This presentation discusses the basic and other types of sewage treatment processes, including existing sewage management facilities and technologies that Maynilad Water Services in the Philippines uses. The selection criteria and options for technology use are also explained.

The City Environmental and Natural Resources Office of Pasig City in the Philippines employs different strategies as it moves towards attaining the goal of turning Pasig into a green city.

Sri Lanka is poised to expand its economy by developing its agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. Initiated under the Asian Development Bank's City Cluster Economic Development Phase II, the aim of the project is to address critical problem of water shortages in industrial parks that has prevented latex industry expansion in the country.

While the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has experienced rapid growth in recent decades, this development brought serious impacts on water supply and pressure on environment and natural resources. The Government of PRC views wastewater treatment and water reuse as key strategies in addressing the challenges.

This session highlights innovative financing mechanisms and enabling conditions that make sanitation affordable and accessible, allow cost recovery, and ensure viability and sustainability of service delivery. It also presents recommendations how such financing mechanisms can be replicated and scaled up.

Mainstreaming decentralized solutions in wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and renewable energy is an agile and appropriate response to rapid urbanization. The proposed approach in addressing new challenges is the agile and iterative development of local solutions that meet the needs and promote ownership of local communities.