Financing Water and Sanitation in Asian Cities
Day / Time Wednesday, June 21st / 16:30 - 18:30
Event Description
This session will explore all possibilities of financing urban water and sanitation in Asian cities, to ensure a significant increase in access to reliable and affordable services for safe water, sanitation and productive livelihoods. It aims at strengthening ways and means for prioritizing investments in urban water and sanitation services to support sustained economic growth in cities, including investments in water supply, sanitation and environmental improvement. This event shall bring together Governments at National, State and Local levels as important partners responsible for budgetary supports, governance and regulatory policies to meet the challenge of providing water and sanitation for human settlements.
Session Language
English
Speakers
Mr. Ranjit Issar, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
Dr. Somphone Dethoudom, Director General, Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post and Constructio
Mr. Cai Long, Vice-President, Nanjing Urban Construction Investment Holding (Group) Co. Ltd., P.R. C
- Mr. Kalyan Ray, Senior Advisor, Office of the Executive Director, UN-HABITAT Nairobi - Mr. Arjun Thapan, Deputy Director General, Mekong Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila - Mr. Tariq Bhatti, Senior Advisor to Deputy Head on International Affairs and Organizational Development, Govt. of Canada - Mr. Prabhu Dayal Meena, Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, India - Mrs. Susmita Shekhar, Sr. Vice President, Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, India
Host Organization
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Nairobi, and ADB Manila
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