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The Mekong Water and Sanitation Initiative
 

In response to requests from several governments in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), UN-HABITAT developed a three phased strategy for a Mekong Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (MEK-WATSAN) in 2005, to be implemented under the Water for Asian Cities Programme. The term Mekong Region, which is now home to some 250 million people generally refers to the geographical area centered around the world’s 12 largest river, the Mekong.
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Improved environmental sanitation for Pakistani communities
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ACTIVITIES IN Yunnan Province of PR China
MEK-WATSAN – Yunnan Province of PR China
Although water supply and sanitation programmes are currently underway in the Mekong Region, current levels of investment are grossly inadequate. Secondary towns which have been starved for investments for decades are particularly in need. With limited budgetary resources, governments are severely constrained in their ability to meet the needs of these secondary towns.
Location: Yunnan Province of PR China
Branch:
- Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure
Partner: Asian Development Bank
Donor: -HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund
Theme:
- Water and Sanitation
Cost:

MEK-WATSAN - Cambodia
  In rural Cambodia, a large part of the population remains unserved by water and sanitation services. Of increasing concern recently are the high-levels of arsenic that have been detected in some of the existing wells across the country.

To address this issue, the government has taken several steps, one of the most critical being the formulation of a national policy on water supply and sanitation which was approved in 2003 and which covers issues such as private sector, participation, financial sustainability, protection of the poor, decentralization and regulation. The challenge remains to operationalise these policies. In view of the task at hand, the government allows and encourages private service providers to participate in the sector, even though the legal and regulatory frameworks are not yet adequately developed. Some are very small, and informal, but some are on a large scale, and operate under a license from the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME).

Location: Cambodia
Branch:
- Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure
Partner: Asian Development Bank
Donor: UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation Trust Fund
Theme:
- Water and Sanitation
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Challenges Facing the Mekong Region
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