Noelle O'Brien Keywords business outreach business opportunities ADB climate change disaster risk management Read more about Noelle O'Brien Noelle is the Chief of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group concurrently Director, of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of ADB. Previously, Noelle was a Principal Climate Change Specialist for the Pacific region and has worked on expanding ADB’s work on mitigation investments, scaling up adaptation investments in the 14 Pacific member countries, and raising climate finance.
Sharmind Neelormi Keywords gender gender equality disaster risk management Read more about Sharmind Neelormi Sharmind Neelormi is a leading expert on climate and gender justice in Bangladesh. Her areas of expertise include climate adaptation, with a particular focus on community-based activities, disaster risk reduction and the gender aspects of adaptation and mitigation. She is a member of the Steering Committee of GenderCC–Women for Climate Change.
Ian Wood Keywords climate change adaptation disaster risk management Program planning and project management Hydraulic and hydrologic modelling water resources management Flood and disaster risk assessment Flood and disaster risk management planning Urban stormwater management Read more about Ian Wood As Team Leader and Climate Change Specialist to ADB’s Knowledge Support and Technical Assistance (KSTA) Project on Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management (TA 9634-REG), Ian Wood draws on 35 years of experience working in the water resources and flood management sectors, and over half of this experience has been in southeast Asia.
Avoiding the Generation of Disaster Risks in Cities Read more about Avoiding the Generation of Disaster Risks in Cities Climate change magnifies disaster risk and will increase expected future losses. Learn how to mitigate potential disaster risks in cities.
Climate Change: The Politics of Action and Finance Read more about Climate Change: The Politics of Action and Finance Tracking and reporting financial flows is needed to help measure the effectiveness of climate actions. This also helps in building trust and accountability and to monitor trends and progress. In this presentation, Pretty Bhandari, ADB’s Director for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, talks about political economy and climate change, climate finance architecture, and the climate action taken by ADB.
Nadeem Ahmed Keywords disaster disaster risk management climate change Read more about Nadeem Ahmed Retired Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed is responsible for enhancing Pakistan’s risk resilience against natural disasters and climate change impacts. He has extensive experience in the military, development sector (especially disaster risk management) and petroleum industry. He has managed large-scale natural disasters and complex emergencies through all its phases: from pre-disaster to post-disaster stage.
Introduction to Disaster Risk Financing and ADB’s Initiative to Enhance Disaster Resilience Read more about Introduction to Disaster Risk Financing and ADB’s Initiative to Enhance Disaster Resilience Many countries in Asia suffer from significant disaster loss. From 2007 to 2016, over 321,907 lives have been lost and 1.7 billion people have been affected. Disaster-risk financing arrangements must be improved lest build back better opportunities may be foregone.
Financing of Water Programmes in the Netherlands Read more about Financing of Water Programmes in the Netherlands The Netherlands has long been challenged by severe flooding because half of the country is below sea-level and three major rivers converge in it. To protect the country from floods, the government began building the "Delta Works" in 1954. Its final piece, the Maeslant storm surge barrier, was completed in 1997. In 2008, it employed a new approach in flood protection. This presentation shares the capital expenditures needed to build the infrastructure under this new approach and how they were financed.
Flood Protection Programme Read more about Flood Protection Programme The Netherlands gives high priority to flood protection. Its regional water authorities and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, through the Rijkswaterstaat, work together to implement the Dutch Flood Protection Program. It currently runs 79 state-of-the-art projects and seven innovation programs.
Infrastructure and Inclusive Sustainable Development in Chile Read more about Infrastructure and Inclusive Sustainable Development in Chile Sustainable infrastructure development in Chile is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and involves the participation of public, private, and civil society actors. While social evaluation of projects should be complemented by disaster risk assessment, the creation of sustainable and resilient public infrastructure requires the implementation of management strategies on disaster risk reduction.