South Asian Water Utilities Network—SAWUN
2nd Steering Committee Meeting
Bangkok, Thailand; 30 July 2007
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On 8-9 December 2006 in New Delhi, India, ADB and the Global Water Partnership held a Workshop on Strengthening Water Utilities in South Asia to conceptualize a network of South Asian water utilities that will develop specific technical or managerial capacity and facilitate knowledge exchange. A subsequent Conference on Establishing the South Asian Water Utilities Network (SAWUN) in Islamabad, Pakistan on 23-24 April 2007 led to the formal creation of the new network and the ratification of its Charter.
Participants at this conference
- elected the network’s Chairperson, and Steering Committee members
- discussed financing mechanisms for sustaining the network
- discussed a program of action for 2007-2008
In this 2nd SAWUN Steering Committee Meeting, the new network’s operations, management, and key themes were discussed and approved.
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The objectives of the meeting were to
- Present and approve the SAWUN draft business plan for 2007-2008
- Elect the SAWUN Steering Committee Vice Chair and the SAWUN Executive Director
- Discuss and approve SAWUN’s three themes: nonrevenue water, tariff setting, and urban poor
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The Meeting was organized by SAWUN and ADB.
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SAWUN Steering Committee members and representatives from ADB and USAID attended the meeting.
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The meeting was held at Platinum 2, Lobby Floor, InterContinental Meeting Center, InterContinental Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
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