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World Environment Day 2019: Panel Discussion on Beating Air Pollution, Making Asia’s Cities Livable

5 June 2019
World Environment Day is an annual event organized by UN Environment on 5 June and celebrated by ADB's Environment Thematic Group. This year's theme, 'Beat Air Pollution", is aligned with the operational priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030 including those aimed at making cities more livable and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Smart Urban Water Management: Lessons from Macao Water Utility and ADB Projects in Rajasthan, India

29 May 2019
Smart technologies are changing the game in water utility management. In this knowledge sharing session, ADB staff who attended a week-long training on smart water utility management and innovations in the urban water sector with the Macao Water Utility shared insights and experiences gained from…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

High Precision Drone Technology

27 May 2019
Christian Sanz and Darren Hsieh of Skycatch gave a presentation on high-precision drone technology that uses an autonomous drone to capture images of a job site to create high-precision 3D models. This can produce 3D point clouds, 2D orthomosaics, contour maps, and digital surface models. The…

Project Readiness Financing (PRF) to Support Climate-Resilient Engineering Design and High Project Implementation Readiness of Urban Sector Projects

8 May 2019
In this knowledge sharing session initiated by SPD and SDCC, PAUW and CWUW will share experiences in designing the first PRFs. The Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF), administrated by SDCC, is cofinancing CWUW's first PRF for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project. This…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Conference on Inclusive Community Energy Resilience in Bangladesh

23 to 24 April 2019
Smart grids, along with its component technologies, are increasingly becoming an important focus of the ADB energy portfolio in Bangladesh. This conference will serve as a platform to share information on international experience relevant to Bangladesh--these include examples, case studies,…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Impactful Resilience Building in Communities

21 March 2019
Kate Landry, Build Change Philippines country director, and Daniel Stander, RMS global managing director, discussed risk models that allow estimate of lives lost and housing losses that would result from a large disaster, and which can quantify the lives saved and GDP saved that would result from…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office

Integrated Flood Risk Management

19 March 2019
Developing sustainable, long-term flood resilience requires a management strategy that combines a portfolio of solutions—social, economic, financial, environmental, institutional aspects, engineering, disaster preparedness, insurance, and emergency response requirements. This integrated approach is…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Urban Development in India – An Agenda

19 March 2019
While cities continue to be the main engine of economic growth in India, insufficient infrastructure, poor planning, weak local governance, and limited finances hinder cities’ livability and competitiveness. In this session, Gulzar Nataran, senior managing director at the Global Innovation Fund (…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Nonrevenue Water Management and 24/7 Water Supply in Cities — How ADB Helps the Government

14 March 2019
Ensuring water availability and increasing water efficiency are crucial in attaining social and economic development. In this knowledge sharing session, ADB's Stephane Bessadi, Saugata Dasgupta, and Massimo Petrone shared their practical experiences and knowledge in addressing intermittent water…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

What the Heck is Smart City? Experiences from Seoul

7 March 2019
Seoul is known as one of the leading cities for its “smartness” especially in Asia. What makes Seoul a smart city and what does it mean to be smart in making the city more livable for its citizens? What role does ICT play in making a city to become good and smart? Seoul is unique as it organically…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office