WASH Governance NewsWater, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) news on governance in developing countriesADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region- June 29, 2008 Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda unveiled a seven-point agenda to prioritize water investments in the Asia-Pacific region in a speech held at the World Cities Summit in Singapore. Kuroda said that the ADB aims to help countries in the region boost new water investments to $20 billion to improve water security. &8220;In our recently ...http://washasia.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/adb-president-outlines-water-agenda-for-asia-paci... Global Corruption Report 2008: Corruption in the Water Sector- June 26, 2008 Transparency International and Water Integrity Network (2008). Global corruption report 2008: corruption in the water sector. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press. xxix, 367 p. ISBN 978-0-521-72795-2 Download by chapter Also available in Spanish and French Information on ordering hardcopies is available here In its thematic section, the report demonstrates that corruption is a cause and catalyst for the global ...http://washresources.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/global-corruption-report-2008-corruption-in-... IDB showcases water and sanitation providers from Latin America at Expo Zaragoza- June 17, 2008 To highlight successful solutions to the water and sanitation problems facing low-income communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Development Bank will sponsor eight participants to Expo Zaragoza 2008. Case studies of water and sanitation initiatives in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras and Uruguay will be presented. The Bank has also commissioned ...http://washlac.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/idb-showcases-water-and-sanitation-providers-from-... Local Government and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) set of materials- June 17, 2008 The set of materials entitled &8220;Local Government and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)&8221; aims to assist Local Governments with active participation in IWRM. The information provided addresses both the theory and practice of developing and implementing a process through which the IWRM principles of social equity, economic efficiency and environmental sustainability can be applied. The materials ...http://washresources.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/local-government-and-integrated-water-resour... Strengthening the Regulatory Framework for Water Supply and Sanitation in Sri Lanka- June 11, 2008 As part of its program, the Government of Sri Lanka embarked in 2001-2002 in the preparation of a series of sector reforms to improve its capacity to provide for new investments and improve the operation and maintenance of existing ones. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided technical assistance (TA) to: (i) developing adequate legislation and guidelines to ...http://washlessons.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/strengthening-the-regulatory-framework-for-wat... Web Based Training: Sector Governance in Urban Sanitation, 29 Sept - 30 Nov 2008- June 7, 2008 On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) InWEnt Capachttp://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/?p=426 |