Pro-Poor Policy and Regulatory Reform of Water and Energy Supply Services
Mulqueeny, Kala K.; Badelles, Angelique Dawn A. | April 2010
Abstract
Asia and the Pacific is home to about 1.8 billion people who survive on less than $2.00 a day and 903 million people living below the poverty line of less than $1.25 a day. Over 406 million people in rural areas and 93 million people in urban areas lack access to adequate water, while over 1.9 billion people in the region are living without basic sanitation facilities4 About 1 billion people in Asia and the Pacific do not have access to electricity.
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Mulqueeny, Kala K.; Badelles, Angelique Dawn A.. 2010. Pro-Poor Policy and Regulatory Reform of Water and Energy Supply Services. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/559. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
WaterAccess To Water
Available Water
Water Resources Development
Demand For Water
Drinking Water
Drinking Water And Sanitation
Development Challenges
Development Issues
Rural Development
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Sustainable Development
Underdevelopment
Primary Energy
Health, Education, Water
Human Right To Water
Potable Water
Quality Of Water
Right To Water
Rural Water Supply
Safe Water
Water And Sanitation, Electricity
Rural areas
Rural planning
Rural poverty
Development assistance
Aid in kind
Standard of living
Strategic planning
Development strategy
Energy Resources
Energy crisis
Energy Demand
Energy Supply
Water Shortage
Energy development
Power supply
Economic development projects
Human rights and globalization
Developing countries
Community development
Water
Drinking water protection
Water-supply
Freshwater quality
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