The sanitation and solid waste management program of Bayawan City in the Philippines is an exceptional sanitation solution for a small city. Other local government unit leaders are encouraged to examine the sanitation practice in the city and consider replication in their localities.

Unprecedented pressure on resources in the 21st century has transformed the water and waste market landscapes: water models moving towards improved utility performance, growing demand for tailor-made solutions for waste in emerging countries, and resources efficiency driving industrial demand. Building partnerships is seen as the key to achieving effective results.

Learn innovative toilet sanitation solutions that do not only challenge, but also aim to reinvent the existing structure. The solar toilet facility with water purification and recycling feature called Kerala India Prototype System, and the toilet and treatment system developed by Loughborough University, are featured as examples in the presentation.

Examine the current condition of carbon emissions in the Republic of Korea. Learn about the urban carbon emission model being implemented in the country. The low-carbon city making methods and a government-supported major research project on the development of a low-carbon urban planning system are introduced.

Traditionally, environmental monitoring was often reactionary as regulatory agencies defined monitoring requirements and associated compliance limits. More recently, intelligent management of environmental monitoring data has been recognized as a vital tool for decision makers. There is now growing appreciation that environmental data is an asset of significant value that requires active management to preserve and effectively utilize.

This presentation introduces the urban nexus project implemented in Asian cities and analyzes its approach. The organizational structure responsible for implementing the project is discussed. It also features the different sustainable waste water solutions that fall under this approach.

Find out how the Viet Nam Lower Secondary Education for the Most Disadvantaged Regions Project (LSEMDP) became a strategy that consequently delays child marriages. This presentation shares encouraging results from the LSEMDP Gender and Ethnic Minority Action Plan. It also recognizes existing paradoxes and dilemmas, and explores future directions to take.

This presentation examines the global and regional realities with respect to child marriages. It discusses key challenges such as harmful practices to girls' survival and well-being, gender-biased sex selection, violence against women and girls, and legal impediments. It also pointed to a way forward in eight critical areas.

This presentation emphasizes the importance of a gender-responsive stakeholder engagement process. It also shares an example of a gender-responsive stakeholder engagement application to a water supply project in Morocco.

This presentation covers the governance structure at the commune/sangkat level in Cambodia. It describes support provided to local women leaders—before, during, and post-election—through the Women for Prosperity group, resulting in strong networks among women leaders. It reflects on the continuing challenges and next steps in addressing the issues.