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Solving Asia's Water Woes
ADB Review [ December 2006 - January 2007 ]



SOLVING ASIA'S WATER WOES Asia is home to almost 700 million people who drink unsafe water each day, and some 2 billion who do not have adequate sanitation. The Water Financing Program (WFP) 2006–2010 intends to improve the quality of life for some 300 million? Asians in the next 5 years. This issue of ADB Review explores the thinking behind the WFP, its threepronged approach to water projects, and the prospects of key Asian countries in terms of doubling their water investments.


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