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Circular Economy for Water Security

16 March 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom Dwindling water availability, growing environmental concerns, complex health issues, and rethinking current economic growth models are all intrinsic to developing and implementing the circular economy in Asia. At its core, the circular economy is about…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Catalyzing Innovations and Digitization for Safe Sustainable Resilient and Inclusive Water Management Launch of eMarketplace 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

Sustainable Asset Management System for Irrigation

2 March 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom Enhancing irrigation service delivery requires improved management of assets in irrigation systems since this underpins the performance of formal irrigation schemes. Against this need, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has developed a…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Managing safe equitable and effective COVID19 vaccination

24 February 2021
The 13th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Managing safe, equitable, and effective COVID-19 vaccination" featured COVID-19 vaccines development and distribution, reliable supply, financing options, and policy actions for effective vaccination. Over 90 government…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID19

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

WEF Nexus Water Productivity and Water Accounting

16 February 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom The water-food-energy (WEF) nexus and water accounting approaches are considered as two powerful tools that can maximize production derived from water use across sectors. This webinar showed the practical promise of implementing the nexus while also…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Public Integrity Network Capacity Development Program

5 February to 28 April 2021
In response to its members’ request to learn from countries’ successful experience and best practices in corruption prevention and education, the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific (ACI) partners with Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to conduct a public…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

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

ADB Water and IWMI Webinar Series Science and Innovation for a WaterSecure Future for All

2 February to 16 March 2021
For its first webinar series in 2021, the ADB Water Sector Group partnered with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The first webinar series was a four-part series focusing on innovative approaches and tools that can contribute toward advancing water security and climate…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office