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Archive of What's New at
Water for All - 2008

• Country Water Actions
• Fiji Islands: Waste Threat Prompts Village Action
• Indonesia: Turning Local Wisdom Into Hydropower Solutions


• Event
• NARBO 3rd General Meeting and Workshop (Solo, Indonesia)


• Publications
• Water for All E-Newsletter (January 2008)


• Pilot Demonstration Activities
• Piloting an Adaptive Management Approach to Implementing IWRM in Yom River Basin
• Reducing Mercury and Heavy Metals Contamination in Meycauayan River System


• Reports
• Final Report: Appropriate Information System for Integrated Water Resources Management: An Exploratory Trial in the Cimanuk River Basin [PDF]
• Inception Report: Piloting an Adaptive Management Approach to IWRM in Yom River Basin [PDF]


• Updated Sites
  • Asia-Pacific Water Forum
  • Asia-Pacific Water Summit
  • Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector
  • Highlights of Accomplishments
  • Country Water Actions
  • Central Asia and South Caucasus Water Utilities Association (CASCWUA)
  • About
  • Members' Profile
  • Members' Corner
  • Knowledge Base and Capacity Development
  • Events Calendar
  • Meeting Report: Indonesia—ADB Water Financing Program Conference
  • Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
  • Activities
  • Partnerships and Special Alliances
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities Report Cards
  • Advocacy for Change: Multi Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for reforms of the Gwalior Urban Water Supply, Madhya Pradesh
  • Appropriate Information System for Integrated Water Resources Management: An Exploratory Trial in the Cimanuk River Basin
  • Opportunities
  • Resources for
  • Governments
  • Civil Society
  • Private Sector
  • Journalists
  • Researchers
  • Statistics
  • Water Financing Program
  • Rural Water
  • Urban Water
  • Basin Water
  • Water Operations

• New section
• Country Water Actions - Sharing your Water Story


• Events
• ADB-OECD Expert Meeting on Beneficial Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation
  (5 March 2008; Manila, Philippines)
• NARBO 3rd General Meeting and Workshop (20-22 February 2008; Solo, Indonesia )
• SEAWUN Continuous Improvement and Benchmarking Workshop (18-22 February 2008; Bangkok, Thailand)


• Pilot and Demonstration Activities
• Adaptation and Verification of Arsenic Mitigation Technology
• Applying Vetiver System for Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control in Citarum Riparian Community Groups
• Using Compensation Mechanism for Watershed Protection Services in Citarum
• Greater Women’s Involvement in Implementing Arsenic Mitigation Measures in Rural Areas
• Model for PDAM Collaboration for Improved Raw Water Management
• Technology to Cope with Debris Flows in Mountain Regions
• Sustainable Wetland Planning and Management in Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands


• Pilot and Demonstration Activities Report Card
• Creating an Institutional Framework for Improving Water Systems Management in Rural Areas of Tajikistan
• Participatory Project Evaluation of Community Action in Hygiene Promotion in Shandong Province


• Publications
• Water for All E-Newsletter (February 2008)
• Technical Note: Water Rights and Water Allocation (Draft)


• Reports
• Final Report: Creating an Institutional Framework for Improving Water Systems Management in Rural Areas of Tajikistan
• Final Report: Participatory Project Evaluation of Community Action in Hygiene Promotion in Shandong Province


• Updated Sites
  • Asia-Pacific Water Summit
  • Country Water Actions
  • Events Calendar
  • Loans and Technical Assistance
  • Opportunities
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network (SEAWUN)

• Events
• CASCWUA Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement Workshop (22-28 March 2008; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
• CASCWUA Steering Committee Meeting (27-28 March 2008; Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
• Livable City Takes on Sanitation: ADB, Marikina Celebrate World Water Day
  (11 March 2008; Manila, Philippines)


• Event Materials
• ADB-OECD Expert Meeting on Beneficial Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation (Manila, Philippines)
• NARBO 3rd General Meeting and Workshop (Solo, Indonesia)


