Improving water quality

Upgrading water quality

Description

Improving water quality involves implementing measures to reduce pollution, control contaminants, and restore aquatic ecosystems. Key actions include upgrading wastewater treatment, promoting sustainable agricultural practices to limit runoff, enforcing industrial discharge regulations, and protecting water sources from contamination. These strategies aim to ensure safe, clean water for human consumption, agriculture, and biodiversity, directly addressing health risks, ecosystem degradation, and water scarcity by targeting the sources and pathways of water pollution.

Implementation

Annual investment in upgrading water quality is currently in the range of US$15,000 to 20,000 million, about 2.3% of gross investment in developing countries.