Water

ADB, partners to ensure water sector progress beyond MDG deadline
ADB and water development partners will pool knowledge and solutions to ensure momentum and continuity of water and sanitation developments up to and beyond 2015 through the Water Crisis and Choices Conference on 11-15 Oct 2010 in Manila.

Regional water knowledge hubs to boost knowledge management
Representatives from regional water knowledge hubs under the Asia-Pacific Water Forum's KnowledgeHubs network will meet on 19-23 April in Manila to strengthen knowledge management in each hub to better serve clients and partners. About KnowledgeHubs

World Water Day 2010 highlights water quality
"Clean Water for a Healthy World" was the theme of World Water Day 2010, chosen by UN-Water to "raise the profile of water quality at the political level so that water quality considerations are made alongside those of water quantity." Visit the World Water Day website

ADB issues inaugural water bond
ADB and Daiwa Securities Group recently announced ADB's planned issuance of an inaugural Water Bond to finance its work in the water sector by supporting ADB's Water Financing Program (WFP) 2006-2010 and its successor program. About WFP

Spain gives additional $5M to ADB water fund
The Government of Spain gave another $5M to ADB's Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF) in addition to a previous $5M contribution, bringing the WFPF's total received funds to $37M. Other donors include Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, and Norway. About WFPF

ADB, ABS-CBN, Manila Water join hands to clean Manila's rivers
ADB, together with Manila Water Company Inc., is sponsoring a feasibility study to assess the Pasig River's wastewater and sanitation needs, while a partnership with ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (AFI) will raise awareness on river rehabilitation. About the project

ADB's water pilot projects off to a good start in 2010
Water pilot projects in Nepal, the Philippines, and Viet Nam have begun implementation in January under ADB's Pilot and Demonstration Activities (PDA). Since 2002, ADB has approved 57 PDAs that showcase innovative ideas, technology, and methodologies on a small scale. Read about the projects in Nepal, Philippines, Viet Nam | About PDAs

Public-private partnerships practitioners meet on policy issues
Public-private partnership (PPP) practitioners discussed models and key policy issues at the PPP Days 2010 workshop on 22-24 March in Manila. Participants discussed ways in which the public sector can engage most effectively in PPPs to deliver services. See program [ PDF ]

Scientists, water experts dialogue on climate change
Scientists and water resources managers discussed the latest developments in climate change science in a workshop on 24-25 March in Manila, and how these can be used in reducing the region's vulnerability to climate change's likely impacts.

Viet Nam: Vu Gia-Thu Bon stakeholders agree on investment roadmap
Stakeholders agreed on an investment roadmap for managing Viet Nam's Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin in a workshop on 22-23 March in Tam Ky City. The workshop was supported under an ADB project on managing water in Asia's river basins. About the project

ADB acknowledges the urgency in meeting the diverse water sector challenges posed by global and regional climate change. This brochure spells out some of ADB's regional departments' climate change implementation plans that would mainstream climate change adaptation in water sector activities and projects.

The main findings of the Government of Viet Nam's Water Sector Review are presented in this publication, particularly those in relation to the status of water resources and water-related environments. The book also features the various issues facing the sector and the measures that the country could adopt to ensure a sustainable water future.

Continuous improvement and benchmarking (CIB), a strategy of the Water Operators Partnerships Program, helped improve service delivery of many government institutions and private organizations in many countries. This toolkit contains learning modules on CIB techniques.