• Pilot and Demonstration Activities
• Applying Vetiver System for Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control in Citarum Riparian Community Groups
• Using Compensation Mechanism for Watershed Protection Services in Citarum
• Greater Women’s Involvement in Implementing Arsenic Mitigation Measures in Rural Areas
• Technology to Cope with Debris Flows in Mountain Regions
• Sustainable Wetland Planning and Management in Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands


• Publication
• Issues Paper: The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges


• Speech
• Remarks
  Wouter Lincklaen Arriens , NARBO Vice-Secretary General, at the 3rd NARBO General Meeting (21 February 2008; Solo, Indonesia)


• Reports
• Progress Report: Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (July - December 2007) [PDF]
  


• Updated Sites
  • Articles
  • Central Asia and South Caucasus Water Utilities Association- CASCWUA in Motion
  • Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector - Highlights of Accomplishments
  • Country Water Actions
  • Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
  • Opportunities
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities - Distribution
  • Sanitation Agenda
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network — SEAWUN
  • Speeches
  • Water Briefs
  • Water Financing Program
  • Rural Water
  • Urban Water
  • Basin Water
  • Water Knowledge Center
  • Water Operations
  • Wastewater Projects
  • Water Operators Partnership Program
  • WOP-Related Events

• New section
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: Joining the APWF


• Article
• Small Piped Water Networks: Key to Universal Water Access in Asia


• Champion
• Bindeshwar Pathak: Crusading for Human and Environmental Dignity


• Country Water Actions
• India: Toilet Technology for Human Dignity
• People's Republic of China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts No-Flush Toilets
• Philippines: San Fernando’s Dry Alternative


• Events
• NARBO 1st Meeting of the NARBO Technical Advisory Committee (5 April 2008; Singapore)
• APWF 2nd Meeting of the Regional Water Knowledge Hubs Network (2-5 April 2008; Singapore)
• ATRIUM Launching of Asia Infrastructure Project Development Private Limited (15 April 2008; Singapore)
• East Asia Workshop on Transparency and Integrity in the Water Sector (27-28 March 2008; Mandaluyong City, Philippines)
• Regional Forum on Innovations for Connecting the Poor: Small Piped Water Networks (17-18 April 2008; Manila, Philippines)
• SEAWUN Nonrevenue Water Management Training Course (12-16 May 2008; Manila, Philippines)


• Photo Essay
• Toilets of Asia: From Crude to Improved


• Photo Gallery
• People's Republic of China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts No-Flush Toilets


• Pilot and Demonstration Activities Report Card
• Development of a Water Quality Management System for the West Tarum Canal of the Citarum River Basin


• Publications
• In Brief summary on ADB's Water Policy (2008)
• Water Brief: Climate, Water, Development - Asia Adapts through New Approaches and Investments
• Water for All E-Newsletter (April 2008)


• Report
• PDA Final Report: Development of a Water Quality Management System for the West Tarum Canal of the Citarum River Basin


• Speeches
• Address
  Bindu Lohani, Vice President for Finance and Administration, at the ATRIUM Launching of Asia Infrastructure Project Development Private Limited (15 April 2008; Singapore)
• Opening Address
  Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, at the Regional Forum on Innovations for Connecting the Poor: Small Piped Water Networks (17 April 2008; Manila, Philippines)


• Translated Document
• Asian Water Development Outlook 2007 (Vietnamese) [ PDF ]


• Updated Sites
  • 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit
  • ADB's Water Policy
  • Articles
  • Asia-Pacific Water Forum
  • About APWF
  • Priority Themes and Key Result Areas
  • Country Water Actions
  • Events Calendar
  • National Water Sector Apex Bodies
  • Opportunities
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities
  • Promotion and Awareness
  • Water Champion
  • Water Financing Program 2006-2010
  • Water for Asian Cities
  • Related Documents and Links
  • Current Collaborations
  • Water Knowledge Center
  • Multimedia Products
  • Water Operations
  • Water Operators Partnership Program
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network — SEAWUN
  • Speeches
  • Statistics

• New sections
• Central Asia and South Caucasus Water Utilities Association — CASCWUA Continuous Improvement and Benchmarking Program
• Networks
• Partnerships


• Articles
• From Tariffs to Profits: Linking Tariffs to Service Improvements Boosts Revenues
• Raising Revenues: Quick Solutions for Better Services


