ADB-DMC Sanitation Dialogue
3-5 March 2009; Manila, Philippines
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ADB has committed itself to pushing the sanitation agenda forward through its Water Financing Program (WFP). Apart from the specific household access to sanitation targets set within the WFP, environmental sanitation also takes center stage.
The Asian Water Development Outlook 2007 says that a water crisis is emerging, traceable in part to polluted surface water sources, especially around cities. This is caused substantially by inadequate household and industrial sanitation coverage, treatment, and disposal.
ADB has taken a number of steps to push the sanitation agenda forward, including raising awareness and facilitating sanitation's inclusion in cities' and government's investment planning. However, more remains to be done in terms of boosting ADB's capacity and engaging with ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) to ensure increased sanitation coverage in individual countries.
The ADB-DMC Sanitation Dialogue focused on DMC's sanitation needs, barriers, options, and actions.
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The sanitation dialogue aimed for DMCs to
- Prioritize meeting sanitation needs in matters of policy, planning, and investments
- Enhance preparedness to conceive, plan, and implement sanitation policies, programs, and projects
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- Economics of sanitation: benefits and costs related to public health, environment, and impacts on sectors, like tourism and fisheries
- Social issues: community psychology and sociology of sanitation
- Technologies: practical, affordable options
- Finance: financing sources and options, cost recovery, and financial viability of sanitation
- Private sector participation: opportunities and business environment
- Politics of sanitation: why and how to market sanitation and overcome political barriers
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The conference was organized by ADB.
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DMC's Ministers of Finance, Health, Water and Sanitation, Environment, and Water Resources or their senior executives and city mayors were invited to participate.
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- ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
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