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Catalyzing Innovations and Digitization for Safe Sustainable Resilient and Inclusive Water Management Launch of eMarketplace and Publications

15 to 19 March 2021
via Zoom An Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiative, the e-Marketplace is a dedicated venue and platform to bring together government officials, water services and management solutions providers, development professionals, academia, and the private sector from ADB’s developing member countries (…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Water Safety Plans Building Long Term Cultural Change and Resilience to Pandemics

12 March 2021
Water Safety Plans provide the building blocks for creating safe water supply systems for our communities. If implemented using an engagement model it can be used to build resilience in water operations and create long-term sustainable improvements as well as resilience when unexpected events do…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Sustainable Asset Management System for Irrigation

2 March 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom Enhancing irrigation service delivery requires improved management of assets in irrigation systems since this underpins the performance of formal irrigation schemes. Against this need, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has developed a…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID19

23 February 2021
The team from Wedgewood White, Paul Webber, and Paul White shared their experiences about the financial impacts of COVID-19 and some of the strategies that have been put into place by utilities to ensure their ongoing financial sustainability during the pandemic. Alexandra Conroy from ADB’s…
Organizer: Pacific Department

WEF Nexus Water Productivity and Water Accounting

16 February 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom The water-food-energy (WEF) nexus and water accounting approaches are considered as two powerful tools that can maximize production derived from water use across sectors. This webinar showed the practical promise of implementing the nexus while also…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Strategies for Supplying Water to Informal Areas and Handwashing in Public Places

3 February 2021
The workshop provided information on the range of designs that have been implemented around the world to support improved handwashing. While this has not historically been a role for utilities, there is strong demand in many countries for utilities to support handwashing as a COVID-19 response…
Organizer: Pacific Department

ADB Water and IWMI Webinar Series Science and Innovation for a WaterSecure Future for All

2 February to 16 March 2021
For its first webinar series in 2021, the ADB Water Sector Group partnered with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The first webinar series was a four-part series focusing on innovative approaches and tools that can contribute toward advancing water security and climate…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Centrality of Water in Climate Resilience

2 February 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom Water security is central to climate resilience. Achieving water security can help society transition toward a climate-resilient future. For the first session of the series, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) focused on the central role of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2020 with Sweden

9 December 2020
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. For 2020, a series of…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

ADBGates Foundation Learning Week

1 to 4 December 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) held its first ADB and Gates Foundation Learning Week on the first week of December 2020 online. This was a four-day interactive discussion on the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund – which BMGF supports…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office