Water

• 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 10 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.

• 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 including
• Water for All Publication Series
• Dams and Development e-paper
• Asia Water Watch 2015
• Discussion Note: Dignity, Disease, and Dollars—Asia's Urgent Sanitation Challenge
• Asian Water Development Outlook 2007

View Knowledge Base and Capacity Building for details.

• Approved 44 PDAs; 25 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.

• Partnerships
  • National Water Sector Apex Bodies (NWSABs)
  • Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network (SEAWUN)
  • South Asian Water Utilities Network (SAWUN)
  • Central Asia and South Caucausus Water Utilities Association (CASCWUA)
• Special Alliances
  • 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
  • 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.

• 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 2007; 2006
• Organized the Water Financing Program Conference

View Regional Events and Initiatives for details.

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