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2024 Pacific Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar - Water and Urban Development Sector

29 October 2024
This virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) with the Pacific countries aims to promote interest in and improve the ability of eligible suppliers to locate business opportunities in ADB's water and urban development sectors.
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Nature and Climate Nexus: Nature-Based Solutions for Urban and Rural Landscapes

17 to 19 September 2024
Development projects in urban and rural communities focused on traditional gray infrastructure, such as seawalls, dams, and water treatment plants, especially in Asia and the Pacific, with limited consideration of biodiversity and climate impacts. Nature-based solutions (NBS) improved…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Solid Waste Management - Learnings from the Netherlands

21 May 2024
The ADB’s Solid Waste Management Community of Practice facilitated a knowledge-sharing session on 21 May. The session aimed to highlight and discuss best practices and lessons learned from the Netherlands’ experience on solid waste management. The session featured its keynote speaker, Prof.…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Asia Netherlands Water Learning Week (ANWLW) 2024

15 to 19 April 2024
ADB and the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) hosted the Asia Netherlands Water Learning Week (ANWLW) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 15-19 April. The ANWLW was a week-long intensive program that brought together project teams from across the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s developing member…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Operation and Maintenance Sustainability of Water Resources Infrastructure in the Case of Irrigation and Drainage in Tajikistan

27 March 2024
Asset management was recognized as a fundamental tool for the sustainable management of infrastructure. Asset management planning identified asset stock, condition, and performance, enabling agencies to prioritize schemes in modernization programs. In Central Asian countries, the sustainability…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Sanitation Systems Change: Why We Need a Radical Rethink to Achieve SDG 6.2

6 November 2019
Dr. Roshan Shrestha of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) discussed their work towards addressing the global sanitation crisis, particularly SDG 6.2 on achieving adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene and ending open defecation. BMGF is recognized for challenging the status quo…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Innovative Solutions for Medical Waste Management – Recommendations from UN and WHO

16 October 2019
In some countries, infected waste is disposed in a landfill or at sea without decontamination, causing adverse effects on both people and the environment. In this presentation, AMB Ecosteryl sales manager for Asia and the Middle East Marie Van Sull showcased solutions for managing medical waste…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Risk Climate and Adaptation: Fostering Resilience Through Innovation

11 October 2019
As a consequence of rapid urbanization and climate change, flood events have become more frequent over the last decades, adversely impacting societal development and economic growth. The recent years have seen growing interest in devising risk-based approach offers opportunities to design cost…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Nanofilter Membranes Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Recycling

1 October 2019
Experts from 3E Memtech presented a sustainable solution to allow water and wastewater management utilities in developing member countries to have a simple, affordable, scalable, and sustainable potable water treatment system for those at the bottom of the pyramid or in communities that have no…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

360-Degree City Scan

1 October 2019
Tractebel, an international consulting firm headquartered in Brussels, discussed their 360-degree city scan, a holistic methodology that can be used to assess cities. This session also featured the company’s other services complementing the value chain of an urban development project, from master…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office