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Water Champions
Water Champions initiate or implement water reforms in their chosen field, and are directly involved in improving the water situation in their respective countries.
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Robert Baffrey Dealing with Manila’s Dirty Water August 2011 Environmental engineer Robert Baffrey is living his childhood dream of cleaning up the Pasig river. As head of Manila Water’s wastewater operations, Robert is responsible for implementing the utility’s sewerage and septage management program that contributes to reducing pollution in the Pasig, Marikina, and San Juan rivers, and bringing total wastewater management in Metro Manila. |
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Kamal Kar Community-Led Total Sanitation April 2011 Kamal Kar championed Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), an approach that empowers communities to become open defecation free. In this interview, Kamal talks about the spread of CLTS, the challenges to its implementation, and its achievements in defeating open defecation. |
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Christine Acosta Leak Detective January 2011 Engineer Christine Acosta is a leak detective at Maynilad Water Services, Inc. As supervisor of a leak detection team, her job involves listening to water flows in Maynilad's pipe system to determine the location of leakages to help reduce the water utility's nonrevenue water (NRW) and increase water efficiency. |
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Margaret Catley-Carlson Willingness to Work with Others for Water July 2010 Margaret Catley-Carlson, international public servant and tireless water advocate, shares her passion for water and development issues, her insights into the dynamics of the sector's wide range of stakeholders, and her thoughts on the vital role of water partnerships in achieving water for all. |
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Eva Abal Bringing Scientists and Managers Together for Healthy Waterways April 2010 The Annual Waterways Health Report Card provides good leverage in managing government and community commitments to protect and restore waterways. Scientist Eva Abal says, "It can be used to reflect not only the health of waterways, but also indicate the extent of stewardship needed by our waterways and catchments. Its principles, process, communication strength, and leveraging power can be adopted easily in the Asia-Pacific region." |
Country: A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z
Category: Rural | Urban | Basin
Year: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | older
Category: Rural | Urban | Basin
Year: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | older
A Decade of Water Champions
Revisit ADB's Water Champions in the past decade and their contributions to water reforms.
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