To support the cities in Asia and the Pacific region to meet the water and sanitation related MDGs by enhancing capacities at city, country and regional levels and creating an enabling environment for pro-poor investments to be channeled into the urban water and sanitation sector.
Inter-linked priorities:
Introducing demand responsive and demand management strategies to improve efficiency of water-use and empower those currently deprived of water and sanitation.
Scaling-up sanitation provisions across cities through innovative public-private-NGO partnerships, financing mechanisms and appropriate technical choices.
Creating pro-poor investments in urban water supply and sanitation with emphasis on serving the urban poor with piped water and formal sanitation facilities.
Thematic areas
Pro-poor urban water and sanitation governance;
Urban water demand management;
Integrated urban environmental sanitation;
Income generation for the urban poor through community-based water and sanitation services.
