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DHouse A Sustainable Innovation of Passive Traditional Systems of Bahay Kubo Designed for Urban Resilience

18 June 2019
DHouse is an existing modern shelter built in a flood-prone city designed to address anticipated problems that affect the ecology of the built environment and urban development. It highlights practical applications through natural ventilation, daylighting, illumination control, indoor thermal…

Energy Screening Tool and Methodology

18 June 2019
This presentation underscores the need to care about the energy use of water and wastewater systems. It also highlights the Energy Utilization Screening Tool, explaining its potential impact, as well as who should use the tool and when it should be used. The presentation concludes with some example…

Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities

18 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable…

Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use

18 June 2019
Water/Used Water Utilities are significant power users but also have the opportunity to generate their own power and design facilities which are more efficient. This presentation discussed a number of examples taken from projects around the world, including the Philippines and UK where renewable…

Introduction of Geoinformational support for Integrated River Basins Management Geo4IRBM project

17 June 2019
Identification and documentation of ADB requirements; Area of interest Geoinformational products and services scope

Operational applications of Geo4IRBM products in ADB practice

17 June 2019
Introduction of applications of Sediment Yield maps in Raw Water supply subprojects; Introduction of applications of Water Extent, Subsidence and Land Use Products Flood Risk management subprojects

Copernicus Earth Observation Program

17 June 2019
Copernicus space segment (operational and planned satellites of Sentinel constellation; Elements of ground segment (examples of Collaborative Ground Segments and cloud infrastructures of Data and Information Access Services – DIAS); Copernicus geoinformational services

Land cover mapping Cropping intensity mapping Surface water and surface deformations monitoring Surface potential erosion and sediment yield modelling Coastline and surface water coverage mapping Ecosystemsbiodiversity mapping and monitoring

17 June 2019
Products and services description, means of data and information

Photo Gallery Training of Earth Observation Products to Support the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project and the Emergency Assistance for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction

17 June 2019
ADB, with support from the European Space Agency and in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of the Republic of Indonesia, conducted a training on 17-21 June in Jakarta on the use of high-technology innovation to support development projects. Hosted by the Indonesia's National…

Global Trade Trends

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. O'Brien gave an overview of the trade trends from around the world. He cites emerging markets as the key to development, which may face a liquidity crunch due to trade finance blockage.