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ADB Water Financing Program (WFP) 2006-2010
Urban Water

WFP is promoting investments in water supply, sanitation and wastewater management, and environmental improvement in Asian cities.
Investing in Urban Water

If cities are the engines of a country’s economic growth, then water is the oil that keeps those engines running. Common among many Asian cities, though, is the fact that water shortages and pollution are stunting growth.

Growing cities in Asia need more water supply and improved sanitation to sustain the urban economy, livelihoods, and overall quality of city life.

When cities have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, its people are healthier and more productive economically. Improved sanitation protects the poor from health risks and translates to major economic gains from tourism revenues and health care savings, among others.

ADB’s Water Financing Program is doubling investments in water supply, sanitation and wastewater management, and environmental improvement in Asian cities.


Champion

Maria Lourdes Fernando
Marikina City Mayor Marides Fernando faces head on the challenge of sustaining the gains from the Marikina River cleanup.

Reform Story

Philippines: Resuscitating the Pasig River
After two decades of river cleanup, the Pasig now shows some hopeful signs, ready to reclaim its grand past and await a cleaner future.

Pilot Projects

People's Republic of China: Beneficial Uses of Biosolids

Viet Nam: Sanitation Solutions for Peri-Urban Areas
A sanitation model developed for Kieu Ky commune shows great promise for replication in other peri-urban areas in Viet Nam.

Knowledge Product

The Hows and Whys of Water Connection Charges
Better options than high and upfront connection charges are needed when designing water supply and sanitation projects to benefit the poor.

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Updates
Water Financing Partnership Facility Annual Report 2008.
About US$15.8M of the Water Financing Partnership Facility’s resources were allocated for urban water in 2008.