Landmark push to provide an extra one billion people with reliable clean water

NewsHealthLandmark push to provide an extra one billion people with reliable clean waterThe World Bank – alongside partners such as WaterAid – aim to complete ‘Water Forward’ project by 2030Chris Stevenson International Editor Wednesday 15 April 2026 17:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958202","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/water-world-bank-aid-cuts-b2958202.html","title":"Landmark push to provide an extra one billion people with reliable clean water"}}CloseRelated: WaterAid launches 'Time to Deliver' campaign to help expectant mothers around the worldSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A landmark commitment to provide an additional one...