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Philippines: Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units

1 November 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: Buriram

31 October 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: Mahasarakham

31 October 2016
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented a regional technical assistance, TA 8566: Mainstreaming Integrated Solid Waste Management in Asia, to conduct an assessment of solid waste management practices in five case study cities in Asia and to provide recommendations and best practices that can…

A Course Review on Integrated Solid Waste Management

27 October 2016
This presentation shares highlights of the three-week course on Solid Waste Management offered by the UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft in the Netherlands. It gives a snapshot of the lectures, exercises, and excursions done under the course.

Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia

27 October 2016
Urbanization is a mega trend. Half of humanity lives in cities today, and the figure will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Rapid urbanization exerts huge pressure on basic services and infrastructure in cities. As Asian countries quickly urbanize, the challenges need to be addressed for cities to…

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization

27 October 2016
Mobilizing funds to suport sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge in Asia. Specifically, the biggest challenge is boosting investments on urban development while ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth. This presentation looks into the urban infrastructure needs in the region and shares…

Financing Innovation as the Key to Urban Development in China

27 October 2016
The rate of urbanization in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been constantly growing. This presentation shares case studies on urban development financing in PRC and shares some practices that other urbanized countries can learn from.

Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization: Public-Private Partnership in Japan

27 October 2016
Japan has wealth of experience in ensuring sustainable urbanization. This presentation shares some of Japan's financing mechanisms in funding its urban infrastructure needs.

Innovation for Development (For Government, Healthcare, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations)

26 October 2016
This presentation gives an overview of cloud computing, particularly how it can help users such as government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations boost their efficiency. It also features case studies where Amazon's web services have helped improve the pace of…