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4th International Fecal Sludge Management Conference

20 to 22 February 2017
Learning from others' experiences is important in sustaining projects, including those on fecal sludge management. Asian Development Bank (ADB) officers and developing member countries (DMC) representatives improved their capacity to plan, design, implement, and sustain fecal sludge management (…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADBAustralia Water Learning Week

14 February 2017
The first ADB-Australia Water Learning Week was held in December 2016 as part of the Water Sector Group's continuous learning and development program. The week-long program brought together project teams -- ADB sector staff and DMC counterparts -- to gain knowledge and experience from each other…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Land Governance A Prerequisite for Sustainable Urban Development

10 February 2017
Land governance is a prerequisite for sustainable development, poverty eradication, and fulfillment of human rights. The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Programme, facilitated by UN-HABITAT, was established with this context in mind. In a sharing session, Danilo Antonio overall lead of UN-HABITAT'…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Using Prefeasibility Studies to Conceptualize the Bangladesh City Region Development Project II

8 February 2017
Urban Studio, a knowledge-sharing initiative of the ADB Urban Sector Group, kicked off with the presentation of pre-feasibility studies on a city development project in Bangladesh. The session featured Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Senior Urban Environmental Engineer Neil Chadder and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Lessons from Australias Water Scarcity and Drought

6 December 2016
Better water resources management in Australia quelled the impact of drought and water scarcity. Find out how. Gary Jones, chief executive of Australian Water Partnership, shared Australia's experience in managing water scarcity and drought. He discussed how water reforms in the country cushioned…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

5th International Conference on EcoCompensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

24 to 25 November 2016
The 2016 international eco-compensation conference provided a platform for discussing innovations, developments, and lessons in implementing eco-compensation and payments for ecosystem services in the People’s Republic of China and other countries. Over 150 representatives from ADB developing…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Ernst Young Indias Infrastructure and Urban Development Experience

17 November 2016
Representatives from Ernst & Young shared their experience in infrastructure and urban development. The speakers were Abhaya Agarwal, Transaction Advisory Services partner, and Gaurav Taneja, Government and Public Sector practice head, both from Ernst & Young India; and Hermant Nandanpawar…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Highlights of the Solid Waste Management SWM Course at UNESCOIHE

27 October 2016
Central and West Asia Department's Lu Shen and South Asia Department's Vivian Castro-Wooldridge shared their experiences on the three-week course they attended at UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Innovation for Development What is Cloud Computing

26 October 2016
Bryan Wong, public sector lead in the Philippines, and Julian Lan, senior solutions architect in Asia and the Pacific of Amazon Web Services, gave a presentation about cloud computing, an on-demand delivery of information technology resources and applications via the internet with pay-as-you-go…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Distinguished Water Leaders Series Oyun Sanjaasuren

21 October 2016
In this learning event, Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren presented the global and regional water risks and challenges we face today through 2030 and shared how they can be addressed through partnerships for water resource management at the country, regional, and global levels. She cited the the impact of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office