The Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (CFWS) is a multi-donor facility established to help catalyze the implementation of
ADB's Water Policy in its
developing member countries. ADB's Board of Directors established the CFWS in December 2001.
CFWS finances a coherent program of activities designed to promote effective water management policies and practices in the Asia and the Pacific region. The CFWS’s objectives are to:
- add value to the water projects carried out by ADB’s Regional Departments
- increase synergy in ADB’s water sector operations
- strengthen regional cooperation