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Asia: "clean water increasingly becoming scarce and more costly"
03 Mar 10
Many Asians tend to take water for granted, not realizing that clean water is increasingly becoming scarce and more costly. Sahana Singh, editor of Asian Water, Asia’s leading monthly magazine on water and wastewater who is campaigning for governments to prioritize water and sanitation, explains why to AsiaViews.
Nepal, Kathmandu: mothers for water treatment
03 Mar 10
A recent newspaper article In Nepal reports how a household water treatment promotion programme in Kathmandu seems to have had a positive impact on health by reducing water-related disease incidence.
Laos: many small towns under strain of migration
03 Mar 10
Small towns in Laos are experiencing an influx of migrants in search of better living conditions, increasing the strain on infrastructure and services such as water and sanitation, the UN and government officials say.
India, Karnataka: no toilets in half of state’s schools
03 Mar 10
Half of the schools in Karnataka have no toilets. In every fourth high school, girls have to share toilets with boys. Only 35 per cent of the girls’ toilets are usable.
Afghanistan, Badakhshan: enclave seen as model for development
18 Dec 09
A recent New York Times article tells the story of how direct grants to a village council in Jurm, Badakshan province, have reduced corruption and helped the community set up and manage their own water system and to introduce education for girls.
Pakistan: environment ministry finalises drinking water standards
18 Dec 09
“Curtailing pollutants to a permissible limit is our top priority and we are focusing on it,” according to Director General Environment Javed Ali Khan.
India, Kerala: social reality TV show contest for green local government
18 Dec 09
A local television station in Kerala is launching the first social reality show in India that will be evaluating performance of the local government authorities (panchayats) in sectors such as water and land management, sanitation, environment, health, energy. Called the Green Kerala Express, this daily 30 minute interactive show, starting in February 2010, will focus on sustainable development models developed by the local self-governments
Pakistan: Community Led Total Sanitation did not create demand for “improved sanitation”
05 Nov 09
A recent assessment of CLTS pilots in nine villages in Pakistan revealed that the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) had the potential to motivate communities to achieve open defecation free (ODF) status. However, it did not create demand for “improved sanitation”.
China, Guiyang: ADB to help combat water shortages in capital of Guizhou province
05 Nov 09
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping China enact wide-ranging, integrated measures in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, one of the poor western provinces in PRC, to tackle growing water shortages caused by rapid growth and urbanization.
Nepal: Sanitation finally a priority
05 Nov 09
Four ministries in Nepal have finally made a joint commitment to launch a massive water and sanitation campaign to meet the state’s target of providing complete sanitation to all by 2017, nearly six months after the outbreak of diarrhoea that spread earlier in 2009 in 18 districts across Nepal killed nearly 300 people.
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