• Country Water Actions
• Mongolia: Socializing Water Tariffs for Cost Recovery


• Champion
• Rogelio L. Singson on Maynilad’s New Lease on Life


• Photo Galleries
• 1st Meeting of the NARBO Technical Advisory Committee
• 2nd Meeting of the Regional Water Knowledge Hubs Network


• Event Materials
• Regional Forum on Innovations for Connecting the Poor: Small Piped Water Networks
  (Manila, Philippines)


• Publications
• Data Book for Southeast Asian Water Utilities 2005
  
• Water for All E-newsletter (May 2008)


• Updated Sites
  • ADB Water Financing Program 2006-2010
  • Rural Water
  • Urban Water
  • Basin Water
  • Country Water Actions
  • Country Water Champions
  • Opportunities
  • Events Calendar
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities
  • Water Knowledge Center
  • Statistics
  • South Asian Water Utilities Network — SAWUN in Motion
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network — SEAWUN in Motion

• Country Water Actions
• People's Republic of China: Beijing Beefs Up Sewage Treatment


• Events
• Improving Water Service Performance: Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation (1-3 July 2008; Philippines)
• 2nd National Sanitation Summit: Better Water Quality and Safety Through Improved Sanitation (9-10 July 2008; Philippines)


• Pilot Demonstration Activities Report Card
• Production of Water Filter from Coconut and Palm Oil Shells


• Publications
• Maynilad on the Mend
• Water for All E-newsletter (May 2008)


• Reports
• Inception Report: Piloting a River Basin Approach toward Integrated Water Resources Management
• Midterm Report: Piloting a River Basin Approach toward Integrated Water Resources Management
• Final Report: Production of Water Filter from Coconut and Palm Oil Shells [PDF]
• Midterm Report: Production of Water Filter from Coconut and Palm Oil Shells [PDF]


• Updated Sites
  • Central Asia and South Caucasus Water Utilities Association-CASCWUA
  • National Water Sector Apex Bodies
  • Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
  • News and Events Page
  • Knowledge Base and Capacity Development
  • Opportunities
  • Partnerships
  • Pilot and Demonstration Activities
  • South Asian Water Utilities Network
  • South East Asian Water Utilities Network — SEAWUN
  • Speeches
  • Strategic Partnership between ADB and the Netherlands Water Partnership
  • Water for Asian Cities
  • Water Briefs
  • Water Champions
  • Water Knowledge Center
  • Statistics
  • Water Operations

• Article
• You Said Private Sector Participation?


• Champion
• Elsa Mejia on Operating as a Small-Scale Private Water Provider


• Country Water Actions
• Armenia: Building a Partnership Slowly and Steadily
• People's Republic of China: Macau Water - Aiming Higher
• Philippines: A Second Chance for an Ailing Utility—The Maynilad Experience


• Events
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum—Launching of KnowledgeHubs
  (26 June 2008; Singapore)
• 2nd Philippine National Sanitation Summit
  (9-10 July 2008; Philippines)
• Conference on Strengthening Regulation to Improve Water Service Performance
  (5-6 August 2008; Philippines)
• Improving Water Service Performance: Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation
  (1-3 July 2008; Philippines)
• Improving Water Service Performance: Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation
  (1-3 July 2008; Philippines)
• Performance Benchmarking Workshop and Peer Review of the Citarum River Basin
  (13-16 February 2008; Bandung, Indonesia)
• World Water Week—Asia Day
  (19 August 2008; Stockholm, Sweden)


• Meeting Report
• Nonrevenue Water Management Training Course


• Publications
• Yerevan Water Supply - Going Private Gradually
• Asian Water Development Outlook - Chinese Version
• Water for All E-newsletter (July 2008)


• Speeches
• Welcome Remarks
  Rudolf Fauendorfer, ADB at the Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation
  (3 July 2008; Manila, Philippines)
• Welcome Remarks
  Rudolf Fauendorfer, ADB at the Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation
  (2 July 2008; Manila, Philippines)
• Welcome Remarks
  Rudolf Fauendorfer, ADB at the Philippine Consultations on Strengthening Regulation
  (1 July 2008; Manila, Philippines)


