Siemens, a global powerhouse positioned along the electrification value chain, lives up to future challenges with the most comprehensive portfolio that offers smart grid solutions, among others. While the Smart Grid concept is widely accepted, some questions, however, still remain.

Learn the role of remittances, particularly in Asia. Remittance trends and outlook, including its effects on growth and poverty, are explained. The presentation also enumerates relevant issues and highlights areas of improvement in remittance policies.

While there are tremendous advances in science and technology, there is slow progress in solving pressing global problems. Inadequate local capacity has partly resulted to a general lack of societal involvement in program development. The use of transdisciplinary approach is essential to achieve efficient implementation and sustainability of programs or projects.

Featuring Altona Wastewater Treatment Plant and Altona Salt Reduction Plant as case studies, this presentation discusses the wastewater recovery processes implemented by City West Water in the City of Melbourne in Australia.

While sustainable solutions are complex with specific requirements, efficient wastewater solutions integrate water, waste, and energy as much as possible. A "one solution fits all" approach will not apply, since different technologies from different vendors fit to different situations. Consistency, interoperability, and interchangeability however must be ensured at all times.

Lack of data on actual performance of decentralized plants exists in general. The need to identify which scale is optimal to use is based on the outcome of a detailed assessment that considers a variety of aspects. Recycling, reuse, and energy recovery nonetheless should be integral to all scales.

A global sanitation gap continues to exist at present. Access to sustainable sanitation can be achieved by delivering products and services along the entire value chain at scale, and ensuring that technologies and services meet users’ preferences and national requirements.

This video presents BayaniJuan, the official relocation site located in Laguna City's Municipality of Calauan in the Philippines, for informal settlers affected by rehabilitation of Pasig River. Though some challenges were encountered, partnerships between the private sector and government played a key role in the overall success of the project.

This presentation explains how local governments in the Philippines, as mandated by law, enhances the right of people to a balanced ecology. While sustainable development is a guiding principle in environmental management, good governance is the foundation of sustainable development.

Daily garbage production has increased as a result of rapid population growth in urban areas, including in the City of Las Piñas in the Philippines. The Las Piñas Sagip Ilog Program, having earned international recognition, has led to a web of sustainable social enterprises and ecologically sound solid waste management practices.