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Mutual Gains in Stakeholder Negotiation and Consensus Building - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

4 May 2017
David Fairman and Dong-Young Kim introduce the mutual gains approach in stakeholder collaboration towards achieving the SDGs.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Smart Cities Training: A Case Study of Singapore (Video)

3 April 2017
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) designed a training program that will allow its staff from various operational departments to better understand Singapore’s approach and plans to becoming a Smart Nation, thereby contribute to enhancing ADB’s operations in the designing of potential ADB urban…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Water and Urban Development (Overview)

22 March 2017
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Sample Landfill Operations Manual

1 March 2017
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Sample Landfill Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan

1 March 2017
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Future Cities: Reenergizing the Way We Do Development

23 February 2017
Recognizing the risks associated with the challenge of Asia and the Pacific's rising urban population, the Future Cities Program (FCP) is a new approach that pilots how Asian Development Bank (ADB) can better engage with cities, broaden the operational pipeline, and have more effective results.…

Future Cities: Reenergizing the Way We Do Development

23 February 2017
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Andrew McIntyre leads the Future Cities Program, an initiative which aims to reinvigorate the process of development. He shares how engaging cities through a new approach of harmonizing quality research, expertise, and investments can reconfigure cross-sector…

Experience in Advocating Fecal Sludge Management

22 February 2017
To address water challenges in the Asia and Pacific region, ADB's Water Operational Plan 2011–2020 puts forward a number of priority solutions to improve the effectiveness and enhance the quality of the outcomes of ADB's water operations. This presentation discusses how ADB catalyzes its investment…

Resource Recovery to Green Up Industries in Asia

24 November 2016
An overview of waste management in Asia, including trends, common misinterpretations, game changers, and recommendations for improvement is provided in this presentation. The involvement of governments is needed to unlock the dormant and huge waste-derived product market that exists in the region.…

Green Infrastructure and Municipal Services

24 November 2016
Much waste is generated in municipalities. This presentation shares tips for reducing waste and improving the use of resources to achieve efficiency and sustainability in the provision of municipal services.