• Updated Sites
  • ADB's Water Policy
  • Articles
  • Books and Reports
  • Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector
  • Country Water Actions
  • Events Calendar
  • Funding Facilities for Water
  • News and Events
  • Opportunities
  • Promotion and Awareness
  • Sanitation Agenda
  • Water Champions
  • Water Financing Partnership Facility
  • Water Financing Program 2006-2010
  • Water Knowledge Center

• Country Water Action
• Bangladesh: Rural Water Institutions Flex Muscles for Sustainability
• Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority— Internal Reforms Fuel Performance Upgrade
• Viet Nam: Binh Duong Water Gets Strength from Phnom Penh Twin


• Events
• Conference on Strengthening Regulation to Improve Water Service Performance
  (5-6 August 2008; Philippines)
• Performance Benchmarking Workshop and Peer Review of the Citarum River Basin
  (13-16 February 2008; Bandung, Indonesia)
• World Water Week—Asia Day
  (19 August 2008; Stockholm, Sweden)


• Publications
• Yerevan Water Supply - Going Private Gradually
• Water Brief: Power of Two—Boosting Performance Through Twinning
• Water Brief: Water Operators Partnership Program


• Reports
• Progress Report: Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (January - June 2008) [PDF]


• Speech
• Welcome Remarks
  Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General, RSDD, at the World Water Week
  (19 August 2008; Stockholm, Sweden)


• Video Documentary
• Changing Lives - Rural Water Schemes in Sri Lanka
• Pakistan: Water at the Doorstep


• Updated Sites
• ADB-GWP Cooperation on Water Activities in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Asia Training and Research Initiative for Urban Management
• Central Asia and South Caucasus Water Utilities Association
• Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector
• Fund Management
• Fund Allocation
• Funding Facilities for Water
• News and Events
• National Water Sector Apex Bodies
• Network of Asian River Basin Organizations
• Opportunities
• South East Asian Water Utilities Network — SEAWUN
• Strategic Partnership between ADB and the Netherlands Water Partnership
• Pacific Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Water Management
• Water Champions
• Water Financing Partnership Facility
• Water Policy

• Champion
• Tjoek Walujo Subijanto: Blending Corporate Spirit with Public Service


• Country Water Action
• Bangladesh: Rural Water Institutions Flex Muscles for Sustainability
• Cambodia: Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority— Internal Reforms Fuel Performance Upgrade
• Viet Nam: Binh Duong Water Gets Strength from Phnom Penh Twin


• Events
• 2nd National Conference of Small Water Service Providers (16-17 October 2008; Cebu City, Philippines)
• Sanitation Options in the Asia Pacific (18-20 November 2008; Hanoi, Viet Nam)


• New Sections
• How Water Utilities Can Strengthen Themselves
• WaterLinks


• Opportunities
• Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project
• Southern Punjab Basic Urban Services
• Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project


• Pilot and Demonstration Activity
• Beneficial Uses of Biosolids (Sludge)
  
  
• Publications
• Asian Water Development Outlook 2007
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• Water for All E-newsletter (September 2008)


• Reports
• World Water Week- Asia Day Meeting Report


• Updated Pages
• ADB's Water Policy
• Comprehensive Review of ADB’s Water Policy Implementation
• Interim Review of ADB's Water Policy Implementation
• ADB Revises Water Policy Regarding Large Water Resources Projects
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: APWF in Motion
• Country Water Actions
• Partnerships
• Pilot and Demonstration Activities
• Power of Two—Boosting Performance Through Twinning
• Promotion and Awareness
• UNESCO-IHE, PUB, ADB Cooperation on Developing Water Knowledge and Lessons
• Water for Asian Cities
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010
• Water Knowledge Center
• Water Operators Partnerships Program

• Article
• Making Disasters Less Disastrous


• Champion
• Kuniyoshi Takeuchi: Winning Against Disasters through Knowledge and Localism


• Country Water Actions
• Philippines: Flood-Ready Marikina City
• Asia: Rice Science Advances Reforms


