Water

Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector
Highlights of Accomplishments
(as of January 2009)

The Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (CFWS) is a multi-donor facility established to help catalyze the implementation of ADB's Water Policy in its developing member countries. ADB's Board of Directors established the CFWS in December 2001. Since then, CFWS has financed a coherent program of activities designed to promote effective water management policies and practices in the Asia and the Pacific region. This page outlines CFWS' major accomplishments.

• Conducted 2 regional and 12 national media workshops for journalists
• Organized an informal journalist network, now with over 400 members. Asia Water Wire, an online resource of news and articles on a diverse range of water issues developed in partnership with ADB, features stories by journalist members
• Produced and distributed various multimedia products on water issues and reforms including video documentaries, print publications, CD-Roms, photo essays, and more
• Uploaded 12 water video documentaries and the 4 Water for Life public service announcements (PSAs) to the worldwide web in YouTube*, Yahoo videos*, Google videos* and Spike/iFilm* for increased viewership
• Signed broadcast agreements with 10 networks to show the water video documentaries
• Showcased water documentaries in regional water events and film festivals
• 19 Asian broadcasters aired Water for Life PSAs
• Launched the brand

View Water Awareness Program for details.

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• Comprehensive analysis of water reforms in the region
• Water for Asian Cities thematic study
• Organized ADB Water Week in 2002 and 2004
• Maintains Water for All website
• Developed Water Knowledge Center and knowledge products database in Water for All website
• Produces Water for All News, electronic newsletter
• Published and disseminated various one-page water briefs on specific water issues
• Produced and disseminated books, researches, and other publications on water

View Knowledge Base and Capacity Building for details.

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• Approved 46 PDAs; 28 have been completed and the rest are in various stages of implementation
• Continuous processing of PDA proposals received from various proponents

View Pilot and Demonstration Activities for details.

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• Networks
• Central Asia and South Caucausus Water Utilities Association (CASCWUA)
• KnowledgeHubs
• National Water Sector Apex Bodies (NWSABs)
• Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
• South Asian Water Utilities Network (SAWUN)
• South East Asian Water Utilities Network (SEAWUN)
• Partnerships
  • ADB-GWP Cooperation on Water Activities in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Asia-Pacific Water Forum—APWF
  • Asia Training and Research Initiative for Urban Management—ATRIUM
  • Partnership with SOPAC: Pacific Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Water Management
  • Strategic Partnership between ADB and the Netherlands Water Partnership
  • UNESCO-IHE, PUB, ADB Cooperation on Developing Water Knowledge and Lessons
  • WaterLinks
  • Water for Asian Cities Program
  • Water Operators Partnership (WOP) Program
• Completed Collaborations
  • Gender in Water Partnership
  • National Water Resources Assessment and Management Project
  • Partnership with WaterAid: Empowering Civil Society for Reforms
  • Strengthening Community-Based Institutions
  • Water for the Poor—Partnerships for Action

View Water Partnerships for details.

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• Supported the Southeast Asia Water Forums in Malaysia, 2007; Indonesia, 2005; Thailand, 2003
• Supported World Water Forums in Mexico, 2006; Japan, 2003
• Participated in the Stockholm World Water Week in 2008, 2007; 2006
• Organized the Water Financing Program Conference

View Regional Events and Initiatives for details.

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• Comprehensive review of ADB Water Policy implementation
• Interim review of ADB Water Policy implementation
• Dialogue with NGOs
• Coordination with other MDBs and partners

View Program Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation for details.