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6 July 2018
Rapid urbanization has spawned floods in many cities. Development has polluted rivers and narrowed down their passageways.
Taipei,China, particularly the Xizhi district, has experienced severe flooding in recent years that have caused much damage to lives and livelihood. This learning event shares…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
5 to 6 July 2018
This series of knowledge sharing sessions featured industry and infrastructure experts from Taipei,China. They tackled topics on urbanization and water resource management. They shared how they implement a smart bus operation, how they developed their transport system, and how they manage water…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
18 to 22 June 2018
Frequent and flash floods affect millions of people globally every year, often resulting in billions of dollars in losses and damages.
Delegates from nine Asian countries gathered together to discuss Integrated Flood Risk Management at the IHE Delft for the Asia-Netherlands Water Learning Week.…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
28 May 2018
The current deficit in investment for financing Asia-Pacific infrastructure is estimated to be more than $1 trillion. Roy Bahl, Regents Professor of Economics emeritus at Georgia State University, presented the long-standing constraints and introduced pragmatic steps towards increased local…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
24 May 2018
Stephen Cairns from Singapore-ETH Centre’s Future Cities Laboratory is presenting ur-scape, a geo-spatial tool that integrates and visualizes data at multiple scales to support urban planning. Experiences of use cases in Indonesian cities supported by ADB’s Regional Technical Assistance on Smart…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
22 May 2018
New technogies are needed to ensure that wastewater are treated in an efficient, environment-friendly, and inexpensive way. This learning event features an innnovative wastewater treatment technology used by countries such as India, Indonesia, and Hungary. This technology is less expensive than…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
9 May 2018
The US Geological Survey (USGS) is the United States' independent scientific advisor. It conducts applied research and collects and delivers natural resource data to support informed decision-making in the USA. This event shares the agency's experience in providing structured decision support for…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
27 April 2018
The State of Tamil Nadu ranks first in urbanization among large states in India and faces severe droughts and urban floods. Urban investments are estimated at $42 billion (2012-2023), with $7.5 billion required for water supply and sanitation. Officials from Tamil Nadu in this learning event…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
4 April 2018
Tony Wong, CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, presented the concept of biomimicry and its applications in embedding nature-based solutions in cities. He discussed using examples and case studies on the opportunity for leap-frogging and the role of multilateral…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
16 March 2018
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance's Ken Gohara and Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan's Tsugito Nagano presented how the Weather Index Insurance can pay out a contractually predetermined insurance amount when weather indices such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall exceed specified…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office