Southeast Asia Business Forum 2011 Summary
Higher standards of living across Asia have resulted in an increasing demand for access to water, driving a market growth of 20% annually. Governments across Southeast Asia have shown strong commitment in driving the development of Public Private Partnerships in the water sector. The Asian Development Bank complements this effort by providing partial or full guarantee loans for Public Private Partnership projects and targets to have 25% of their total loans used in water related projects by 2020. Indonesia has also set aside US$7.2 billion for its urban and rural water development programmes in a concerted effort to meet its Millennium Development Goals targets. The Metropolitan Works Authority of Bangkok is exploring solutions to prevent salt intrusion and attain net zero energy in pumping stations.

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