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Wave Energy in An Binh: Blueprint for Climate Resilient Islands

16 June 2020
An Binh, a small Vietnamese island, relies heavily on diesel generators for electricity during the 4-month rainy season. Locals are familiar with renewable energy, as they use a solar energy system. However, when the sun does not shine, the remote island’s climate and economic resilience is…

MASH UP: Marine solar-to-hydrogen / Unlimited Potential

16 June 2020
Creating a truly sustainable hydrogen economy is conceptually simple: use surplus renewable energy to produce H2, ammonia (NH3), methanol, etc. (“energy to X”), and sell into existing global supply chains. Offshore renewable energy, starting with solar and wind, is an obvious option for many of ADB…

Ocean Sun – A Unique Solution to Floating Solar

16 June 2020
Ocean Sun is a technology provider for floating PV systems and markets a proprietary technology based on photovoltaic modules mounted on a hydro-elastic membrane. The certified and robust platform minimizes the use of materials and enables direct cooling of the PV cells increasing the power output…

City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience

11 June 2020
This presentation provided an overview of WaterAid’s approach, including (i) WaterAid’s framing of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS); (ii) town-wide modeling: the experience in Sakhipur, Bangladesh; (iii) research and influencing to address the working conditions of sanitation workers (global…

WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response

9 June 2020
In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a…

Water supply and wastewater detection, warning & treatment in the age of COVID-19

3 June 2020
This presentation outlined the overall effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from a water utility perspective, as well as the company's current activities in monitoring and investigating the presence of the pathogen and its potential infectiousness.

Sewage surveillance of COVID-19

3 June 2020
This presentation discussed the options for testing the virus in wastewater and water supply systems, and opportunities for trend analysis and development of associated early warning systems.

Health and epidemiological perspectives associated with water and wastewater systems in a post-COVID 19 world

3 June 2020
This presentation shared the health and epidemiological perspectives associated with water and wastewater systems in a post-COVID-19 world.

The global impact of COVID-19 on water utilities

3 June 2020
This presentation provided the overall global impacts and policy implications to the wastewater and water supply industry, as well as lessons learned from entering and exiting lockdowns and the role technology has to play in this sphere.

Climate Change - Truths and Myths

6 February 2020
This presentation dispelled various climate change truths and myths as it relates to flood risk management.