Water and Poverty The Realities: Experiences from the Field

Water and Poverty The Realities: Experiences from the Field

Asian Development Bank | January 2004

Abstract

T he cases presented here are drawn from “best practice” case study papers produced for the Water and Poverty Initiative, a partnership of leading international organizations intended to create a greater awareness for advocacy and the development of strategies to achieve the potential of water as a key element in poverty reduction. The focus of these case studies is the link between water and poverty reduction.

Citation

Asian Development Bank. 2004. Water and Poverty The Realities: Experiences from the Field. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2463. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Print ISBN

971-561-518-X

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