WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans Read more about Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans This presentation provided updates on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans programmatic work, including program pipelines, targets, and flagship programs, and discussed ocean finance activities, including the Blue Economy and Healthy Options Finance Initiative, and the Oceans Partnership Facility.
World Oceans Day 2020 Greenbag: A Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans Read more about World Oceans Day 2020 Greenbag: A Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans (Part of ADB's Nature Month 2020 activities)
The global impact of COVID-19 on water utilities Read more about The global impact of COVID-19 on water utilities 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.
Health and epidemiological perspectives associated with water and wastewater systems in a post-COVID 19 world Read more about Health and epidemiological perspectives associated with water and wastewater systems in a post-COVID 19 world This presentation shared the health and epidemiological perspectives associated with water and wastewater systems in a post-COVID-19 world.
Sewage surveillance of COVID-19 Read more about Sewage surveillance of COVID-19 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.
Water supply and wastewater detection, warning & treatment in the age of COVID-19 Read more about Water supply and wastewater detection, warning & treatment in the age of COVID-19 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.
ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Two on High-Speed Rail: Transportation Services During Pandemics: Reforming Transport and Living Work Systems for Resiliency and Quality of Life Read more about ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Two on High-Speed Rail: Transportation Services During Pandemics: Reforming Transport and Living Work Systems for Resiliency and Quality of Life This webinar featured Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi of Chubu University (Japan) and Prof. Junyi Zhang of Hiroshima University (Japan). The speakers are spearheading the COVID-19 Task Force of WCTR Society and have shared their insights about the sustainability and resiliency of transport and living work systems considering pandemics. The webinar covered a wide range of issues that are pertinent to mobility and the spread of pandemics, and also illustrated the action plans, including evidence collection and evaluation of the effects of the during-pandemic measures.
gLOCAL Insights: Support to Sustainable Transport Solutions in light of the COVID-19 Crisis Read more about gLOCAL Insights: Support to Sustainable Transport Solutions in light of the COVID-19 Crisis This presentation discussed key findings from the assessment of ADB's transport support between 2010 to 2018, and presented six recommendations on how ADB can further strengthen the development support of its ADB transport interventions.
gLOCAL Insights: Support to Sustainable Transport Solutions in light of the COVID-19 Crisis Read more about gLOCAL Insights: Support to Sustainable Transport Solutions in light of the COVID-19 Crisis ADB's Independent Evaluation Department (IED) assessed the performance and results of ADB's transport support between 2010-2018, which aimed to provide sustainable transport solutions in the region. The panel discussion focused on the results, issues, impact, and recommendations on how ADB can further strengthen the development results of ADB's transport interventions. This virtual event was organized in support of the gLOCAL Evaluation Week.