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Laxmi Sharma Laxmi Sharma, Unit Head, Project Administration, Sectors Department 2, Asian Development Bank
Laxmi Sharma is a development specialist with 25 years of experience in water and urban development, multi-stakeholder project design, processing, and management, and the application of innovative technologies. She has extensive multi-country experience across Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, and Thailand.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.