• Events
• 2nd Nonrevenue Water Management Training Course (10-14 November 2008; Sabah, Malaysia)
• 2nd Thematic Workshop on Water-Related Disaster Management (7-10 October 2008; Manila, Philippines)
• Inception Meeting on Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asia (9 October 2008; Singapore)
• Regional Meeting on Hydro-Informatics and Developing Knowledge Hub Networks
(15-17 October 2008; Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China)
• Regional Workshop on Developing Partnerships for Water and Climate Change Adaptation
(1-5 December 2008; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Sanitation and Water Conference 2008: Meeting the Challenge in East Asia and the Pacific
(27-29 October 2008; Melbourne, Australia)
• World Toilet Summit 2008
(4-6 November 2008; Macau, People’s Republic of China)


• New section
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: KnowledgeHubs
• Water Financing Partnership Facility: Supported Projects
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Seven-Point Agenda for Prioritizing Water Investments


• Publications
• Water for All E-Newsletter (October 2008)


• Reports
• Meeting Report on World Water Week Asia Day (19 August 2008)


• Updated Sites
• ADB-Supported Networks
• Country Water Actions
• News and Events
• Opportunities in Water
• Water Champions
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Basin Water Portal
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Helping to Introduce IWRM in 25 River Basins in the Asia-Pacific Region
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Rural Water Portal
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Urban Water Portal
• Water Operations: Loans and Technical Assistance
• Water Sector Reforms Study

• Events
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: 4th Governing Council Meeting (14 November 2008; Singapore)
• First Executive Program on Leadership in Water Governance (24 November - 5 December 2008; Singapore)
• South East Asian Water Utilities Network: Leadership Forum on Water Supply and Sanitation (27-28 October 2008; Luang Prabang, Lao People’s Democratic Republic)


• Champion
• Adrian Yeo Piah Song: Safe Drinking Water in an Instant


• New sections
• Water Financing Partnership Facility: Multi-Donor Trust Fund
• Water Financing Partnership Facility: Netherlands Trust Fund


• Publications
• Reviving Lakes and Wetlands: Lessons Learned from the People's Republic of China
• Water for All E-Newsletter (October 2008)


• Speeches
• Opening Address
  Arjun Thapan Director General, Asian Development Bank at the World Toilet Summit 2008 (4 November 2008, Macao, People’s Republic of China)


• Updated Sites
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: Knowledge Hubs
• Funding Facilities for Water
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010
• Water Financing Program 2006-2010: Water Financing Partnership Facility
• Water Knowledge Center: Articles
• Water Knowledge Center: Links
• Water Knowledge Center: Multimedia Products
• Water Knowledge Center: Project Terms of Reference
• Water Knowledge Center: Statistics
• Water Knowledge Center: Water Briefs
• Water Knowledge Center: Water, Sanitation, and the Millennium Development Goals
• Water Knowledge Center: Water Sector Roadmaps

• Article
• Making Innovations Stick


• Champion
• Adrian Yeo Piah Song: Safe Drinking Water in an Instant
• M A M S L Attanayake: Innovating an Institution


• Country Water Action
• India: Testing Innovative Financing
• Philippines: Reaching out to Peri-urban Villages
• Singapore: NEWater: From Sewage to Safe
• Viet Nam: From Interim to Permanent


• Events
• Asia-Pacific Regional Synthesis Meeting for the 5th World Water Forum (15-16 December 2008; Tokyo, Japan)


• Event Materials
• Regional Workshop on Developing Partnerships for Water and Climate Change Adaptation (1-5 December 2008; Selangor, Malaysia)
• Zero Diarrhea: National Search for Barangays with Best Sanitation Practices (10 December 2008; Manila, Philippines)


• Publications
• Water for All E-Newsletter: The Price and Prize of Innovations (December 2008)


• Updated Sites
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum
• Asia-Pacific Water Forum: KnowledgeHubs
• Country Water Actions
• Piloting Small Piped Water Networks
• Water Knowledge Center: Links
• Water Knowledge Center: Multimedia
• Water Knowledge Center: Statistics


• Water Briefs
• Midway Milestones for ADB’s Water Financing Program 2006-2010