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Implications: Water Sector Cooperation and Coordination
What is an apex body and why does the policy promote it?In any country, there are typically many ministries that deal with water. There are also numerous nongovernment interests in the sector. To adopt water policies, laws, and carry out institutional reforms, countries will need to set up a national apex body to coordinate such reform and formulate a national water action agenda. Water is a critical issue to sustainable economic development, and it is important that the water sector apex body represents all stakeholders. How will ADB engage in regional cooperation on water issues?We will strongly promote regional cooperation on water issues in three ways:
Subregional water partnerships can play an important role in this exchange. We will also work with development partners to consider a regional network for research and capacity building will also be established An example is the improved management of wetland areas in the lower Mekong basin How does this policy address transboundary water issues?Support for transboundary water management is an important part of ADB's regional cooperation agenda in the water sector. The management of international water resources is an important, unfinished agenda for the region. Based on joint requests from riparian countries, we will support joint projects for transboundary water management. With our ability, neutrality, and comparative advantage in providing assistance of this nature, we can assist governments to develop collaborative frameworks with riparian stakeholders. These may include an assessment of the possible downstream impact of any ADB-financed water project, in a river basin context.
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