Water

Country Water Actions
Sharing your Water Story

The country water actions aim to harness the power of a good example. Learning about how on-the-ground water reform initiatives overcame potential failures to achieve much deserved success can inspire others to continue the work or come up with fresh solutions to their own problems.

Do you know of any ongoing or completed water reform in your country or community? If you want to inspire others by sharing that story, we can help you spread the word around by featuring it on this website and other publications.

Find out how you can share your water story.

You can write about a recently completed or ongoing initiative designed to provide safe water and sanitation or manage water resources in your community or country. This could include existing programs, construction projects, advocacy and educational campaigns, legislative initiatives, funding initiatives, comprehensive plans, and more. It could also cover a wide range of topics— sanitation, climate change, rural water supply, water-related disasters, river basin management, and more.

Check out the topic index of our country water actions to know what topics are being covered.

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Your story should be a detailed narrative that consists of

• An action, innovation, or project that promotes water reforms
• The problem or problems that the project addresses, including a description of the project’s locale before and after the project
• The approach or approaches to solving the problem, the processes involved, specific results, and impacts on people and the environment
• Lessons learned and the potential for others to undertake the same project

It should also include

• Quotes from people directly involved in the water action or project, from project beneficiaries, donors, or other stakeholders
• Photos related to the project, if any, and permission from the photographer to use such photos
• A short list of relevant sources of information, such as websites, books, and other publications

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Each story we publish is between 900-1,200 words long. We suggest dividing it into 4 or 5 shorter episodes or “chunks” for easy web reading. For example, see: Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority: An Exemplary Water Utility in Asia.

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We have a pool of experts who will review your story in terms of substance. If deemed publishable, we will help enhance your story, where needed, and credit you as its author. In such cases, we will also request for a 3-sentence description of your professional background.

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You can email your stories to water@adb.org. Please include your full name, name of organization, and email address.