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Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization: Public-Private Partnership in Japan

27 October 2016
Japan has wealth of experience in ensuring sustainable urbanization. This presentation shares some of Japan's financing mechanisms in funding its urban infrastructure needs.

A Course Review on Integrated Solid Waste Management

27 October 2016
This presentation shares highlights of the three-week course on Solid Waste Management offered by the UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft in the Netherlands. It gives a snapshot of the lectures, exercises, and excursions done under the course.

Bali Table Negotiation

26 October 2016
With Circle Model of Negotiation as the tool, the Bali Table is a practical exercise on how to build the arena for a durable agreement.

Stakeholder Analysis

26 October 2016
There are several ways to conduct a stakeholder analysis. The tools that are used for stakeholder analysis go beyond recognizing stakeholder positions on reform, to understanding power relationships, and how this influences stakeholder behavior.

Down the Drain: Metro Sarangaya's Derailed Water Reform

26 October 2016
Metro Sarangaya is a fictional case study based on multi-country experiences in the water sector. It provides a composite illustration of real-world challenges and situations faced by governance reformers in managing the politics of change, in balancing various stakeholder interests, and in…

Personal Power Scan

26 October 2016
A wide span of social power exists within a group. Social power is the ability to influence the behavior of another. The Power Scan is used in a workshop setting to allow members of any group to practice recognizing the various aspects of social power.

Building the Arena for a Durable Agreement

26 October 2016
Negotiations are effective when the parties reach a durable agreement and perform their part of the bargain. Download this material for tips on how to prepare, start, and close effective negotiations.

Innovation for Development (For Government, Healthcare, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations)

26 October 2016
This presentation gives an overview of cloud computing, particularly how it can help users such as government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations boost their efficiency. It also features case studies where Amazon's web services have helped improve the pace of…

Adaptation and Migration in Asia's Drowning River Deltas

26 October 2016
The world's threatened deltas are concentrated in South and East Asia. Among the identified accelerators of relative sea-level rise in river deltas are climate change, urbanization, and aquaculture expansion. Asian Development Bank's intern Alex Chapman shares the current state of river deltas in…