Publication: Moldova: Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook
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Date
2020-11-18
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2020-11-18
Author(s)
Smets, Susanna
Mao, Zhimin
Vladicescu, Veaceslav
Neumann, James E.
Strzepek, Ken
Pricop, Felicia
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Smets, Susanna; Midgley, Amelia; Mao, Zhimin; Vladicescu, Veaceslav; Neumann, James E.; Strzepek, Ken; Pricop, Felicia. 2020. Moldova : Water Security Diagnostic and Future Outlook. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34809 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”