Urbanization is placing an enormous burden on many secondary towns in Lao PDR, which will become ever more onerous as we move to the MDG target year of 2015.

With rapid urban development, the gap between demand and supply in the water and sanitation sector is widening, imposing stress on the basic infrastructure facilities by the urban local bodies, which often fails to address the growing demand. In the process, the urban poor suffer the most and are forced to live under unhygienic conditions in slums and shanty areas, lacking in basic amenities.

Supporting developing countries to achieve increase of people’s access to safe water and healthy sanitation that provides care, support and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS with a special focus on the poor and the vulnerable in urban areas.

This publication focuses on improving the capacities of leadership and performance of the Individual to contribute for good governance in water and sanitation incorporating human values and ethics.

Urbanization is placing an enormous burden on many secondary towns in Lao PDR, which will become ever more onerous as we move to the MDG target year of 2015. Urban areas are growing at 4.9 per cent in Lao PDR.

With rapid urban development, the gap between demand and supply in the water and sanitation sector is widening, imposing stress on the basic infrastructure facilities by the urban local bodies, which often fails to address the growing demand.

The Publication presents a comprehensive reforms package by developing Water Demand Management strategy and implementation plan for the city of Indore involving institutional, financial and technical issues in water supply and is aimed at the efficiency improvements in the management and utilization of water.

The Publication presents a comprehensive reforms package by developing Water Demand Management Strategy and Implementation Plan for the city of Jabalpur involving institutional, financial and technical issues and is aimed at the efficiency improvements in management and utilization of water.

The Blue Drop Series on Water Harvesting and Utilization is divided into three and each one has a specific target group- policy makers, beneficiaries and capacity and implementing agencies.