Water for Planet
Helping countries and
companies reuse water
and reduce pollution

Each year, water pollution accounts for 1.8 million deaths and costs businesses an estimated
$425 billion. The 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) supports industries and utilities to
use water more efficiently and recycle more of the freshwater they consume. By changing
incentives, strengthening regulatory frameworks, and improving markets, we make water
treatment and reuse a smart investment.




FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE
WRG is an impact-focused global partnership between the
private and public sectors. As a trust fund housed within
the World Bank, we provide a platform for businesses,
governments, and civil society to work together to close
the gap between water supply and demand.

Wastewater is a valuable resource, yet its potential is
often overlooked. We collaborate with businesses and
governments to unlock this value by promoting water
treatment and reuse. Through innovative public-private
partnership (PPP) models, we bring in private sector
technology, operational expertise, and capital to develop
wastewater treatment infrastructure. Our efforts also
support the creation of policies and regulations that ensure
safe and effective water reuse, making infrastructure
investments and ongoing water quality management both
economically viable and environmentally sustainable.

We are also driving policy reforms to better protect water
resources. Our work is helping to clean up polluted rivers
and streams, restore local ecosystems, and ensure water
is used more responsibly for the long term.
                                    EXAMPLES OF OUR WORK
                                    Strengthening water pollution management through PPPs,
                                    Bangladesh
                                    By 2040, the funding gap for managing water pollution in Bangladesh is expected to
                                    reach $6.6 billion, far exceeding the capacity of public funding. WRG is supporting
                                    Bangladesh’s Delta Plan 2100 by working to mobilize $550 million in financing for
                                    wastewater management; expand wastewater services for 3.5 million people; and
                                    treat over 25 million cubic meters of wastewater through central effluent treatment
                                    plants and sewage treatment plants. This involves helping to develop Bangladesh’s
                                    first replicable PPP model for municipal wastewater management, as well as PPPs
                                    for effluent treatment and solid waste management in economic zones.




WATER FOR THE FUTURE: SCALING WATER REUSE
Our public-private collaboration models have unlocked new possibilities. We are leveraging these successes to
pursue bold solutions that were previously out of reach. Our new Scaling Water Reuse initiative promotes water
reuse and outlines practical steps that the public and private sectors can take to secure water resources, reduce
the environmental impacts of water use (including water pollution and carbon emissions), and build long-term
sustainability and resilience.



FIRSTS IN WATER REUSE AND POLLUTION REDUCTION
Over the past decade, we have developed first-of-their-kind incentive and financing models to make water reuse
more feasible. These strategies have proven successful and are now being used as models for others, making it
easier for cities and industries to adopt similar approaches.




     First PPPs for           First certificates           New water                Mongolia’s first             Tradable
      wastewater               for sustainable          pollution fee law           voluntary code              wastewater
    treatment and             corporate water            incorporating              of practice for                reuse
      reuse in the              footprints in             the polluter               sustainable                certificates
     Ganga Basin,                    Peru                pays principle               mine water
          India                                           in Mongolia                management




                                         FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR WORK
    WRG works with governments, corporations, and civil society to address water risks affecting food, cities, and ecosystems.

                                          www.2030wrg.org            2030wrg@worldbank.org