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Representatives of research institutes, universities, and community-based service and environmental education organizations are participating in the ongoing review of the implementation of ADB’s Water Policy. Six in-country consultations across the Asia and Pacific region and two regional consultation events are planned, including a regional consultation for civil society.
Civil society representatives are invited to provide inputs through the survey found at www.adb.org/Water/Policy/ survey-01.asp. For more information, contact the review’s lead facilitator, Kathryn Nelson, at knelson@adb.org.
The health status of urban residents in Bangladesh will be improved through a package of health services implemented by NGOs through a $40 million ADB loan and grant package. The project will ensure at least 30% of preventive, promotive, and curative health services target people earning less than 700 taka (about $11) per month. Nutritional supplements will be given to malnourished women and children.
The project will also finance construction and upgrading of dozens of primary health care facilities in Dhaka. For more information, contact Sekhar Bonu at sbonu@adb.org.
ADB has approved a $1 million Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction grant to expand opportunities on small private farms and household plots in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Chui and Osh regions. It aims to improve farm practices, create selfhelp groups in targeted villages, and increase access to microfinance. It will be implemented through local NGOs. For more information, contact John Whittle at jwhittle@adb.org.
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