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Low Carbon Urban Transformation in the Ruhr Region

4 December 2018
Ruhr area as the energy and industry heart of Germany plays a major role for achieving GHG mitigation targets. Learn why the Ruhr area matter with regard to GHG mitigation.

Will People First City Design Make Chinese Cities Thrive Again?

4 December 2018
Ever wondered how urban cities thrive? This presentation shares the characteristics commonly found in 50 successful urban areas in the United States. It also analyzes what make Chinese cities thrive.

Keynote Speech

4 December 2018
Discover why cities are important in solving climate change challenge and in the global climate policy arena.

EFlows Case Studies and Review

22 November 2018
With a decision tree as guide, this presentation cites EFlows case studies and assessments, including a proposed inlet array design, hydropower plants, and river zoning.

Innovation and Resilience in Managing Scarce Water Resources for United Kingdom

10 October 2018
Innovation and Resilience in Managing Scarce Water Resources for the United Kingdom

Flash Flood Intelligence in the Age of Instant Communication

3 October 2018
Flash Flood Intelligence in the Age of Instant Communication

Novel Technique and Instrument for Early-warning of Pollution and Identification of Pollution Discharge Source

3 October 2018
Novel Technique and Instrument for Early-warning of Pollution and Identification of Pollution Discharge Source

Solar Photovoltaic Pumping for Irrigation

2 October 2018
Bangladesh has been experiencing substantial economic growth and rapid urbanization. This comes with higher power demand. As water and energy are natural partners,the country has taken an integrated approach to water and energy management. This presentation discusses one of its projects -Solar…

The Role of Regulation and Supervision for Enhancing Innovative Insurance, Reinsurance and Capital Market Solutions

26 September 2018
Innovation can make disaster risk insurance more responsive and effective. The use of FinTech and artificial intelligence, for instance, has attracted investments in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and has made banks in Spain more efficient, respectively. Innovations such as FinTech enable…

Pilot Project on Weather Index Based Crop Insurance

26 September 2018
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Its poor farmers are most vulnerable to calamities yet they are often excluded in risk-sharing mechanisms. Traditional credit mechanisms hardly reach them. This presentation shares how an ADB project increased the resilience of…