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Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Cambodia: Results from ADB Financed Projects

29 June 2017
Access to water and sanitation is low in many rural areas across Asia. Cambodia, in partnership with ADB, continually exerts efforts to improve water and sanitation services especially in its rural areas, where 11,530,379 reside and about 50% of village people still practice open defecation. The…

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Cambodia

29 June 2017
The lack of clean water has become a major problem for many rural people, especially in Cambodia, where rural households reach 2.5 million and total rural population number more than 11.5 million. More than half of the rural population practice open defecation and walk long distances to access…

Climate Finance in the Water Sector

28 June 2017
Many countries in the Asia Pacific region are in a water crisis, and ADB works to increase investments to achieve its vision of “Water for All”. Climate change worsens the conditions of some countries. This presentation puts spotlight on climate finance in the water sector.

Climate Finance: An Introduction

28 June 2017
The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, has five elements that include climate finance to support developing countries and enhance transparency to ensure commitments are met. This presentation gives an overview of the said agreement and shares details on climate finance at Multilateral Development…

Keynote Address: Development of Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Urban Cities

27 June 2017
Keynote presentation of Shigemoto Kajihara during the opening of Asia Leadership Program 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

Program Overview

27 June 2017
Program overview and introduction of participants

Briefing on Field Visit and Capture of Knowledge and Insights

27 June 2017
Briefing on Field Visit and Capture of Knowledge and Insights

Integrated Hydrological Analysis Platform for Flood Prevention Design and Water Resource Development

23 June 2017
Reducing risks from disasters such as floods is crucial, especially in areas vulnerable to frequent typhoons. In Taipe,China, a basin-based platform integrating hydrology, hydraulics, water resource planning, and a database system is currently being used not only to prevent floods and to provide an…

Customer Obsession

15 June 2017
New organizational models that are succeeding today adopt a very outward-looking approach, focusing around and managing the experience of their customers. This presentation explores what makes these organizations different and how they are organized, their cultural aspects and strategic views, and…

Climate-smart Practices and Varieties for Intensive Rice-based Systems in Bangladesh and Cambodia

15 June 2017
Rice in Bangladesh and Cambodia is grown using smart, climate-friendly, water-saving technologies that yields better harvests for farmers. Through ADB's Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project, the International Rice…