Water

These entrepreneurs are solving one of the world’s biggest problems - one toilet at a time

A health worker labels portable restrooms at a temporary shelter for Cuban migrants in the town of La Cruz near the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, November 18, 2015.Costa Rica proposed a "humanitarian corridor" for Cuban migrants transiting Central America on their way to the United States. Some 2,000 Cuban migrants are at the northern border with Nicaragua, and some 300 Cubans are expected to arrive at Costa Rica's southern border with Panama every day.  REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate - GF20000064997

Around the world, 4.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation, and nearly 2.1 billion people drink unsafe water. Image: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Eleanor Allen
Lead Executive, B Lab
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Water is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Water

Image: Water for People
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
WaterFuture of the Environment
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Why addressing the climate crisis at our poles is key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Gail Whiteman

September 20, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum