Around 300 million people in the Asia-Pacific region have not had any improved access to water, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) said on October 2 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Around 300 million people in the Asia-Pacific regionhave not had any improved access to water, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) saidon October 2.
Speaking at the Asia Water 2018 forum in the Philippine capital city of Manila,ADB President Takehiko Nakao added that 1.7 billion people lack access to basicsanitation.
According to ADB estimates, water demand in the Asia-Pacific region is poisedto grow by more than half by 2050, leaving up to 3.4 billion people facingwater insecurity.
Moreover, in 2016, the ADB said disaster-related losses in Asia totalled 87billion USD, of which about 25 percent was connected to flooding. What’s more,over the past 20 years, Asia has incurred half of the estimated global economiccost of water-related disasters.
The ADB President noted that innovations and new technologies can provide themeans to help developing member countries advance their water managementeffectiveness, including river basin management, flood control and waterpollution, and service delivery such as water supply, sanitation, andirrigation.
Themed “Information, Innovation and Technology”, the Asia Water forum wasattended by more than 800 participants including government officials, waterand development professionals, and representatives from the private sector,academia, and civil society.
Since its founding in 1966, the Manila-based bank said it has spent a total of45.88 billion USD on water projects.
ADB’s active water sector operations amount to nearly 14 billion USD and an additional14 billion USD is planned until 2020. –VNA
Speaking at the Asia Water 2018 forum in the Philippine capital city of Manila,ADB President Takehiko Nakao added that 1.7 billion people lack access to basicsanitation.
According to ADB estimates, water demand in the Asia-Pacific region is poisedto grow by more than half by 2050, leaving up to 3.4 billion people facingwater insecurity.
Moreover, in 2016, the ADB said disaster-related losses in Asia totalled 87billion USD, of which about 25 percent was connected to flooding. What’s more,over the past 20 years, Asia has incurred half of the estimated global economiccost of water-related disasters.
The ADB President noted that innovations and new technologies can provide themeans to help developing member countries advance their water managementeffectiveness, including river basin management, flood control and waterpollution, and service delivery such as water supply, sanitation, andirrigation.
Themed “Information, Innovation and Technology”, the Asia Water forum wasattended by more than 800 participants including government officials, waterand development professionals, and representatives from the private sector,academia, and civil society.
Since its founding in 1966, the Manila-based bank said it has spent a total of45.88 billion USD on water projects.
ADB’s active water sector operations amount to nearly 14 billion USD and an additional14 billion USD is planned until 2020. –VNA
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