Water — item 12 of 20

Water sector investment ($1.04T by 2030)

Sourced Tracked by the World Bank's water overview, which sources the $1.04T infrastructure investment need for universal access and sanitation by 2030 — the same figure used for this category's overall scale. World Bank Water

Water sector investment ($1.04T by 2030) sits within Water, the item more essential than any traded good, yet the least marketized on this list — a category with a real, cited scale: $1.04T infrastructure investment need for universal water access and sanitation by 2030 (World Bank). Water sector investment ($1.04T by 2030) is one of 14 of the category's 20 items directly backed by FAO AQUASTAT, WHO/UNICEF JMP, UN Stats SDG indicators, ICOLD, and the International Hydropower Association's tracked datasets, rather than an editorial judgment call.

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Water sector investment ($1.04T by 2030) is 1 of 20 items in Water. See the full ranked list, or browse all 20 Human Endeavors categories.