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Improving sustainable design of cities through flood adaptation modelling using C-FAST

8 September 2020
This presentation discussed how to use flood modeling capabilities to improve adaptation against flooding in cities.

AASCTF Digital Solutions Brief: Big Data for COVID-19 Tracking

3 September 2020
This 2-page document discusses how digital solutions such as big data analytics have proven to be critical tools in analyzing spread patterns of COVID-19 in cities, with specific use cases in Indonesia and Australia.

Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal

28 August 2020
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."

Achieving Water Security and Resilience in Asia Pacific: Asian Water Development Outlook 2020

26 August 2020
This presentation discussed the AWDO’s key dimensions (KD), focusing on respective KD-specific findings and associate policy recommendations

Indigenous Peoples and culturally appropriate public health interventions

21 August 2020
Public health interventions for Indigenous Peoples Indigenous: IP and culturally appropriate public health interventions.

Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better

20 August 2020
This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.

Reducing Energy Consumption in Rural Hinterland

17 June 2020
This presentation discussed energy efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption in a rural hinterland in India through the use of bio-fuel for cooking applications, rooftop-mounted solar PVs, and solar water heaters. It also shares some lessons learned in undertaking these measures, which can…

An Integrated Approach to Support Access to Energy

17 June 2020
Electricity is a basic requirement for providing health services but many geographies lack reliable, accessible, and sustainable forms of energy. Where electricity is available, power quality is poor and diesel generators come are used. The on-going pandemic further impresses the need for robust…

Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work

17 June 2020
The presentation discussed some initial interventions in community-scale solar pumping for agriculture. Preliminary learnings suggested that the approach is suitable for remote communities. Scaling these interventions holds promise and can facilitate further investments at the nexus of energy,…

Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Districts – Case Studies from China, India, and the U.S.

16 June 2020
While first-cost typically governs single building development, entire new districts are able to reach net-zero or near-zero energy/emissions status through technology integration and design across multiple systems on a site. With project examples from China, India, and the United States, this…