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Conference Report: 2nd ADB and Partners Sanitation Dialogue (23-25 May; Manila, Philippines) Nearly 300 participants from 45 countries explored actions needed to make sanitation and wastewater management a sustainable business. ADB presented its approach toward an Asia-Pacific Wastewater Management Revolution, while participants reaffirmed their commitment to work together toward ensuring sanitation for all in the Asia-Pacific region.

ADB’s call to action—“Dignity, Disease, and Dollars”—has been chosen deliberately to focus attention on three areas where stakeholders need to see results:

• Better facilities for individuals so they can regain their dignity
• Disease prevention and healthy environment for the wider community
• Financial viability of sanitation services for provider governments and utilities in tandem with affordability for households

	Sanitation: Why Invest? Find out some basic truths about sanitation and what countries have done to improve their sanitation situation.
	ADB’s Sanitation Agenda Find out how ADB plans to provide 200 million Asians with sustainable access to improved sanitation.
	References Read or download sanitation related documents available at ADB Water website.

Date	Events	Related Documents*
2011
25-28 May	Conference on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems for Urban Environments in Asia (Manila, Philippines)
23-25 May	Making Sanitation a Sustainable Business: 2nd ADB and Partners Sanitation Dialogue (Manila, Philippines)	Conference Report Program and Materials
2010
15-16 Jun	Regional Dialogue on Wastewater Management in Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
23 Apr	Sanitation and Water for All: Annual High Level Meeting (Washington D.C., USA)
26-27 Jan	Follow-up Conference of the International Year of Sanitation (Tokyo, Japan)	Program and Materials
2009
2-4 Dec	World Toilet Summit and Expo (Singapore)
25 Nov	Sanitation Publications Book Launch (Manila, Philippines)	Invitation
15-16 Oct	Philippine Symposium on Sustainable Sanitation (Makati City, Philippines)	Program
7-11 Sep	6th CITYNET Congress (Yokohama, Japan)
2 Jun	Stakeholder Consultations on Draft Philippine National Sewerage and Septage Management Program-Luzon (Manila, Philippines)
19 May	Stakeholder Consultations on Draft Philippine National Sewerage and Septage Management Program-Mindanao (Davao City, Philippines)
12 May	Stakeholder Consultations on Draft Philippine National Sewerage and Septage Management Program-Visayas (Cebu City, Philippines)
16-17 Apr	ADB-Viet Nam Sanitation Dialogue (Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam)	Program and Materials
31 Mar - 2 Apr	WSP-EAP Economics of Sanitation Initiative Regional Workshop (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)	Program and Materials Meeting Report
3-5 Mar	ADB-DMC Sanitation Dialogue (Manila, Philippines)	Program and Materials Highlights: Making Sanitation Everybody's Business Meeting Report

Amy Leung
Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia
E-Mail: aleung@adb.org

Anand Chiplunkar
Principal Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist
Email: achiplunkar@adb.org