India and Bangladesh are reviving long-neglected trade routes: their rivers
Water is essential to life and good health. It’s also vital to create jobs, propel economies forward, and boost social development.
Junaid Ahmad is the Senior Director for the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice. Previously, he served as Director for Sustainable Development in the Middle East and North Africa Region. He joined the World Bank as a Young Professional in 1991, working as an Economist in Africa and Eastern Europe before joining the Africa Infrastructure Unit.