Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth

Many water bodies are contaminated, affecting public health, increasing the costs to treating water for drinking purpose, and reducing potential use for other sectors such as agriculture. There is a wide variation in efficiency depending on the sector; with proper management of water and measures to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	WATER SECURITY WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION HYDROPOWER IRRIGATION WATER CLIMATE RESILIENCE ECOSYSTEM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361431598974118181/Colombia-Turning-the-Tide-Water-Security-for-Recovery-and-Sustainable-Growth-Policy-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34452

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spelling	okr-10986-344522021-07-21T05:10:52Z Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth World Bank WATER SECURITY WATER SUPPLY WATER AND SANITATION HYDROPOWER IRRIGATION WATER CLIMATE RESILIENCE ECOSYSTEM Many water bodies are contaminated, affecting public health, increasing the costs to treating water for drinking purpose, and reducing potential use for other sectors such as agriculture. There is a wide variation in efficiency depending on the sector; with proper management of water and measures to increase resilience, the productivity of water in Colombia can improve substantially. Taken together, these conditions are clear warning signs of water insecurity - and the country should move quickly to address them. This policy brief contains three sections that summarize the challenges, the key messages, and the policy recommendations. The report contains the full extent of the water security diagnostic study, which involved a participatory and consultations with various stakeholders from the Government of Colombia, academic institutions, and civil society organizations. It offers a summary of evidence and information of the key critical focus areas of the report; and contains sources, methods, references, and data to guide the reader on the main findings. The policy brief is intended for policy makers and broader audiences around five strategic themes: water and territorial development, water and human capital, water and resilience, water and ecosystems, and water and the circular economy. 2020-09-16T14:18:37Z 2020-09-16T14:18:37Z 2020-09 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361431598974118181/Colombia-Turning-the-Tide-Water-Security-for-Recovery-and-Sustainable-Growth-Policy-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34452 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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description	Many water bodies are contaminated, affecting public health, increasing the costs to treating water for drinking purpose, and reducing potential use for other sectors such as agriculture. There is a wide variation in efficiency depending on the sector; with proper management of water and measures to increase resilience, the productivity of water in Colombia can improve substantially. Taken together, these conditions are clear warning signs of water insecurity - and the country should move quickly to address them. This policy brief contains three sections that summarize the challenges, the key messages, and the policy recommendations. The report contains the full extent of the water security diagnostic study, which involved a participatory and consultations with various stakeholders from the Government of Colombia, academic institutions, and civil society organizations. It offers a summary of evidence and information of the key critical focus areas of the report; and contains sources, methods, references, and data to guide the reader on the main findings. The policy brief is intended for policy makers and broader audiences around five strategic themes: water and territorial development, water and human capital, water and resilience, water and ecosystems, and water and the circular economy.
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title	Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth
title_short	Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth
title_full	Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth
title_fullStr	Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth
title_full_unstemmed	Colombia Turning the Tide : Water Security for Recovery and Sustainable Growth
title_sort	colombia turning the tide : water security for recovery and sustainable growth
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361431598974118181/Colombia-Turning-the-Tide-Water-Security-for-Recovery-and-Sustainable-Growth-Policy-Brief http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34452
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