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AWWA ACE70712
- The U.S. Water and Sanitation Foreign Assistance Program: Evolving through the Water for Poor Act
- Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2009
- Publisher: AWWA
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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of three decades of U.S. Water and Sanitation Foreign Assistance since the"Water and Sanitation Decade" started in 1980. The World Summit on SustainableDevelopment in 2002 is presented, along with Commitmentsto the Millennium Development Goals, creation of Millennium Challenge Corp, andpassage of Senator Paul Simon'sWater for Poor Act of 2005. Political action and lobbying efforts are listed, and areas for growing more engagement by professional societies.