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ADB-Australia Water Learning Week

14 February 2017
The first ADB-Australia Water Learning Week was held in December 2016 as part of the Water Sector Group's continuous learning and development program. The week-long program brought together project teams -- ADB sector staff and DMC counterparts -- to gain knowledge and experience from each other…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Using Pre-feasibility Studies to Conceptualize the Bangladesh City Region Development Project II

8 February 2017
Urban Studio, a knowledge-sharing initiative of the ADB Urban Sector Group, kicked off with the presentation of pre-feasibility studies on a city development project in Bangladesh. The session featured Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Senior Urban Environmental Engineer Neil Chadder and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

The Communication Story of Estero de Paco

13 December 2016
If a movie or a TV serial was made about Manila’s Estero de Paco before, it would have been titled, “the flowing dead.” This learning event discussed how the estero, a formerly dead tributary of the Pasig River in the Philippines, is not just flowing and alive, but also showcased how communications…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Lessons from Australia's Water Scarcity and Drought

6 December 2016
Better water resources management in Australia quelled the impact of drought and water scarcity. Find out how. Gary Jones, chief executive of Australian Water Partnership, shared Australia's experience in managing water scarcity and drought. He discussed how water reforms in the country cushioned…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

24 to 25 November 2016
The 2016 international eco-compensation conference provided a platform for discussing innovations, developments, and lessons in implementing eco-compensation and payments for ecosystem services in the People’s Republic of China and other countries. Over 150 representatives from ADB developing…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Mandalay City Goes Green

24 November 2016
ADB's Eri Honda and the Team Leader of ADB's Future Cities Program Ian Hamilton shared stories on how the restoration of Thingazar Creek is paving the way for the transformation of Mandalay into a prosperous, green urban center. The Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project is the first urban…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Distinguished Water Leaders Series: Oyun Sanjaasuren

21 October 2016
In this learning event, Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren presented the global and regional water risks and challenges we face today through 2030 and shared how they can be addressed through partnerships for water resource management at the country, regional, and global levels. She cited the the impact of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Keeping an Eye on Asia

22 September 2016
Up to 3.4 billion people in Asia and the Pacific could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, according to ADB's Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016. Tackling this threat requires broad coordinated measures, which were spelled out by experts from ADB at this Insight Thursday session. The…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Asian Evaluation Week 2016

5 to 9 September 2016
This inaugural learning event, co-sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Finance Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute, and the Asian Development Bank Independent Evaluation Department, focused on the exchange and synthesis of ideas on the latest and practicable thinking…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department

7 Development Myths

16 June 2016
ADB Director General of Independent Evaluation Department Vinod Thomas presented seven examples of perceived wisdom about development, and then discussed why these are myths and not reality. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.​
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department