Climate Changed
World Bank Says Water Pollution Weighs on Global Economic Growth
- Nitrogen, salinity key contributors to contaminated waterways
- Bank says global water-monitoring data is severely lacking
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Poor water quality saps one-third of potential economic growth in the most heavily polluted areas, according to a new global analysis by the World Bank that underscores how crucial clean water is to productivity.
“Deteriorating water quality is stalling economic growth, worsening health conditions, reducing food production, and exacerbating poverty in many countries,” World Bank Group President David Malpass said in a statement released with the report Tuesday.