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ADB Resilience Academy

19 April 2017
Sansank Vemuri, Urban Resilience Specialist for the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund, presented on ADB Resilience Academy (ADB RA), an intensive project development workshop patterned after the Resilience Academy of the Rockefeller Foundation. ADB RA gathers interdisciplinary teams from…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Water and Energy Optimization in Utilities using SMART Systems

18 April 2017
Experts from Schneider Electric, a global specialist on energy management and automation, discussed SMART water systems requirements and possibilities on network, plant energy, and asset performance management. Experiences of projects in Malaysia, People's Republic of China, and Thailand were…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

International Infrastructure Support System IISS

31 March 2017
ADB's Pierre Sarrat presented the use and features of the International Infrastructure Support System (IISS) in this installment of the Urban SG Knowledge Sharing Session. IISS is an online, secure, multi-user project development tool to promote and facilitate high quality and efficient global…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

An Analytical Framework for Irrigation Systems Modernization

29 March 2017
Various issues affect large-scale irrigation performance in India. These include increasing water demand and very low water use efficiency. To support the implementation of India's National Water Mission, an analytical framework to assess systems performance and modernize India's irrigation system…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

PRC Jinan Trolley Bus System

29 March 2017
In this Urban Studio session, the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) presented how it supported the conceptualization of ADB's Jinan Sustainable Urban Mobility Development project. The project is aimed at demonstrating how a large city which was designed for private vehicles can be…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB Celebrates World Water Day 2017

22 March 2017
This year's World Water Day Celebration in the Asian Development Bank looked more closely into the emerging issues surrounding water. It discussed the importance of flood mitigation in the face of climate change, forming water sensitive cities in the midst of rapid population growth, and water…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Stories from the Field South Asia

17 March 2017
Staff from ADB Resident Missions shared their learnings and experiences on the implementation of projects in the field. They highlighted climate resilience measures in municipal infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, and practices toward successful implementation of water supply and sanitation…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Conceptualizing Cultural Heritage and Tourism Projects Benefiting the Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar

8 March 2017
In this Urban Studio Session, Brian Capati of Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) and ADB's Arnaud Heckman discussed how the Pre-Feasibility on Ulaanbaatar’s Ger Area Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Community Enhancement Project conducted by CDIA can help in identifying urban…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB Urban Data Collection Management and Utilization Status Quo and the Way Forward

1 March 2017
What's the most effective way to collect, manage, and utilize urban data? In this interactive Urban Studio session, ADB Urban Sector Consultant Renard Teipelke gave an overview of data platforms used by ADB and international development organizations, allowing participants to rethink their current…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

How to Diagnose and Improve Water and Wastewater Utilities Operations Performance

24 February 2017
SUEZ, an international company specializing in water and wastewater urban services, demonstrated WIKTI--its diagnostics tool for utilities. Representatives from SUEZ discussed how water companies can elevate services to world class levels using the tool to analyze business processes and utility…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office