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5th World Water Forum Istanbul, March 2009 WATER FINANCING PROGRAM 2006-2010: ADB s Response to the Call for Doubling

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5th World Water Forum Istanbul, March 2009 WATER FINANCING PROGRAM 2006-2010: ADB s Response to the Call for Doubling

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    1. Amy Leung Chair, Water Committee Director, East Asia Social Sectors Division Asian Development Bank 5th World Water Forum Istanbul, March 2009 WATER FINANCING PROGRAM 2006-2010: ADB’s Response to the Call for Doubling of Water Investment

    2. Doubling investments in rural, urban and basin water Accelerating reforms Implementing capacity development interventions ADB’S Response: The Water Financing Program 2006-2010

    3. What Has ADB Committed to Achieve Under the Program? Specific targeted outcomes: 340 million people benefiting from increased investments: 200 million people with access to safe water supply and improved sanitation - 95 million people (47% of target) 100 million people with reduced risk to floods – 35 million people (35% of target) 40 million people with more efficient and productive irrigation and drainage services – 8 million people (20% of target) IWRM introduced in 25 river basins – 24 river basins (96% of target)

    4. What Has ADB Committed to Achieve Under the Program? Target investment level: >$10 billion during the period 2006-2010 or >$2 billion annually - $3.8 billion (38% of target) To leverage additional $8 billion from government and other development partners - $3.6 billion (45% of target)

    5. Where Are We Now In Achieving our Targeted Outcomes?

    6. Where Are We Now In Achieving our Target Lending Level? (in US Billion)

    7. Our Priorities In addition to: - doubling our lending (now at 38% of target) - benefiting 340 million people (now at 41% of target) - accelerating implementation of IWRM in river basins (now at 96% of target) We need to focus on other strategic priorities, among them: - sanitation and environmental protection (recent sanitation dialogue with 18 countries) - climate change and disaster management

    8. aleung@adb.org

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