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Increasing Land and Water Productivity at Community-Level Using Remote Sensing

19 May 2015
This presentation introduces the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) as a remote-sensing model for evapotranspiration. Through SEBAL, crop production and irrigation information can be sent to farmers through the use of technology. To be able to fully utilize this model, however, would…

Seeing is Believing: Twinning Water Utilities for Better Services

19 May 2015
This video features a twinning program between an experienced mentor utility—in this case Maynilad (Philippines)—with a recipient utility, Khulna WASA (Bangladesh). The exercise is part of a knowledge sharing initiative called Water Operators Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific, established by…

Improving Wastewater Treatment in Yangon

19 May 2015
This video shows one of the training sessions under a water utility partnership between Yangon City Development Committee (Myanmar) and Hunter Water, a leading water and wastewater utility in Australia. The twinning is being facilitated by Asian Development Bank through its Water Operators…

Call for Mentors

19 May 2015
Many water and wastewater utilities in Asia and the Pacific need help to deliver better services to their customers. Asian Development Bank (ADB), to this end, has created the Water Operators Partnerships program. ADB invites utilities to become mentors to help improve the operational efficiency of…

Welcome Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities

19 May 2015
Asian Development Bank's Executive Director for Japan Kazuhiko Koguchi commended the Bank's initiative on a knowledge matching exercise for resilient and smart city development with private sector firms that offer innovative solutions and technologies. He expressed hoped that the forum will help…

Special Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities

19 May 2015
Strategic knowledge partnerships are critical for providing effective solutions to development problems; hence Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes the need to expand its knowledge base to better respond to clients’ diverse demands. The private sector, as technology and solution providers, can…

ADB Strategy for Public-Private Partnerships

26 March 2015
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is seen as an important modality for attracting private investment and efficiency gains in infrastructure. Check out how ADB is supporting PPP.

Urban Development and Water (South Asia)

25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in South Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Urban Development and Water (East Asia)

25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in East Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.

Water and Urban Development (Overview)

25 March 2015
Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations and the corresponding potential business opportunities.