Tuesday, October 27, 2009

[IWS] ADB: ASIAN SANITATION DATA BOOK 2008: ACHIEVING SANITATION FOR ALL [October 2009]

IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
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---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Sanitation Data Book 2008: Achieving Sanitation for All [October 2009]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/default.asp
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/sanitation-dbook.pdf
[full-text, 178 pages]

[excerpts]
This publication highlights the need for more work to be done on sanitation in Asia and the Pacific.
Focus and action must be directed at accurate data collection and management to support decision making,
appropriate and low-cost technologies, and the allocation of resources for the provision of sanitation. These
are but a few issues that need immediate attention and action.
...
Access to safer sanitation is on the rise in Asian cities. From 1990 to 2002, urban access to improved
sanitation increased by 366 million people. Many countries in Asia are expanding their sanitation coverage at
rates that surpass progress on drinking water, but often because they are starting from a low base. Access to
basic latrines alone eludes nearly 2 billion Asians, and lags far behind access to safe drinking water.

To reach truly respectable and humanitarian levels of sanitation coverage, urban planners, managers,
and decision makers need quality data that they currently do not have. Whatever data they have is typically
incomplete, distorted, and unreliable. Many utilities do not have reliable systems for data collection and
management. Better systems can help planners and managers formulate feasible targets and support the
planning and monitoring of the inputs, outputs, and processes that are essential to achieving those targets.
Reliable data would also help governments prioritize investments and reforms that support sustainable
sanitation and waste management.

CONTENTS
Foreword iii
Preface v
List of Tables and Figures viii
List of Participating Cities and/or Municipalities ix
Abbreviations x
PART I: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 1
Introduction 3
Outcomes on the Key Indicators 5
PART II: SANITATION COMPARISON 13
PART III: CITY SANITATION PROFILE 41
Dhaka, Bangladesh 43
Bhopal, India 46
Gwalior, India 49
Indore, India 52
Jabalpur, India 55
Banda Aceh, Indonesia 58
Phine District, Lao People's Democratic Republic 61
Sayabouly District, Lao People's Democratic Republic 64
Xieng Ngeun District, Lao People's Democratic Republic 67
Bharatpur, Nepal 70
Hetauda, Nepal 73
Kathmandu, Nepal 76
Leknath Municipality, Nepal 79
Pokhara, Nepal 82
Calbayog, Philippines 85
Makati, Philippines 88
San Fernando, Philippines 91
Jinghong, People's Republic of China 94
Kunming, People's Republic of China 97
Puer, People's Republic of China 100
Colombo, Sri Lanka 103
Negombo, Sri Lanka 106
Cam Ranh, Viet Nam 109
Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam 112
Hue, Viet Nam 115
Song Cau, Viet Nam 118
Thap Cham, Viet Nam 121
APPENDIX 125
Sample Questionnaire 127
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