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The Water Cellar for Mothers Project has built more than 100,000 cellars and benefited 1.3 million people. “Our project runs on donations,” says Guoying Qin, project head and Deputy Secretary-General of the China Women’s Development Foundation, “so we always show our contributors where their funds are going and what improvements they’re making.” |
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“Climate change is real,” says Salmah Zakaria, Director General of the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia, “But inaction is not an option.” Salmah says not doing anything to counter the impacts of climate change will cost more. Malaysia has now embarked on a number of adaptive measures against climate change's adverse effects. |
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Is toilet talk sexy? Ask Jack Sim, CEO of the World Toilet Organization, and he’ll give a resounding yes. “Toileting is natural, and we should be able to talk about it comfortably,” says Mr. Sim. “Talking leads to demand, and demand leads to supplies. The more we talk, the more we understand, and that is the first step to finding solutions to our sanitation problems.” |
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“Water user rights should be used as an instrument to protect the people, especially those economically marginalized. The system should also take into consideration the need for water to sustain the environment, and the government should ensure that water is allocated for this purpose.” |
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“The pro-poor initiative [of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board] has opened the eyes of the utility to the fact that the urban poor population can be connected to the system, can contribute to capital costs through connection fees, and can help minimize losses—all that's needed is to make water affordable to them.” |
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I think it's important to find a champion—whether an individual or agency— who will catalyze actions for the basin. In the case of Bang Pakong, it was the chairperson from the private sector who galvanized the Committee into action.” |
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We made sure that communities are involved every step of the way, and that they understood what their gains would be. Towards the end, we saw a dramatic shift in attitude-people now have the “I care and I pay”attitude.” |
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