Experts to Address Problem of Lack of Access to Water and Sanitation for Millions in Asia-Pacific Region
10 Nov 2008
Despite important progress in recent years, half of the people in Asia still have no access to adequate sanitation and almost 20 per cent lack improved water sources – despite the fact that numerous technically feasible and financially sustainable solutions exist.
This is one of the broad topics that will be addressed at the 2nd International WASH Practitioners’ Marketplace and Fair, in the town of Cox’s Bazaar, in Bangladesh, between 11-13 November. Organized by STREAMS of Knowledge – a global coalition of resource centres engaged in capacity development in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) – and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Fair will also address specific topics such as integrated water resource management, community participation and sanitation entrepreneurship.
The event is expected to attract more than 100 participants, mainly practitioners from South Asian countries involved in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion. They represent local and central government agencies, service providers, donor institutions, civil society organizations, academia and corporations engaged in water supply, sanitation and hygiene-related programmes.
“More needs to be done to raise awareness among policy-makers and disseminate knowledge about the most effective practices from around the world, and this event will be a step in that direction,” said Mr. Yap Kioe Sheng, the chief of ESCAP’s Poverty Reduction Section.
The Fair is part of ESCAP’s Pro-poor Water and Sanitation in Small Towns project, which assists local governments and their partners to extend water and sanitation services to the urban poor, through the documentation and then the sharing of innovative practices through workshops, pilot projects and advisory services.
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Source: UN ESCAP
The event is expected to attract more than 100 participants, mainly practitioners from South Asian countries involved in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion. They represent local and central government agencies, service providers, donor institutions, civil society organizations, academia and corporations engaged in water supply, sanitation and hygiene-related programmes.
“More needs to be done to raise awareness among policy-makers and disseminate knowledge about the most effective practices from around the world, and this event will be a step in that direction,” said Mr. Yap Kioe Sheng, the chief of ESCAP’s Poverty Reduction Section.
The Fair is part of ESCAP’s Pro-poor Water and Sanitation in Small Towns project, which assists local governments and their partners to extend water and sanitation services to the urban poor, through the documentation and then the sharing of innovative practices through workshops, pilot projects and advisory services.
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Source: UN ESCAP
