Decarbonizing the Water Sector in Asia and the Pacific

<p>This publication analyzes why Asia and the Pacific's water sector is a significant source of emissions and shows how boosting efficiency cutting consumption and harnessing technology can help decarbonize the sector and improve water security.</p><p><br></p><p>Designed for use by water professionals and policymakers the publication evaluates five sectors: water supply sanitation water resource management irrigated agriculture and land use. Highlighting how emissions from wastewater are on a par with those from aviation it assesses tools and policies and outlines ways to mobilize finance to clean up the sector and support the shift towards net zero. </p>