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Innovations for Strengthening Disaster Resilience

19 May 2015
Disasters continue to disrupt and cause significant loss of lives in the developing member countries of ADB with maximum impacts felt by the poorest members of society. Learn how ADB is addressing the challenge of disaster-related losses through partnerships and technologies.

Role of Innovative Technologies and Solutions to Develop Resilient and Smart Communities

19 May 2015
This presentation provides an overview of Hitachi Ltd. in Japan, and how the company serves the world with socially-innovative business activities. Hitachi’s participation in smart city development, specifically in the areas of transportation and water solutions, are explained. The challenges of…

Water Operators Partnership in Practice

19 May 2015
This presentation introduces Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as a water and wastewater services provider in the Philippines. It includes a discussion of current Maynilad Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs), along with specific examples. The benefits of entering into WOPs are also enumerated.

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…

Adapting New York City after Hurricane Sandy

19 May 2015
This presentation shares how New York City in the USA adapted after Hurricane Sandy in terms of preparation + response, system redundancy, infrastructure + equipment design, and planning + finance.

OpenStreetMap: Map the Philippines

19 May 2015
Recognizing the chaos that accompanies disaster response along with an existing surplus of maps in the Philippines, OpenStreetMap aims to offer a cross-sector platform where data can be shared openly with all communities and across local sectors. The initiative extends beyond crisis and disaster to…

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…