Towards effective water policy in the Asian and Pacific region (vol one)

Water is now the critical natural resource in must countries of Asia And Pacific Redion. The serious pressure exerted by population growth, economic development and industralization demend better management of water resources and delivery of water service. Becaouse the water sector in more diverse, pervasive, and complex than other targeted development sectors, the apprach must be a holistic and country specific one that support sustainable water use, share resaources, participatory and consultative mechanism, and a comitment to sustained capacity buildig and learning. For the Asian Development Bank, this situation precipitated an innovative and highly sucssesful regional consultative proces as the Bank began the task of formulating is own water policy

Post Date : 15 Juli 2006