Water

One hundred percent water supply and sanitation coverage is a sure sign of an urban community. Yet urban areas are still below this standard, as Asia's urban population tripled in the last 50 years. Read about ADB's and developing countries' efforts in providing water supply and sanitation services to people in ever-expanding cities, especially to the urban poor.

• 3rd Water Supply and Sanitation Project—Participatory, Consultative and Empowering (September 2006)
• Are Countries in Asia on Track to Meet Target 10 of the Millennium Development Goals? (November 2005)
• Changes Introduce Indonesia to New Remedies to Old Maladies (March 2006)
• Development Communication Improves Water Project in Vietnamese Towns [PDF]
• Drainage Improvement to Protect Food and Livelihood Security of the Poor and Vulnerable Households
• DWASA Initiative on Piped Water Provision for the Urban Slum Dwellers
• Infrastructures and Institutions for Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (May 2006)
• Manila Water Reduces NRW using Multi-Pronged Strategy (October 2006)
• NRW Projects: Hide and Seek Game Can Quickly Turn Around Revenues (October 2006)
• NGO Intermediation: A Model for Securing Access to Water for the Urban Poor [PDF]
• Northern Mine Switching to Water (October 2005)
• Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority: An Exemplary Water Utility in Asia (August 2006)
• Recovering the Full Cost of Delivering Clean and Safe Water (August 2005)
• Simple Solution for Drinking Water Makes Big Difference (March 2006)
• Sustainable Water Integrated Management and Governance for Baguio City (February 2006)
• Suzhou Creek’s Ecological Comeback (October 2005)
• Technology Turns Water Weakness into Strength (November 2005)
• The Role of Small Scale Private Water Providers in Serving the Urban Poor [PDF]
• The Difference Regulations Makes—A Lesson Learned the Hard Way (August 2005)
• Two Public-Private Operators Go to Market as a Financing Option (August 2005)
• Water and Sanitation for Urban Poor
• Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS): Steering Nepal’s Water Sector (May 2005)
• Water for Slums: Private Sector Participation in Manila [PDF]
• Water Sector First in Line for Flexi-Financing Option (April 2006)