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Tax Policy for Domestic Resource Mobilization

20 to 22 February 2018
Tax policy officials in Asia discussed the scope for tax policy changes to increase domestic resource mobilization and identify tax reform options. A key strategic and knowledge sharing event within the ADB project, Support to ADB Developing Member Countries to Combat Tax Base Erosion and Profit…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Maynilad Water Academy’s Ladderized Training Program on Water Operations

14 February 2018
Maynilad Water Academy's Rodora Gamboa presented the structure of their ladderized training program on water utility operations for ADB staff in partnership with the Urban Sector Group of ADB. Maynilad Water Academy is the training and education arm of Maynilad Water Services Inc.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Innovations in Groundwater Management

12 February 2018
An endowment of nature, aquifers serve as all-in-one structures for water storage, conveyance, and treatment. Lack of measures to manage this unique asset has led to water depletion, salinization, and pollution that threaten its ability to support life and livelihoods.In this knowledge sharing…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

The Dawn of International Arbitration in the South Pacific: Regional International Arbitration Conference

12 to 13 February 2018
The Government of Fiji, in collaboration with ADB and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, cohosted the first-of-its kind inaugural South Pacific International Arbitration Conference to raise awareness and discuss the positive…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

Accessing the Green Climate Fund

6 February 2018
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) channels public climate financing to help developing countries become climate resilient. It provides grants, loans, equities, or guarantees to climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, especially in countries that are highly vulnerable to changing weather…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Sustainable Cities and Serious Games

29 January 2018
Willem van Deursen of Carthago Consulting presented how serious gaming and management simulations can be an effective methodology to help solve the complex problems today's cities are faced with. A serious game is a virtual world in which actors take policy decisions related to urban development.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Knowledge Sharing by ADB Interns

9 January 2018
Three students from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, who did internships in ADB, presented the results of their work on strengthening institutions and governance, establishing digital hubs to create better jobs, and expanding access to finance in the Pacific using digital…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Communication for Difficult Stakeholders in Urban Water Projects

8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, South Asia Department

6th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

8 to 9 December 2017
The 6th International Conference on Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services, with the theme "Linking Growth, Conservation, and Rural Welfare via Investment in Natural Capital," primarily facilitated the learning of lessons on innovations and developments in eco-compensation across the…
Organizer: East Asia Department

Desalination for Water Supply and Design-Build-Operate Contract

7 December 2017
ADB is developing a 24 MLD desalination plant for water supply provision in the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka through a design-build-operate (DBO) contract. This is the first large-scale desalination plant for drinking water supply financed by ADB, and serves as a good case for DBO application to…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office