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Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Bangladesh Economy

23 April 2019
The level of Gross Domestic Product of Bangladesh has understandably been reduced following the occurrence of these devastating natural calamities. Learn more about the impact of calamities to the country's GDP in this presentation.

Socially Inclusive Development Through Off-grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems

23 April 2019
This presentation discusses Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) water pumping system, a reliable and clean energy solution to address the energy-water-food nexus.

Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management

19 March 2019
Developing sustainable, long-term flood resilience requires a management strategy that combines a portfolio of solutions—social, economic, financial, environmental, institutional aspects, engineering, disaster preparedness, insurance, and emergency response requirements. This integrated approach is…

How an Innovative Self-Learning Program Improved Primary Education Results in Bangladesh

6 November 2018
Learn how an innovative self-learning program improved primary education results in Bangladesh. This presentation shares results achieved after the KUMON learning method was introduced to disadvantaged primary schools situated in Bangladesh’s low-income communities.

Pilot Project on Weather Index Based Crop Insurance

26 September 2018
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Its poor farmers are most vulnerable to calamities yet they are often excluded in risk-sharing mechanisms. Traditional credit mechanisms hardly reach them. This presentation shares how an ADB project increased the resilience of…

Seeing is Believing: Twinning Water Utilities for Better Services

19 May 2015
This video features a twinning program between an experienced mentor utility—in this case Maynilad (Philippines)—with a recipient utility, Khulna WASA (Bangladesh). The exercise is part of a knowledge sharing initiative called Water Operators Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, established by…