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P-rt I ; Delivery of MDGs on Water and Sanitation in the Asia-Pacific Region: "VISION 2020" / 17
Pr-t 2: Local Actions for Sustainable Development on Water and Sanitation in Asia-Pacific Region / 25

Section 1: Pro-poor Water and Sanitation Governance / 27
1. Building Infrastructure and Improving Institutions, Azerbaian 29
2. Policy Reforms and Sustainable Service Delivery, Puer, China /3
3. Slum Environmental Sanitation initiatives, Madhya Pradesh, India / 34
4. Poverty Mapping Framework for Infrastructure Interventions, Madhya Pradesh, India / 38
5. Developing a Urban Water Demand Management Strategy, Madhya Pradesh, India / 42
6. Urban Governance in Environment and Public Health, Surat, India / 4
7. Sustainable Waste Management Initiatives, Gujarat, Pakistan / 48
8. Institutional Framework for Improved Management, Tajikistan / 51
9. Partnerships for Reconstruction of the War-torn Nation, Timor-Leste /

Section II: Integrated Policy, Planning and Management /
10. Urban Rehabilitation and Employment Programme, Afghanistan / 57
11. Rehabilitation of Public Utility for Sustainable Water Supply, Phnom Penh, Cambodia /62
12. A National Water Conserving City, Jinan, China / 65
13. A Water-saving City, Nanjing, China /
14. Himalayan Water and Sanitation Programme, Uttarakhnd, India /73
15. Democratisation of Water Governance, Tamil Nadu, India /76
16. Aquifer Management: A Green Path to Sustainable Development of Marginal Dry Lands, Iran /
17. Integrated Sanitation, Public Health and Environment Improvement, Kiribati / 8
18. Environmental Waste Management System, Ahmadi, Kuwait /
19. Water - A Cooperation Tool for Resource-sharing, Kyrgyz Republic /
20. integrated Pro-poor WATSAN Systems, Siddhpur, Nepal / 86
21. Mitigating the Effects of Drought, Uzbekistan / 9

Section III: Appropriate Technologies /93
22. Cost-effective and Appropriate Sanitation Systems, India / 95
23. Pro-poor Water Purification and Bottling, Andhra Pradesh, Inda / 9
24. Simple Solution for Drinking Water Makes a Big Difference, Indonesia / 103
25. Rainwater Harvesting - A Viable Option, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal / 105
26. Reed-bed Wastewater Treatment System: Sunga Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nepal /
27. Kanchan Arsenic Filter Removable Technology far Arsenic and Microbiological Contamination, Nepal /
28. Decentralised Wastewater Management: Big Results from Small Solutions, Liloan, the Philippines / 5
29. Technology Turns Water Weakness into Strength, Singapore / 17
30. Geographic Information Systems for Improved Infrastructure Services, Qatar / 119


Section IV: Community-managed Initiatives and Awareness / 121
31. Community Interventions Ensuring Sustainability, Dhaka, Bangladesh / 123
32. Community-managed Pro-poor Demand-responsive Initiatives, Madhya Pradesh, India / 124
33. Social Inclusion and Empowering the Marginalised - the Gram Vkas Way, Orissa, India / 130
34. Community - Municipal Partnerships for Improved Sanitation, Pune, India / 131
35. Water Utility Management by Customer Awareness, Yokohama, Japan / 134
36. Community-based Pro-poor Governance, Xieng Ngeun, Luang Prabang, Lo PDR / 136
37. Samriddha Aawas: Promoting Eco-community through Resource Management, Kathmandu, Nepal / 138
38. Software Enhances Hardware: Pro-poor Partnerships and Community Awareness, Papua New Guinea / 141
39. Institutionalised and Community-based Approaches, Agusan del Su,, the Philippines / 143
40. Campaigning and Awareness Initiatives, Ukraine / 144


Section V: Gender Mainstreaming and Empowerment / 145
41 Developing a Gender Mainstreaming Strategy for Equity and Sustainabi ity, Madhya Pradesh, India / 147
42. From Alienation to An Empowered Community: Gender Mainstreaming Approach to a Sanitation Project, Tiruchirapalli, India / 150
43. Making Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender Sensitive and Pro-poor, Nepal / 154
44. Initiative of One and Relief for All: Women's Leadership, Banda Go-ra Vi iage, Pakistan / 156
45. Ladies First: Accessible Water for Entrepreneurial Women, Pakistan / 160


Section Vl : Innovative Financing / 163
46. Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, Madhya Pradesh, India / 165
47. Micro-financing Mechanisms through Revolving Funds: Comparative Experiences, India / 170
48. A New Approach to Financing Pro-poor Investment for Drinking Water Supply, Ananthapur District, India / 174
49, Infrastructure Financing Reforms to Shape Up Public Sector, Ahmedabad, ndia / 178
50. Capital Cost Recovery Approach for Urban Poor, Butwal, Nepal / 180
51. Financing Practices for Service Delivery in Small Urban Centres, Cambodia and Vietnam/ 183


Section VII: Human Values-based Water Sanitaion and Hygiene Education / 185
52. Initiatives for Human Values-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education, Madhya Pradesh, India / 187
53. Thrust for Value-based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education, Southeast Asia / 190


Section II : Integrated Policy, Planning and Management / 55
2.1 Water Conservation Conscious city, Fukuoka, Japan / 68
2.2 Integrated Approach for Eco-city, Hanam, Korea / 90

Section III: Appropriate Technologies / 93
3.1 Household Level Water Treatment Systems, Nepal / 114

Section IV: Community-managed Initiatives and Awareness / 121
4.1 Orangi Pilot Project for Small Urban Centres, Karachi, Pakistan / 128
4.2 Participatory Process for Neighbourhood Rehabilitation, Baghdad, Iraq / 140