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Project Context and Practical Issues for Flood Management

4 February 2020
This presentation gave a brief overview on the work that has been carried out under ADB's regional technical assistance project on Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management. It also discussed the concept of integrated flood risk management, and included a participation exercise that guided…

Understanding Risk: Risk Identification Solutions

4 February 2020
This presentation discussed flood risk analysis, and how assessing hazard, exposure, and social vulnerability are vital in the identification of an effective IFRM solution. It also includes real-world examples from the United Kingdom and Japan.

Flood Risk Analytics and its Role in the IFRM Process

4 February 2020
This presentation discussed flood risk analytics and the process of devising integrated flood risk management (IFRM) plans. It also explored the National Integrated Risk Analysis tool and how it supports the IFRM process.

Insurance in Integrated Flood Risk Management - A Perspective Based on the 2011 Thailand Flooding

4 February 2020
This presentation provided an overview of insurance and flood mitigation structure in the context of the 2011 flooding in Thailand. It also highlighted the role of insurance in significantly reducing government and tax payer losses following a flood event.

AWDO 2020: Approach and Progress

29 August 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) and what to expect in the AWDO's 2020 edition.

Water Governance in Asia

29 August 2019
This presentation discussed the objectives and key principles of the Water Governance Survey carried out by OECD in support of the Asian Water Development Outlook 2020.

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Cycle Management in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region Countries

27 August 2019
This presentation gave an overview of RECONECT, which aims to contribute to European reference framework on Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for hydro-meteorological risk reduction by demonstrating, referencing, upscaling and exploiting large-scale NBS in rural and natural areas. It also cited lessons…

Challenges and Opportunities of Floating Solar PV in Asia Pacific

20 June 2019
The installed capacity of floating solar is expected to grow exponentially over the next two decades. The Asia Pacific region, due to its often-complex geography and topography, and pressures on land use is set to dominate the floating solar market globally. The benefits of floating solar have been…

Data-driven Strategies for Sustainable Deployment of Solar Pumps

18 June 2019
Solar pumps present an opportunity to extend access to irrigation in Asia. The presentation highlighted The Council's multi-pronged research on identifying gaps and solutions to facilitate solar-powered irrigation in a sustainable manner. This ranges from end-users' outlook about solar pumps,…

Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities

18 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable…