The European Investment Bank said projects it financed in 2025 are expected to improve water supplies for nearly eight million people in Asia and the Pacific, including climate-resilient transport infrastructure in Kiribati.
Nearly eight million people in Asia and the Pacific are expected to benefit from improved water supplies through projects financed in 2025 by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank said on 15 October.
The figures come from the EIB Global Impact Report, which also found that more than 13 million people worldwide are expected to gain access to safer drinking water through investments backed by the EU bank.
In the Pacific, the EIB said its support for climate-resilient infrastructure in Kiribati is helping lay the groundwork for protecting essential transport links against climate-related risks.
The bank signed \u20ac1.1 billion in financing in Asia, Central Asia and the Pacific in 2025, with 92 per cent of it supporting climate action and environmental sustainability, according to the report.
In South Asia, a US$191 million EIB loan is supporting improvements to water supply and sewerage systems for about 900,000 people in Uttarakhand, India. In Bangladesh, \u20ac160 million in EIB financing is supporting water supplies in Dhaka, which the bank said reduces pressure on groundwater resources and strengthens climate resilience.
In Viet Nam, EIB financing is helping businesses invest in climate action and environmental sustainability, the bank said.
The EIB said the investments contribute to the European Union's Global Gateway strategy, which is intended to help partner countries build more resilient infrastructure.
Under Global Gateway, the EU, its member states and European development finance institutions have mobilised more than \u20ac300 billion in public and private investments since 2021, according to the EIB.
EIB Global is the EIB Group's arm for development finance outside the European Union. Its annual impact report sets out the expected effects of investments the bank finances outside the EU.
The full report is available at https://www.eib.org/files/publications/20260100-121026-eib-global-impact-report-2025-en.pdf
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