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WaterLinksBackground and establishmentof a regional network for

implementing WOPs in Asia

WaterLinks ForumBangkok, September 29, 2009

Niels Van DijkWATSAN Team LeaderUSAID Environmental Cooperation - Asia (ECO-Asia)

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water operatorPARTNERSHIPS

Initiated by Hashimoto Action PlanCalling for breakthroughs in vital areas of water services delivery, especially through water operator partnerships, to help reach MDGs 

Range of donors and organizations support WOP globally

Global WOP Alliance led by UN-Habitat; regional WOP networks in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia 

Focus on practical knowledge sharing and partnershipCapacity building through twinning partnerships between water operators,training, and knowledge products 

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about WATERLINKS

Regional partnership network affiliated with UN GWOPA

to facilitate WOPs in Asia

Founded by ADB, IWA and USAID in August 2008

Aims to coordinate, develop and implement WOPs

Leverage comparative advantages and avoid duplication of

efforts

Aims to promote and coordinate efforts by other

development partners and regional networks

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Support regional capacity building initiatives andfacilitate selected water operator twinningpartnerships

Support dissemination and knowledge sharing, andpromote and broker twinning partnerships

Establish and facilitate water operator twinning

partnerships, develop website, contribute to regionalcapacity building initiatives

partnerROLES

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WaterLinksACTIVITIES

Brokering and facilitating twinning

partnerships

Strengthening capacity through

regional training and toolkits

Disseminating best practices via

publications, events and a website

(www.waterlinks.org)

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Facilitating over 15 ongoing “twinning” partnerships

Most are Asia-Asia partnerships

Mentor operators from 9 countries, including Cambodia,

Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and U.S.

Recipient operators in 10 countries, including Bhutan, China,India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Partnerships focus on operational efficiencies, water quality,continuous water supply, service expansion for the urban

poor, and sanitation.

facilitatingTWINNING

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Over 65,000 people now have continuous water supply in

Badlapur

Utilities in Bac Ninh, Davao, and Cebu reduced NRW inpilot DMAs and are now expanding to other service areas

Medan adopted a pro-poor service model from Manilabenefiting over 3,500 poor households

Phnom Penh conducted its first ever WASH campaignbased on experiences in Iloilo.

PWA developed SOP for water quality management now

being applied in Nakorn Nayok

twinningIMPACTS

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regionalTRAINING

Technical training workshops(e.g., NRW) for SEAWUN and

SAWUN member utilities

Twinning facilitation guidelines

WATSAN promotion toolkit

Septage management study

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Secretariat

Website operational

since early 2009

Twinning examples,

resources inventory,

and news and events

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sharingINFORMATION