Pilot and Demonstration Activities

A Pilot and Demonstration Activity (PDA) is a small-scale, short-term water project designed to test and validate innovative approaches, methodologies, and practices for improved water resources management and water services delivery, policy development, and reforms. More

Ongoing PDAs

	Scoping the Water-Energy-Pollution Nexus in Urumqi and Qingdao for Preparing PRC’s Ministry of Environmental Protection Co-Control Program A study of the water-energy-pollution nexus in Urumqi and Qingdao cities in the People’s Republic of China will provide input in designing a co-control regulation program for water, energy, and air pollution.
	Public-Private-Partnership: Pilot Development of a Mechanism for Payment for Watershed Services in Chishui River Basin A Payment for Watershed Services mechanism in Chishui River Basin, People’s Republic of China is being set up to address deteriorating ecosystems and improve the livelihood of poor upstream residents.
	Assessment of Riverbed Clogging at Potential Riverbank Filtration for Securing Safe, Low-Cost Potable Supplies An assessment of the effect of riverbed clogging at locations of potential riverbank filtration systems will secure safe and affordable water supply for riverside communities in Thailand.
	Action Research Project to Develop a Sanitation Microfinance Program A microfinance scheme to provide sanitation and hygiene improvements to rural households in Phnom Pehn and Angkor Chum, Cambodia is being developed and pilot tested.
	Training Program on Water Tariff Reform and Peer-to-Peer Learning Process for Rural Environmental Health and Sanitation Awareness An program on water tariffs and peer-to-peer training on environmental health and sanitation are being piloted Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.
	Building Private Sector Participation in River Basin Management: The Case of Nam Ngum River Basin Private sector participation in river basin management will be demonstrated through the formation of Nam Ngum Hydropower and Mining Forum that will assist in addressing key river basin development issues in Lao PDR.
	Developing and Demonstrating a Mechanism for Sustainable Supply of Purified Water in Remote Communities A mechanism for providing purified water is being developed for Viet Nam’s remote communities that will also provide opportunity to demonstrate a model government and private sector partnership
	Demonstrating Information, Education, and Communication Campaign Using Community-Based and Multimedia Strategies for the Rehabilitation of Pasig River and Its Waterways An information campaign that uses innovative strategies will support the rehabilitation of the Philippines’s Pasig River and its tributaries