Towards Resilient Water Systems
24 March 2021

Following the resilient urban infrastructure session, the second event of the Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure for 2021 focused on the water sector. The webinar brought together experts and practitioners to discuss innovation and opportunities towards achieving resilient water infrastructure and systems in ADB’s Developing Member Countries.

This Webinar was part of Season 2 of the Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure series.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Presentation 1 Resilience to Floods (rather than resistance to floods)
This presentation shared the importance of building resilience to floods, rather than resisting floods. This requires flood risk management…
Geoffrey Wilson
Presentation 2 Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure Drought Resilience: Irrigation, water harvesting, drainage
This presentation discussed protective irrigation, water harvesting and watershed management, and efficient drainage for salinity control to enhance…
Jelle Beekma
Presentation 3 COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department
Hisaka Kimura highlighted resilient water and sanitation during recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector…
Hisaka Kimura

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Belinda Hewitt
  • Geoffrey Wilson

ADB Organizer/s

  • Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
  • Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Topics

  • Water
  • Urban Development
  • Disaster Risk Management