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  Country Water Actions
Poverty Reduction

ADB's overarching goal is poverty reduction and has put in place a Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) to achieve this end. ADB's Water for All Policy views the provision of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation to the poor as crucial in reducing poverty in the region. Read more about Asian countries' efforts in bringing water to urban, rural and river basin communities.

Title Date
A Case of Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh, India 2002
A Case Study of Micro-Irrigation for Income Generation in Asia 2004
A Promising Path Toward Poverty-Free Countryside 2005/07
Addressing Water and Poverty at the Grassroots: A Case Study of Area Water Partnerships and Women and Water Networks in Pakistan 2006/01
Agricultural Water and Poverty Linkages: Case Studies on Large and Small Systems [ PDF ] 2004
Allocating Water for Homebased Productive Activities in Bushbuckridge, South Africa [ PDF ] 2004
Bangalore Slums Get Bargain Connections 2007/05
Bringing Potable Water to the Far-Flung Islands of the Philippines 2004
Coastal Zone Policies and Livelihoods in Bangladesh [ PDF ] 2004
Development of Central Water Supply System in Rural Areas in Viet Nam 2002
Drought Relief in Uzbekistan [ PDF ] 2004
DWASA Initiative on Piped Water Provision for the Urban Slum Dwellers 2002
Floodwaters Rising 2004/12
Gender and Economic Benefits from Domestic Water Supply in Semiarid Areas: A Case Study in Banaskantha District, Gujarat, Western India 2004
India's Management Transfer Scheme Begins Irrigation Reforms 2005/07
Irrigation Infrastructures for Improving Agricultural Production 2006/05
Irrigation Water Rights: Options for Pro-Poor Reform 2004/11
Let the River Run: Irrigating the Fields of Kabulnan, Philippines [ PDF ] 2004
Living with Floods on Tonle Sap Lake 2004/08
Making Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender-Sensitive and Pro-Poor 2006/05
Mama-86 and the Drinking Water Campaign in the Ukraine 2002
NGO Intermediation: A Model for Securing Access to Water for the Urban Poor [ PDF ] 2004
Poverty Reduction Gets a Boost in Bac Ninh 2005/03
Restoring Community-Based Water Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Southern Baluchistan, Pakistan 2002
River Waste Goes Up in Smoke And Helps Poor Fisherfolk in the Process 2005/09
Saving the Fish for Another Day 2005/06
Software Enhances Hardware: Community Awareness Supports Water Infrastructure Project in Papua New Guinea [ PDF ] 2004
Study Uncovers What Makes Irrigation Initiatives Pro-Poor 2005/07
Toilet Technology for Human Dignity 2008/04
Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS): Steering Nepal's Water Sector 2005/05
Water and Poverty in Nepal 2002
Water and Sanitation Initiative for Urban Poor 2002
Water and Small Pipes: What a Slum Wants, What a Slum Needs 2007/05
Water for the Poor Partnership in Viet Nam 2004/09
Water, Health, and Poverty Linkages: A Case Study from Sri Lanka 2002

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