With the mission to become a clean and healthy city just like others, the City of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is working its way towards providing excellent sanitation coverage. Increasing capacity building and community involvement are only some of the recommended actions that will help the city meet its sanitation goal.

This presentation discusses in detail activities related to the Food and Agriculture Organization's pillar on irrigation modernization. A multi-stakeholder consultation agenda is being planned, which will provide support for irrigation revitalization in the future.

A brief summary of take-away messages, highlighting some key observations from the three thematic areas of Asia Water Week 2013, is presented. The message also draws attention to the lively contribution by the Young Partners for Water, demonstrating the energy and innovation that young people will bring to the water sector.

Competition for abundant water resources of the river systems in Citarum River Basin has increased significantly, leading to a situation of acute water stress and water conflict in some places in Indonesia. There is a need to strengthen information sharing as a basic principle of integrated water resources management planning.

Competition for abundant water resources of the river systems in Citarum River Basin has increased significantly, leading to a situation of acute water stress and water conflict in some places in Indonesia. There is a need to strengthen information sharing as a basic principle of integrated water resources management planning.

Various initiatives and projects of Manila’s Pasig River were undertaken in collaboration with international donors, national government agencies, local governments, civil society groups, and the private sector since its restoration, which began with the Pasig River Rehabilitation Program in 1989. In 1999, a presidential mandate established the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) with the clear goal of restoring the Pasig River from a biologically dead river to Class "C" level—that which can sustain life—by 2014.

Achieving Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM) in a seamless manner is possible through the use of a hydro-environmental simulation model. Promoting local ownership of flood forecasts, based on the experience of the International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management, remains a major challenge to achieving seamless IFRM.

Viet Nam is classified as a water stress country. ADB has been a key partner of the Government of Viet Nam in providing capacity building technical assistance in support of the National Nonrevenue Water Reduction Program.