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30 November 2022
Achieving SDG target 6.2 of universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation requires faecal waste to be safely contained, transported, and treated along the sanitation service chain. While there are multiple technology options for achieving the SDG target, choices at the point of…
Organizer: Pacific Department
28 to 30 November 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, trade tensions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly disrupted global supply chains, reverberating through commodity markets and trade channels, threatening food and energy security, and weighing on sustainable economic recovery.
While the world continues to…
Organizer: ADBI
25 November 2022
Green hydrogen produced by renewable energy can help tackle sustainability challenges in sectors such as transportation, building development, and power generation, and enable larger-scale penetration of variable renewable energy when combined with emerging low-carbon technologies. Yet, global…
Organizer: ADBI
17 November 2022
Session Synopsis: In observance of World Toilet Day and the call for urgent action to make sanitation a global development priority, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a session on a waste-to-energy facility using omni-processor technology, which helped to provide clean water and other…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
17 November 2022
Access to water and sanitation services should be a basic human right. Yet this is not the case for billions of people worldwide. In observance of UN World Toilet Day 2022, the Asian Development Bank organized a "Toilet Talk" webinar with the Founder of the World Toilet Organization (WTO), Jack Sim…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
31 October to 9 December 2022
The effects of climate change are causing significant social and economic issues throughout the Asia and Pacific region. Digital technologies are proving crucial in building climate and disaster resilience and enhancing environmental sustainability through tools like water monitoring systems,…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
26 to 27 October 2022
According to the Asian Development Bank, 80% of water resources are used for agricultural irrigation in Asia and the Pacific. Water scarcity due to climate change and increasing demand for water from other economic sectors threatens to limit agricultural capacity to ensure food security unless…
Organizer: ADBI
20 October 2022
In early 2022, SDCC’s Water Team collaborated with ADB PSOD and commissioned Dalberg Advisors to assess the market opportunities and constraints in India among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the WASH Sector in accessing commercial financing. MSMEs play a critical role in…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
11 to 13 October 2022
GRRSO Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety
11-12 October 2022, Manila, Philippines
Background
Globally, road traffic crashes cause nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each year. The Global Plan for the Second Decade of Action on Road Safety…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
15 September to 8 December 2022
Background
Nature-based solutions (NbS) can help address challenges in climate change, disaster risk management, water security, biodiversity loss, and food security. These solutions protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems. NbS also address societal challenges…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office