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Effective Management of Disaster Risk and Opportunities

20 May 2015
This presentation introduces R!SE, an alliance between six collaborating communities, with the goal to unlock public-private disaster risk management (DRM) potential. The initiative is created based on the results of a survey seeking to understand why the private sector has not engaged in DRM…

Knowledge Partnership Forum: Outcome of Disaster Risk Management Parallel Sessions

20 May 2015
This presentation explains the common understandings of what is required of disaster-resilient solutions. What it takes to build potential knowledge partnerships with the private sector and Asian Development Bank's potential role in facilitating these partnerships are also discussed.

Water Operators Partnership in Practice

19 May 2015
This presentation introduces Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as a water and wastewater services provider in the Philippines. It includes a discussion of current Maynilad Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs), along with specific examples. The benefits of entering into WOPs are also enumerated.

Increasing Land and Water Productivity at Community-Level Using Remote Sensing

19 May 2015
This presentation introduces the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) as a remote-sensing model for evapotranspiration. Through SEBAL, crop production and irrigation information can be sent to farmers through the use of technology. To be able to fully utilize this model, however, would…

ADB Strategy for Public-Private Partnerships

26 March 2015
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is seen as an important modality for attracting private investment and efficiency gains in infrastructure. Check out how ADB is supporting PPP.

Accelerating Green Financing

2 March 2015
This presentation explains the concept of green bank and the process for green financing. It also highlights the importance of recognizing climate risks as part of the financial risk management process.