Money on the table: Why better budget planning is key to fixing the water crisis Saroj Kumar JhaArturo Herrera GutierrezKaushiki Singh August 20, 2026 This page in: English Français Español العربية 中文 日本語

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/Money-on-the-Table-Why-Better-Budget-Planning-IsKey-to-Fixing-the-Water-Crisis Water underpins good health, food production, and the energy that powers businesses. It also supports an estimated 1.7 billion jobs worldwide. Yet the world is massively off-track on Sustainable Development Goal 6, which aims to ensure clean water and sanitation for all by 2030. The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) financing gap demanding dramatically higher public investments. And even the money governments do allocate for water routinely goes unspent.