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Yokohama Citys 9th Asia Smart City Conference

18 January 2021
"Smart City Development” is sustainable city development. It should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships. Many discussions about Smart Cities…
Organizer: ADBI, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

PREEVENT 9th Asia Smart City Conference

14 to 18 December 2020
Smart city development should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships. The Asia Smart City Conference (ASCC) is an international conference that…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Measures for Strengthening Resilience of Infrastructure

9 December 2020
The final event in season one of the Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure showcased solutions for enhancing climate and disaster resilience in the following areas: infrastructure design standards, nature-based solutions, and early warning systems. Global and regional experts shared brief…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADBGates Foundation Learning Week

1 to 4 December 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) held its first ADB and Gates Foundation Learning Week on the first week of December 2020 online. This was a four-day interactive discussion on the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund – which BMGF supports…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Improved DecisionMaking for Water Security Using Water Accounting

19 November 2020
9:00–10:00 a.m. CET / 4:00–5:00 p.m. Manila Planning of water resources development and allocation requires temporal and spatial information on water availability and consumption at the natural scale. Following the first webinar on water productivity, the ADB Water Sector Group, IHE Delft…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Expanding Support to Water Accounting in River Basins and Water Productivity Measurement in Irrigation Projects

18 to 19 November 2020
The ADB Water Sector Group, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft), and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) are conducting a two-part webinar on water accounting and water productivity analyses using remote sensing on 12 and 18 November, respectively. This is part of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Increasing Agricultural Production Using Water Productivity

18 November 2020
9:00–10:00 a.m. CET / 4:00–5:00 p.m. Manila Water is by far the greatest water consumer in Asia, with agriculture accounting for between 60% and 95% of all water diversions in various countries. Over the past two years, the ADB Water Sector Group, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Assessing Climate and Disaster Risks of Infrastructure Systems

11 November 2020
As countries in Asia and the Pacific face an increasingly uncertain future, enhancing the resilience of infrastructure to disasters and climate change requires innovative and effective measures to evaluate multi-hazard risk. This session shared four brief case studies (Indonesia, Myanmar, Tonga,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Blue Finance Training Designing and Financing Bankable Projects in Transitioning to a Blue Economy

9 to 13 November 2020
Over 60 ADB staff and representatives from ASEAN, BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, and GMS attended the first ADB training on blue finance held on 9,11, and 13 November 2020. The online learning program aimed to support DMCs in developing bankable investment opportunities that support ocean health and the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 4 Intelligent Water Management Systems Using IOT and AI

3 November 2020
As cities continue to grow, so does the demand for clean water. This presents a huge challenge for water utilities in developing countries, who are already dealing with aging water network infrastructure and other maintenance issues. This emphasizes the need to implement a sustainable water…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office