The document discusses civil society participation and youth involvement in water issues in Asia. It notes that over 90% of ADB projects involve civil society participation throughout the project cycle. It emphasizes the importance of youth participation in water issues, as many young people in the region spend their days fetching water instead of attending school. It outlines upcoming initiatives at the 2013 Asia Water Week to empower youth and have them help shape the water security agenda for the region as "Young Partners for Water".

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Christopher I. MorrisChristopher I. Morrispp
Head, NGO and Civil Society CenterHead, NGO and Civil Society Center

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Over 90% of ADB projects have
some form of civil society
participation
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From planning and design
consultations through the
project cycle to projectproject cycle to project
implementation, CSO
participation is taken full
advantage of = more effectiveadvantage of more effective
and sustainable efforts.

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Asia Pacific’s children and youth
are especially vulnerable amidst
cross-cutting water issues.
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Many young girls spend their days
fetching water instead of going to
school or in more value-generatingschool or in more value-generating
work.

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 The region is home to the
biggest proportion of
unemployed youth (36.4 million)
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and youth who are working poor
(152 million), majority of whom
work in agriculture.
 Thousands of children die each
day of waterborne diseases due
to unsafe water and lack ofto unsafe water and lack of
basic sanitation facilities.

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7. 2013 Asia Water Week2013 Asia Water Week
Young Partners for WaterYoung Partners for Water
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 In partnership with Global Shapers community of World
Economic Forum
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 Asia Water Week 2013 will empower youth, as major
stakeholders, in the shaping of the agenda of water security of
the region.
 20 PANDAYAN youth will be “Young Partners for Water” at
AWW

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9. AWW Outreach to YouthAWW Outreach to Youth

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Evironment
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