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 Asia-Pacific’s Water Scene:

Facts and Challenges

• 60% of population, 36% of water resources

• 61% of world’s malnourished people

• 62,000 deaths from water disasters last 5 years

• 80% of abstractions for agriculture, how todouble food production by 2050

• Groundwater tables falling, sea levels rising,glaciers retreating, rivers severely polluted

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Prof. Tomomi Yamada

Majestic white

Heating, meltingBlank spot, data poor

Emptying water towers…

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Source: ADB project estimates

 Viet Nam: Sea Level Rise Effects

A new island called Ho Chi Minh City?

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1/70

1/401/20

Comprehensive flood control measures

Present Future（after 100 years）

Present targetof flood safety

Secured

safety1/20

Target of flood safetyafter 100 years

Deterioration ofsecured safety

Present target willbe decreased

because ofincreased rainfall

Non-structural adaptation measures inriver basin, such as land use regulation

Target of floodsafety

Securedflood safety

Adaptation byStructuralmeasures

Image of flood disaster adaptation measures

5. Japan's responseto climate change3-3 Integrated Flood and Urban Management

Japan Adaptation (from JICA)

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 Asia-Pacific’s Water Scene:

Managing Excess

• 49% of world’s total floods over the last century

• 91% of total number of people killed

• $466 billion in flood damages (1992-2001)

• 2 billion people at risk from floods by 2050

• Global warming brings more severe disasters

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 Asia-Pacific’s Water Scene:

Managing Pollution

• Asia’s rivers suffering from severe pollution

• Waterborne diseases kill more people thanHIV/AIDs and malaria combined

• Loss of tourism income, fish catch, and healthand cleanup costs are significant

• Costs of water treatment increasing fast

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 Asia-Pacific’s Water Scene:

 Adopting an Integrated Approach

• Governments have adopted water policies

• Sanitation “from toilet to river” advocated

• IWRM implementation in basins has started

• Recognition for watersheds and wetlands

• Water (re)allocation becoming an issue

• Work in progress and…. at risk

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How does ADB give support?

• Water Financing Program

• Water Financing Partnership Facility

• Asia-Pacific Water Forum• Regional Water Knowledge Hubs

• Practitioner networks (utilities, NARBO)

• Asia-Pacific Water Summits

• Asian Water Development Outlook

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Water Financing Program

Investment Areas

Urban WaterRural Water Basin Water

Doubling investments for targeted outcomes!

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Water Financing Program

Targeted Outcomes

* Expected from projects approved since 2006

Indicators Units Target Progress*

Sustainable access to safe drinking

water and improved sanitation

million

people

200 65

More productive and efficient irrigation

and drainage services

million

people

40 7

Reduced risk of flooding affecting

people

million

people

100 35

Introduction of IWRM in river bas ins river

basins

25 24

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Regional TA project 6470:

Managing Water in Asia’s River Basins:

Charting Progress and Facilitating Investments

• Help RBOs to prepare Roadmaps for long-termIWRM investment programs

• Demonstrate good practices in introducing IWRM

• Develop RBO capacity for better results

• TA team based in regional knowledge hub for river

basin organizations and management• Tue Kell Nielsen is senior TA adviser

• Vu Gia –Thu Bon is one of the 5 pilot basins

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 ADB President Kuroda:

7 Investment Priorities for the Region

1. Rural water services2. Bankable urban water projects

3. Sanitation and IWRM in basins

4. Climate change adaptation5. Disaster preparedness

6. Leadership and knowledge sharing

7. Leveraging investments through

partnerships for water security

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NARBO’s IWRM Training Program Revamped

• Premiere starts today!

• Learn from case study of Vu Gia-Thu Bon basin

• Immerse yourself in a participatory approach

• You are the first to try the new IWRM guidelines

• Expect this training program to change you!

• Out of your comfort zone, hard work – but fun too!

• Individual assessments and recognition of performance

• Build on your strengths – put your talents to work

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For More Information

Email water@adb.org

Visit www.adb.org/water