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Water Patterns of Urban Sustainability

2 February 2018
The inclusion of urban dynamics in the analysis of city resilience is vital to prevent the occurrence of drowning cities, strike a balance between resources, and make cities resilient and water-robust. Creating small simulation models that reflect urban dynamics and developing small models that…

Waging War on Traffic: Using Technologies as Weapons

1 February 2018
Traffic is an enemy that affects everyone’s health, well-being, and productivity. This presentation discusses the worsening traffic situation in the Philippines, particularly Metro Manila, and highlights the increasing importance of taking a serious look at this challenge. It proposes medium- and…

Digital Land Registry: A Smart Initiative for Suva, Fiji

25 January 2018
To set the context, this presentation begins with a summary of the relative level of smart maturity across the cities of Bandung, Mandalay, Suva, Tbilisi, and Ulaanbaatar under ADB’s regional technical assistance (TA) 9170, which aims to contribute to promoting smart infrastructure and systems in…

Making Your Government Open Means Being Ready for Disruptive Technology

14 December 2017
The World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization is driven by the philosophy of moving from traditional to intelligent governance in cities and recognizes the role of data and technology in this process. The end view is to see cities characterized by a high-level of community and citizen engagement…

Environmental Impacts: Installation of Seawater Desalination Plant at Thalayadi

13 December 2017
Desalination projects have environmental impacts that need to be addressed at the onset. This presentation shares various mitigation measures that can be put in place to lessen their impact to marine life, communities, and livelihoods.

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…

Environmental Considerations in Desalination: Jaffna SWRO

7 December 2017
Desalination entails a process that includes sea water abstraction, treatment, waste disposal, and construction of facilities needed for various activities. This presentation illustrates the processes and activities involved in a desalination project in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It discusses potential…

Social Impacts and mitigation process – Lessons from Jaffna Seawater Desalinization plant

7 December 2017
Desalination projects do not only affect marine life, they also affect the communities surrounding the project site. They have various socio-economic impacts that may negatively or positively affect the lives and livelihood of people living near the project site. This presentation discusses these…

Innovative Desalination Design: Location, Pre-treament, Intake and Outfall (Part II)

7 December 2017
Desalination projects involve risks that must be addressed to ensure that their negative impacts are minimized. This presentation shares risk mitigation strategies that could ensure effectve project implementation. It also provides lessons that could guide staff in pursuing design-build-operate…

Design, Build and Operate (DBO) of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

7 December 2017
Design, Build and Operate (DBO) of a 24 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant at Thalaiyadi, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka