ADB and UNICEF to Improve Drinking Water and Solid Waste in RWP and BWP

Islamabad: In the Punjab province's cities of Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have teamed to improve solid waste management and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). An article published on March 6th brought attention to the development. 

According to the details, the collaboration intends to help 1.5 million city dwellers with an emphasis on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable services and infrastructure. The agreement emphasises both parties' shared commitment to enhancing access to necessary services and lowering climate change vulnerability, especially for women and children. Building on earlier cooperative efforts made during the COVID-19 pandemic, this partnership suggests possible future cooperation in Pakistan. 

This project seeks to enhance the quality and dependability of urban services under the ADB-funded DREAMS Project.UNICEF's Abdullah Fadil and ADB's Yong Ye, the country director for Pakistan, highlighted the significance of this cooperative effort to solve the problems with waste management and water delivery.