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15 May 2017
Industrialization and urbanization have led to the degradation of the Tagus Estuary in Portugal. The estuary is the largest and one of the most important natural reserves in Europe. Through the combined initiatives of stakeholders from 19 municipalities, several interventions were applied to clean…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
10 May 2017
Seoul has gained much knowledge and experience through trial-and-error that ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) can learn from and build on.
With numerous urban development solutions that act as essential components making Seoul a safe, smart, green and convenient city to live, work and play…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
8 May 2017
Many challenges used to confront Dhaka's water supply system. The network had undetected leaks, water quality was poor, and illegal connections were prevalent. ADB, through the Water Supply Management for Sustaining the Operational Efficiency in Dhaka project, provided ways to help the city…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
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
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
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
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
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
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
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