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Water Champions
	Water Champions initiate or implement water reforms in their chosen field, and are directly involved in improving the water situation in their respective countries.

This section recognizes the important contributions of individual champions of water reforms from developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.


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	General Reforms Exemplary work on national and regional policy reforms, awareness and education, disaster management, and financing and investments.

	Rural Water Reforms Exemplary work on improving rural communities’ water supply and sanitation services to support health, livelihood, irrigation, and drainage, among others.

	Urban Water Reforms Exemplary work on sustaining economic growth in cities through improvements in water supply, sanitation and wastewater management, and environmental protection.

	Basin Water Reforms Exemplary work on promoting integrated water resources management (IWRM), covering healthy rivers through management of multifunctional water regulation and hydropower facilities, flood management, watershed, and wetlands conservation.

General Reforms

Ann Quon: ADB's Initial Assistance to Tsunami-Hit Countries (January 2005)
Irfan Shahzad : Using the Pen to Right Water Concerns (January 2006)
Lal Premanath: Mainstreaming Gender in ADB Water Projects (September 2004)
Ramon Alikpala: Striving for a Stronger and More Cohesive Water Sector (June 2005)
Erna Witoelar: Making ADB's Water Policy Work Better (May 2006)
Salmah Zakaria: Adapting to Climate Change (October 2007)
MAMSL Attanayake: Innovating an Institution (December 2008)

Rural Water Reforms

Amy Leung: Where the Drinking Water is Salty (October 2002)
Eva Maria Mayerhofer: Creating Synergy from Diversity (March 2004)
Joe Madiath: Championing 100% Sanitation Coverage in Rural Communities in India (November 2005)
Narendra K. C.: No Community Too Remote for Nepal's Water-minded SAPPROS (June 2005)
Rebecca Ravalo: Bringing Water To The Rural Poor (July 2004)
Guoying Qin on One Plus Five—A Model for Rainwater Harvesting (December 2007)
Bindeshwar Pathak on Crusading for Human and Environmental Dignity (April 2008)
Adrian Yeo Piah Song: Safe Drinking Water in an Instant (November 2008)
Sahari Ani: Floating Toilets for Floating Villages (February 2009)
Minanto: Pushing for Greater Farmer Participation in Irrigation Management Minanto: Pushing for Greater Farmer Participation in Irrigation Management (October 2009)

Urban Water Reforms

Almud Weitz: Breaking Barriers in Serving the Urban Poor (July 2003)
Antonino T. Aquino: Living Up to the Promise of Private Sector Involvement in the Water Sector (August 2005)
Antonio de Vera: Building Viable Water Utilities for the Country (June 2006)
Ek Sonn Chan: Pulling the Plug on Nonrevenue Water (October 2006)
Khondaker Azharul Haq: Overcoming the Water Supply and Sanitation Constraints of Bangladesh (March 2005)
Keiichi Tamaki: Connecting the Poor for Free? (September 2003)
Maria Paniagua: Small Steps, Big Impacts (June 2003)
Maria Sevilla: Decentralized Wastewater Management: Big Results from Small Solutions (February 2007)
Mohamed Rasheed: Engaging the Private Sector to Invest in Water (April 2006)
Salma Sadikha: When Water Connection Barriers Disappear (May 2007)
Jack Sim: Flushing Down the Toilet Taboo (August 2007)
Bindeshwar Pathak on Crusading for Human and Environmental Dignity (April 2008)
Rogelio L. Singson on Maynilad’s New Lease on Life (May 2008)
Elsa Mejia on Operating as a Small-Scale Private Water Provider (June 2008)
Maria Lourdes Fernando: Keeping Marikina River in the Pink of Health Maria Lourdes Fernando: Keeping Marikina River in the Pink of Health (April 2009)
Harry Seah: Making the Unthinkable Drinkable (July 2009)

Basin Water Reforms

Hamidur Khan: Coping with the Worst of Floods (August 2004)
Apichart Anukularmphai: NARBO - Working to Make IWRM a Reality (October 2004)
Dolora Nepomuceno: Managing Water Conflicts in a Philippine Lake Basin (November 2004)
Djendam Gurusinga: Managing Water Resources in a River Basin Context (March 2006)
Nguyen Thai Lai: Establishing Water Rights in Viet Nam (November 2004)
Ramaswamy R. Iyer: Caution and Care in Building Dams (August 2006)
Shaoxia Cheng: Meeting the Challenges of Wetlands Conservation (January 2005)
Sukontha Aekaraj: Bang Pakong River Basin: Resolving Conflicts Through Dialogue (April 2007)
Suo Lisheng: Overcoming Water Challenges in the People’s Republic of China: Floods, Droughts, Pollution and Erosion (October 2005)
Tetsuro Miyazato: Reviving a River (February 2002)
Wasan Jompakdee: Sharing Water (June 2004)
Imam Anshori: Authorizing Water Use, Assuring Water Rights (July 2007)
Tjoek Walujo Subijanto:Blending Corporate Spirit with Public Service (September 2008)
Kuniyoshi Takeuchi: Managing Disasters through Knowledge and Localism (October 2008)