, water resources management and risk mitigation, and an analysis of institutional arrangements and sector expenditure data, this diagnostic establishes a set of policy recommendations on how water should be sustained and leveraged to support Moldova’s development. This report provides a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in Moldova, highlighting the complex water issues that Moldova must tackle to improve its water security. It seeks to elevate water security as an issue critical for national development by providing stakeholders with a stocktaking and outlook on water-related risks, and opportunities in which water can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. 2020-11-24T18:07:46Z 2020-11-24T18:07:46Z 2020-11-18 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/860511605764996251/Moldova-Water-Security-Diagnostic-and-Future-Outlook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34809 English 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 Europe and Central Asia Moldova |
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WATER AND SANITATION WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISK WATER SECURITY WATER FUTURES WATER AND SANITATION FINANCE IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE Smets, Susanna Midgley, Amelia Mao, Zhimin Vladicescu, Veaceslav Neumann, James E. Strzepek, Ken Pricop, Felicia Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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Over the past two decades Moldova has
achieved major development results: poverty more than halved
between 2007 and 2014, and shared prosperity for the poorest
households rose sharply. Yet Moldova’s growth model is
volatile, unsustainable, and is losing strength. Water
underpins much of Moldova’s ability to rekindle dynamism in
its economy and to provide outcomes for the health and
well-being of its people and environment. Yet gaps remain in
understanding the country’s water resources endowments. This
diagnostic suggests that in 2018 water availability is not a
binding constraint to development. Even in the presence of
future changes in demand, there are limited or manageable
physical constraints to water security. Going beyond a focus
on the water balance, this report assesses Moldova’s water
security and identifies important water-related challenges
that may hinder progress in economic and human development.
Moldova’s water security is threatened by poor
infrastructure and suboptimal institutional performance.
Through an assessment of service delivery, water resources
management and risk mitigation, and an analysis of
institutional arrangements and sector expenditure data, this
diagnostic establishes a set of policy recommendations on
how water should be sustained and leveraged to support
Moldova’s development. This report provides a new,
comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in
Moldova, highlighting the complex water issues that Moldova
must tackle to improve its water security. It seeks to
elevate water security as an issue critical for national
development by providing stakeholders with a stocktaking and
outlook on water-related risks, and opportunities in which
water can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. |
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Smets, Susanna Midgley, Amelia Mao, Zhimin Vladicescu, Veaceslav Neumann, James E. Strzepek, Ken Pricop, Felicia |
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Smets, Susanna Midgley, Amelia Mao, Zhimin Vladicescu, Veaceslav Neumann, James E. Strzepek, Ken Pricop, Felicia |
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Smets, Susanna |
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Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook |
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moldova : water security diagnostic and future outlook |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/860511605764996251/Moldova-Water-Security-Diagnostic-and-Future-Outlook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34809 |
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