Corruption threatens development and sustainability - report

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Water services The report, the first of its kind to explore the impact and scope of corruption in different segments of the water sector, identifies a range of problems, from petty bribery in water delivery to procurement-related looting of irrigation and hydropower funds; from covering up industrial pollution to manipulation of water management and allocation policies. “Water is a resource without substitute. It is paramount to our health, our food security, our energy future and our ecosystems. But water corruption plagues water management and use in all these areas,” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle. The water crisis is undeniable and the corruption challenge it faces is urgent. More than a billion people worldwide have no guaranteed access to water and more than two billion are without adequate sanitation, which has devastating consequences for development and poverty reduction.

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