23. 亚洲在人口和地理方面都是世界上最多样化的区域之一。亚洲面临着当今最为关键的水资源挑战和机遇。随着中国和印度在实现水和环境卫生目标方面实现重大进步，亚洲见证了与水有关的千年发展目标中一些最显著的进展。尽管亚洲仍有许多工作要做，但依然取得了长足进展，通过亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会和亚太水论坛等机制，在国家和区域一级改善水安全、加强实施水资源综合管理和促进合作。“十年”在总体上集中关注与水有关的灾害，而亚洲在这十年的时间内经历了由此类灾害造成的前所未有的损失。这促使该区域加大力度执行《2005-2015 年兵库行动框架：加强国家和社区的抗灾能力》9 以及水与灾害问题高级别专家和领导小组的活动。
23. Asia is one of most diverse regions of the world, in terms of both demographics and geography. Today’s most critical water-related challenges and opportunities are being faced on that continent. Some of the largest gains in terms of achieving the water-related Millennium Development Goals were made because of progress on the continent, with China and India making significant progress towards meeting the water and sanitation targets. While much work remains to be done, Asia has made substantial strides in improving water security, increasing the implementation of integrated water resources management and promoting cooperation at the national and regional levels through mechanisms such as the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the Asia -Pacific Water Forum. The Decade has focused broadly on water-related disasters, as Asia experienced unprecedented levels of damage inflicted by such disasters during the span of the Decade. This has invigorated work in the region on implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters9 as well as the activities of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters.