3rd Asian Sanitation Dialogue

The 3rd Asian Sanitation Dialogue emphasized a comprehensive approach to sanitation and focused on packaging on-site sanitation, wastewater, and septage management projects as viable business opportunities. Discussions covered solution options—addressing the policy and capacity gaps; adoption of appropriate technologies; dealing with the financing, viability, and affordability issues; promoting performance-based contracts and output-based incentives; and demonstrating health, socioeconomic, and environmental benefits.

Rapid Urbanization Challenge on Water and Sanitation in Darkhan, Mongolia

James Arthur, Lead, Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Pre-Feasibility Study: Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Improvement Project, Darkhan City; and Mongolia’s Urban Development Resource Center Chairperson Enkhbayar Tsedendorj presented the strategy, investment plan, and program for the water supply, sanitation, and wastewater management sectors of Darkhan, Mongolia.

Giving Voice to Pastoralist Maasai Women: A Case Study of Monduli Water and Sanitation Project in Tanzania

This presentation describes the context, location, and objectives of the Monduli Water and Sanitation Project in Tanzania. It shares the solutions adopted to address the various project challenges in the country. The project's impact and benefits to the people, especially the women of the Maasai tribal group, are also discussed.

Wendy Walker

Wendy Walker is the Chief of the Social Development Thematic Group at the Asian Development Bank. She has more than 25 years of professional experience in social development and social protection. She has led multi-sector teams for designing and implementing complex and innovative projects and has worked across diverse sectors. She currently co-leads the implementation of ADB Strategy 2030's operational priority on Addressing Remaining Poverty and Reducing Inequalities.

Jingmin Huang

Ms. Jingmin Huang, a national of the People's Republic of China (PRC), holds a Doctorate degree in water science from the Oxford University, and two bachelor’s degrees in industrial economics and environment engineering from Tianjin University, PRC. She has more than thirty years’ experience in the fields of urban planning, water, wastewater and solid waste management and project development.

3rd Asian Sanitation Dialogue

The 3rd Asian Sanitation Dialogue emphasized a comprehensive approach to sanitation and focused on packaging on-site sanitation, wastewater, and septage management projects as viable business opportunities. Discussions covered solution options—addressing the policy and capacity gaps; adoption of appropriate technologies; dealing with the financing, viability, and affordability issues; promoting performance-based contracts and output-based incentives; and demonstrating health, socioeconomic, and environmental benefits.