Water: News Releases

Economies of Asia and the Pacific must put water security at the top of their agenda to recover from the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and adapt to climate change, according to a new flagship report released by ADB.

ADB has approved a $2 million technical assistance grant to help select developing members prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by expanding and integrating water, sanitation, hygiene, and health...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $200 million equivalent loan facility in yuan with Shenzhen Water (Group) Co., Ltd. (SZWG) and Shenzhen Water and Environment Investment Group Co., Ltd. (SZWEIC) to promote climate and disaster-...

The Asian Development Bank and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have signed a loan agreement and project agreements for the Inner Mongolia Sustainable Cross-Border Development Investment...

The Asian Development Bank today affirmed its commitment to water and sanitation investments in the 2020 Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Asia and the Pacific Finance Ministers’ Meeting.

ADB has approved a $12.8 million grant for the Chuuk Water Supply and Sanitation Project to improve access to safe water and sanitation and in the Federated States of Micronesia.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 November 2020) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary General José Ángel Gurría today discussed their respective institution’s support for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, and agreed to further strengthen ongoing collaboration on key areas to ensure robust and sustainable recovery from the pandemic such as economic analysis, domestic resource mobilization (DRM), international tax cooperation (ITC), and anticorruption.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) signed a $100 million financing package to reduce the environmental impact of plastic and promote a circular economy by boosting the capacity of IVL...

ADB and the Government of Kiribati have signed grant agreements amounting to near $42 million to help deliver an improved water supply to the people of South Tarawa. The grants were provided by ADB and the Green Climate Fund. 

ADB and BIWASE signed an $8 million loan to expand the Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant in Binh Duong province, one of the fastest-developing provinces of Viet Nam. The expansion will increase production capacity, install additional...