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Comprehensive Review of ADB's Water Policy Implementation
Comments from Clients and Stakeholders

Water agencies, NGOs, and other interested stakeholders were invited to send their comments on the ongoing comprehensive review of ADB’s Water Policy implementation. The comments received from a wide range of stakeholders are published on this site verbatim.


  Names     Organizations  
Name Date Received Comment/s
Wang-JiangGuo
Individual Rural Development Specialist
Freelance Consultant
PRC 		February 2, 2005 The most difficult job will be to enhance involvement of each DMC government to establish sustainable water resources development/ utilization program by setting up comprehensive/ integrated master plan instead of everybody just doing something by themselves.

Pacheco Margarita
Executive Director
International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance
Switzerland

 February 26, 2005 Rain, as a public good, has been marginal in main water development. The rainwater harvesting options respond to the MDG’s in a concrete and rapid way.

The comprehensive review of ADB’s water policy should seriously take RWH (within IWRM framework) a main option in the Tsunami reconstructions process and in many other regions where groundwater and surface waters are scarce, polluted and unreachable for the poorest.

Mian Ibrahim
Executive Director
Mohmand Community Organizations Council

Shah Khalid
Community Awareness and Motivation Programme
Pakistan

 March 14, 2005 As the drinking water level is going down, the basic measures should be taken controlling the water level by installing the Small Barani Dames on the sustainable and development bases, in order to make sure the supply of safe drinking water.

Peter Dillon
Stream leader, Water Use and Reuse, CSIRO

 May 24, 2005 Consideration of level of progress towards achievement of UN Millennium Goals for Water Supply and Sanitation would be welcome.

Ashraf-UL-Alam Tutu
Coordinator, Coastal Development Partnership (CDP)
Bangladesh

 June 6, 2005 Complaints have been voiced that people’s opinion were not considered

The second important criticism is ‘realization cost’. The participants will pay for using water, for managing the project. But this damages the access, participation and rights of the poor people.

The third important issue is water privatization. The water supply services of City Corporations are being privatized.

The fourth important factor being criticized is the technological side. People’ traditional knowledge is not only considered irrelevant, but positions are taken that are diametrically opposed to them.

While reviewing ADB’s water related projects in Bangladesh, it is seen that:
  1. The long-term success of big projects is relatively very little and
  2. In many cases long-term negative impacts have resulted or the standard of living of the people have been negatively affected.

Ratana Soth
Water Supply and Sanitation and Consultant
Cambodia

 July 26, 2005 Few questions regarding the “Partnership-Implication” element of the water policy:
  1. How can ADB’s water policy link the existing water policy of this country?
  2. What will be the actions the ADB coming water project will take?
  3. Within transitional period, is it good to let all services delivered be provided by private sector?
  4. What are the indicators the ADB will use to ensure the poorest and marginalized groups have equal access to the services?

Dr. Sadeque
Sanitation Specialist
DPHE-Danida Water Supply and Sanitation Components and Member, National Sanitation Secretariat
Bangladesh

  I like to suggest the following 5 core areas which you may consider to be discussed in the Water Policy Implementation consultation meeting at Manila on 18 November 2005.
  • Water demand management
  • Water quality management
  • Sanitation & hygiene management
  • Local government involvement
  • Regulatory frame work for private sector involvement
The water policy implementation should be widely consulted amongst the stakeholders in order to ensure broader acceptance and compliance. Issues to be addressed will also include:
  • Demand driven and community based development
  • Equitable allocation of development resources
  • Subsidy principle
  • Integrated development
  • Environmental integrity

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