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Improving Services to Customers in the Pacific: Condition Assessments

14 April 2021
The workshop was based on the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) manual Condition Assessment and Asset Performance Guidelines – Water Supply and Sewerage. This document dealt with the management of water and sewer assets. The following topics were discussed: Asset…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Rural Prosperity with Carbon Neutrality and Food Security

24 March 2021
Rural regions have the advantage of not only having the space for solar and wind energy production - which are low-carbon electricity technologies - but also have the potential to generate carbon neutral bioenergy. This scenario sets the opportunity on leading the process towards carbon…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific

16 March 2021
Risks to food insecurity and deterioration of nutritional status of vulnerable populations have increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused, among others, restrictions on people’s movement, interruptions in food production and processing, disruptions to supply chains, and increasing…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB Sustainable Food Webinar Series

16 March 2021
The Sustainable Food Webinar Series is organized by the Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture) Thematic Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department to continue discussions and collectively find integrated solutions on how to cope and recover from the impacts of the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Social Protection for Economic Inclusion: Adapting the Graduation Approach in Asia and the Pacific

16 to 17 March 2021
The NGOC and Social Development TG hosted an online event on social protection for economic inclusion, which centers on the Graduation approach as a key strategy for addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequality in Asia and the Pacific. The keynote speaker was Nobel Laureate Abhijit…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Catalyzing Innovations and Digitization for Safe, Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Water Management: Launch of e-Marketplace and Publications

15 to 19 March 2021
via Zoom An Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiative, the e-Marketplace is a dedicated venue and platform to bring together government officials, water services and management solutions providers, development professionals, academia, and the private sector from ADB’s developing member countries (…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Water Safety Plans, Building Long Term Cultural Change and Resilience to Pandemics

12 March 2021
Water Safety Plans provide the building blocks for creating safe water supply systems for our communities. If implemented using an engagement model it can be used to build resilience in water operations and create long-term sustainable improvements as well as resilience when unexpected events do…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Five Reasons to Reopen School Now: Scientific Evidence on the Effects of School Closures

8 March 2021
Hyuncheol Bryant Kim, Associate Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, shared the evidence that school closure does not help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and causes tremendous damage to students and society. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3120680/hong-kong-…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID-19

23 February 2021
The team from Wedgewood White, Paul Webber, and Paul White shared their experiences about the financial impacts of COVID-19 and some of the strategies that have been put into place by utilities to ensure their ongoing financial sustainability during the pandemic. Alexandra Conroy from ADB’s…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Strategies for Supplying Water to Informal Areas and Handwashing in Public Places

3 February 2021
The workshop provided information on the range of designs that have been implemented around the world to support improved handwashing. While this has not historically been a role for utilities, there is strong demand in many countries for utilities to support handwashing as a COVID-19 response…
Organizer: Pacific Department