Water: Publications and Documents
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ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2019–2020: Accelerating Green Finance in Southeast Asia
This document presents progress made and early achievements as of December 2020 from the pilot phase of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) (2019-2021). -
Measuring the Impact of West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project: A Baseline Study
This paper analyzes the impact of a project intended to provide safe, sustainable, and inclusive drinking water to over 1.65 million people in West Bengal’s Bankura, North and South 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur districts. -
Keeping Asia's Water Tower Alive: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management with River Basin Organizations
This booklet assesses the performance of river-based organizations (RBOs) in Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Nepal, and makes recommendations to enhance their performance. -
Guidelines for Drinking Water Safety Planning for West Bengal
This publication provides practical guidance and best practices on the stages of developing safe rural drinking water delivery service schemes in West Bengal and other areas in India. -
Making Urban Sanitation More Inclusive in Papua New Guinea
This publication discusses urban sanitation in Papua New Guinea and opportunities to make water and sanitation more inclusive, including the introduction of an operational fecal sludge management framework. -
Asian Water Development Outlook 2020: Advancing Water Security across Asia and the Pacific
The Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) assesses national water security across the Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on five key dimensions: rural, economic, urban, environmental, and water-related disaster. -
A Study of Women's Role in Irrigated Agriculture in the Lower Vaksh River Basin, Tajikistan
The study examined women’s roles and gender gaps in land operation and farming, labor arrangements in agriculture and water management, and feminization of agriculture in the Lower Vaksh River Basin in Tajikistan. -
Pakistan’s River Ravi Eco-Revitalization Master Plan: A Road Map to Rescue and Revitalize the River Ravi and Its Tributaries
This brochure summarizes an eco-revitalization master plan for the River Ravi in Pakistan, which aims to address decades of deterioration due to inadequate management, rapid urbanization, and severe pollution. -
Climate Change Risk and Adaptation Assessment for Irrigation in Southern Viet Nam: Water Efficiency Improvement in Drought-Affected Provinces
This publication presents findings from a climate change risk and adaptation assessment in southern Viet Nam as part of ADB’s Water Efficiency Improvement in Drought-Affected Provinces (WEIDAP) project. -
Integrity in Sanitation Access and Service Delivery: A Case Study of Malaysia’s Sanitation Sector
Despite the continued efforts of international bodies, aid agencies, and governments, a huge portion of the global population still lacks safely managed sanitation.