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Water for Asian Cities Programme
The Water for Asian Cities (WAC) Programme is a collaborative initiative of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Government of the Netherlands, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and countries in the region.
Location:Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam
Branch:
Partner: Governments of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Laos PDR, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam International Organizations:Asian Development Bank Vikram Sarabhai Foundation, CITI Foundation, UN-HABITAT.
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Cost: US$ 3,800,000
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Laos NEWS

UN-Habitat teams up with Myanmar at brand new urban institute
Yangon - 20/01/2012

The Union Minister of Construction, U Khin Maung Myint Friday opened Myanmar’s first Urban Research and Development Institute (URDI) to help local and national authorities ensure a better urban future for country.

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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
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Urbanisation
  Total Population: 5m
  Urban population: 20%
  Slum to urban population: 66%
  Annual population growth rates:
  Urban: 5%
  Slum: 5%
(2001 estimates)
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Slum Indicators
% urban population with access to:
  Safe Water Source: 59%
  Improved sanitation: 57%
 
 
(2001 estimates)

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