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The Philippine Bird Festival: A Showcase of Vibrant CSO-Government Collaboration

29 June 2023
This article is shared by the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines through its President, Mr. Mike Lu. Mike’s presentation mostly focused on this successful event (“5th Philippine Bird Festival”), which highlights the importance of strong collaboration between government, CSOs, and the private sector…

Lessons Learned in Wetlands Management

29 June 2023
Similar to the challenges being faced by local governments all over the Philippines, the City of Balanga faces habitat degradation, solid wastes and sewage concerns, significant settlements along the boundary of the wetlands, low or few stakeholder engagement, and insufficient information on…

AASCTF Baguio project flyer: Delivering a smart and socially inclusive flood early warning system

25 March 2022
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF), financed by the Australian Government and managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has been supporting Baguio in its ambition to become a truly resilient city, catering to the needs of all its citizens, since August 2020. Beset with…

Baguio City FEWS Flood Mitigation Action Plan

30 December 2021
The Baguio City Flood Early Warning System Flood Mitigation and Action Plan report introduces a city-wide assessment for the conceptual design and implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a new paradigm for climate adaptation, where both flood mitigation benefits, and other co-benefits are…

Baguio City Flood Early Warning System Architecture -- "Offline" Setup

30 September 2021
The Baguio City Flood Early Warning System Architecture -- "Offline" Setup covers the overall inception for the 2 phases of the FEWS development for Baguio City: the “offline” phase, which refers to all activities that will be carried out on project consulting firm Ramboll’s IT infrastructure, and…

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020: Clean Air for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous Society

7 September 2020
In this presentation, Mr. Bambang Susantono introduced the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies by launching a series of six knowledge events on air quality and giving a background on key figures on-air pollution

Initiatives and Efforts for Strengthening Governance and Investment for Water-Related Disaster Resilience Under Climate Change in the Philippines

27 January 2020
This presentation provides an overview of the initiatives and efforts for strengthening governance and investment for water-related disaster resilience under climate change in the Philippines. It gives a special emphasis on community-based adaptation to climate change.

Agricultural Market Efforts in Southeast Asia: Case of Myanmar and Thailand

16 March 2018
Natural hazards such as floods and drought increasingly occur due to extreme weather events that are exacerbated by climate change. To cope with the adverse effects of climate change, familiarization of agricultural insurance as an adaptation measure is needed especially by developing world farmers…

Building Resilience in New Clark City

20 November 2017
As part of the envisioning process in the review of New Clark City in the Philippines, the project as indicated in its master plan combined and used design standard guidelines, program management, and transaction advisory to produce real examples of integrated resilience. The application of…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Potential and Clean Development Mechanism Possibilities for Solid Waste Management in Five Case Study Cities

28 February 2017
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities (CSCs) in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office