The report titled “Asian Water Development Outlook 2020, advancing water security across Asia and Pacific”, maintained that the total annual estimated investment required over 2015-2030 to achieve universal access to safely managed water supply and sanitation services in Asia and the Pacific amounts to $198 billion per year.
This estimate, which includes capital, maintenance, and operation costs, is based on World Bank figures derived from “the gap in access to services as of 2015 and the cost of connecting those without access, as well as improving the level of service for those with access to reach SDG 6.1 and 6.2 targets.
The report added that China ($60 billion per year) and India ($22 billion per year) have the highest annual investment needs for water supply and sanitation.
It also illustrates that, except for a few notable outliers (Timor-Leste, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan), most ADB members have to allocate 1%-2% of GDP to invest in water supply and sanitation infrastructure during 2015-2030, based on growth forecasts. The report further argues that improving water security in Asia and the Pacific requires huge investments for 2021-2030. Funding these investments is an issue rising on the political agenda. Besides social and environmental reasons to improve water security, there is also a compelling economic case for water investments. Water risks must be assessed and controlled to lessen economic impacts. For example, during 2003-2013, weather-related disasters have amounted to $750 billion losses in the region, with Myanmar, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand among the most affected.
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