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Achieving Energy, Water and Food Sustainability through Agricultural Demand Side Management

18 June 2019
Water, energy and food security are three vital sleaze factors that decide the existence and development of a nation. A recent study done in Karnataka, the second-largest arid region in India, revealed that Agricultural Demand Side Management (Ag-DSM) along with the promotion of best irrigation…

Data-driven Strategies for Sustainable Deployment of Solar Pumps

18 June 2019
Solar pumps present an opportunity to extend access to irrigation in Asia. The presentation highlighted The Council's multi-pronged research on identifying gaps and solutions to facilitate solar-powered irrigation in a sustainable manner. This ranges from end-users' outlook about solar pumps,…

Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities

18 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable…

Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use

18 June 2019
Water/Used Water Utilities are significant power users but also have the opportunity to generate their own power and design facilities which are more efficient. This presentation discussed a number of examples taken from projects around the world, including the Philippines and UK where renewable…

Water Ownership in the Age of Changing Climate Patterns

18 June 2019
Water, electricity, and food are significant vulnerabilities worsened by climate change. Providing for survival now requires independent ownership over these vital resources. Moving beyond infrastructure-centric solutions that worsen existing water extraction rates is thus critical. Zero Mass Water…

Creating Water and Sustaining Life through Carbon Neutral Technology: Creating Fresh Water from Sea Water

18 June 2019
By 2030, global demand for freshwater will exceed supply by 40%. But right now, in any 24-hour period, 844,000 people are without water and as a result, 21,000 children die every day. Solar Water Plc is the provider of a breakthrough, innovative technology that generates freshwater from seawater,…

Introduction of Geoinformational support for Integrated River Basins Management - Geo4IRBM project

17 June 2019
Identification and documentation of ADB requirements; Area of interest Geoinformational products and services scope

Operational applications of Geo4IRBM products in ADB practice

17 June 2019
Introduction of applications of Sediment Yield maps in Raw Water supply subprojects; Introduction of applications of Water Extent, Subsidence and Land Use Products Flood Risk management subprojects

Copernicus - Earth Observation Program

17 June 2019
Copernicus space segment (operational and planned satellites of Sentinel constellation; Elements of ground segment (examples of Collaborative Ground Segments and cloud infrastructures of Data and Information Access Services – DIAS); Copernicus geoinformational services

Land cover mapping; Cropping intensity mapping; Surface water and surface deformations monitoring; Surface potential erosion and sediment yield modelling; Coastline and surface water coverage mapping; Ecosystems/biodiversity mapping and monitoring

17 June 2019
Products and services description, means of data and information