The 2008 PNLG Forum: Too Much Water; Too Little Water; Too Polluted Water
Dr. Mok Mareth, Senior Minister and Minister of the
Environment opened the PNLG Forum with the message that, since the
health and growth of a nation is anchored in its water resources, water
resource management must be considered within the broader framework of
economic and social development. Dr. Mok highlighted the critical role
of the local governments in implementing national policies, strategies
and programs on water resources management.
The forum included an exchange of experiences on water resource management among the experts and representatives from the various local governments. The experiences of Phnom Penh Autonomous Water Supply Authority in initiating a culture of change within the organization and transforming a decrepit water supply system into a model public sector water utility that provides round the clock drinking water to Phnom Penh's inhabitants is exemplary. Only a quarter of the population used to receive piped water in 1993. Water service now covers 90 percent of Phnom Penh area and its population. Dr. Ek Sonn Chan, General Director of PPWSA, emphasized that the support from the Government of Cambodia and its development agencies is crucial in allowing tariff restructuring and rendering PPWSA operational and financial autonomy.
Above excerpt is from
PEMSEA website.
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