From words to water: Building the next generation of water professionals Federico Perez PenalosaZael Sanz UriarteNikola StevanovićAlmasa Muminović May 11, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/water/from-words-to-water--building-the-next-generation-of-water-profe In 2024, we sounded the alarm: the water and sanitation sector was losing the talent race. An aging workforce, invisible career paths, and a sector too often seen as stuck in the past were driving young professionals away — or keeping them from entering at all. We named the problem. We outlined the solutions. And we made a promise: to walk the talk. © 2026 The World Bank Group,