ADB-Australia Water Learning Week 14 February 2017 Philippines The first ADB-Australia Water Learning Week was held in December 2016 as part of the Water Sector Group's continuous learning and development program. The week-long program brought together project teams -- ADB sector staff and DMC counterparts -- to gain knowledge and experience from each other and from experts and premier institutions across Australia. The week focused on the theme "Building Capacity for Water Scarcity in Irrigation." Six project teams from India. Indonesia, Myanmar, PRC, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam shared practical insights and learned best practices from the field. Program and Learning Materials 14 February 2017 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation Irrigated Agriculture Inclusive Development Project (Myanmar) Myanmar’s water sector faced several challenges. It experienced excessive deforestation and destruction of the ecosystem, particularly in Barmah… Hideki Matsuda Presentation Lessons Learned from the Shandong Groundwater Protection Project in the People’s Republic of China The Shandong Groundwater Protection Project in the People’s Republic of China yields several lessons. It shows that water sharing arrangements that… Frank Radstake Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ADB Organizer/s Water and Urban Development Sector Office Topics Water