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Resilience to Floods (rather than resistance to floods)

24 August 2021
This presentation shared the importance of building resilience to floods, rather than resisting floods. This requires flood risk management infrastructure, including nature-based solutions, and providing room for the river.

COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department

12 August 2021
Hisaka Kimura highlighted resilient water and sanitation during recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department

Sponge Cities in the People’s Republic of China - Evolution of ADB Support

15 July 2021
This presentation gives an overview of sponge cities and measures for green infrastructure and nature-based solutions as well as other benefits of sponge city projects.

Green Roads for Water

15 July 2021
In this presentation, the speaker gave insights on Bangladesh’ infrastructure projects and recommended best practices for road water management for coastal and lowland areas.

Experience and lessons learned in Nature-based Solutions in Tacloban-Palo

15 July 2021
Wetlands International shared their experience and lessons learned on their Coastal Protection Strategy in Tacloban and Palo, Leyte, Philippines.

Disaster Resilience in Asia—A Special Supplement 0f Asia’s Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology Over 50 Years

1 July 2021
This presentation gives an overview of the special supplement publication on "Asia's Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology Over 50 Years".

Building Resilience of the Power System in the Low-Carbon Transition

28 April 2021
This presentation discussed how building power sector resilience aligns with ADB’s energy policy, which is currently being updated, as well as ADB’s Strategy 2030’s operational priority 3—tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability.

Lao PDR Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Strategy

28 April 2021
This presentation discussed the importance of stakeholder engagement in undertaking vulnerability assessment and resilience strategies based on a case study from Lao PDR. T

Practice of China Southern Power Grid to adapt natural hazards

28 April 2021
This presentation discussed the measures taken by China Southern Power Grid to adapt to natural hazards, specifically to minimize impacts from typhoon and ice events which commonly affect the system.

Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize

28 April 2021
This presentation shared the results of a study on power systems in Belize which identifies climate vulnerabilities and solutions to enhance systems resilience to adverse weather and climate change impacts.