This presentation discusses how to ensure central government or local government subsidies are used rationally to solve sanitation issues. The necessary aspects for rational and sustainable maintenance and management of wastewater treatment facilities constructed with national subsidies are enumerated. The experience of Japan is featured as a case study.

This presentation provides a brief description of Uzbekistan, with an overview of the wastewater situation and existing legislative framework in the country. The barriers to achieving full wastewater coverage, including current investment allocation in Uzbekistan, are also discussed.

This presentation provides a review of the wastewater situation, including existing wastewater policy and plans in the City of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The barriers to achieving full wastewater coverage in the city, including a summary of action plan, are discussed.

This presentation provides a review of the wastewater situation, including existing wastewater policy and plans in the City of Davao in the Philippines. The potentials and barriers to achieving full wastewater coverage in the city are enumerated. A summary of action plan is also presented.

This presentation explains the wastewater situation in Makassar in Indonesia, focusing particularly on wastewater coverage and existing policy and plans. A list of identified barriers, along with a summary of an action plan, are explained.

The city of Medan in Indonesia lags behind sanitation, especially its sewerage system. This presentation lists down a number of recommendations that are to be followed in order for the city to achieve a speedy increase in wastewater service coverage.

This presentation outlines the details of the Regional Technical Assistance 8060: Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the Pacific. Compelling arguments on wastewater management are highlighted. The focus and content of the conference, including expected outcomes and next steps, are also explained.

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.