Elodie Vitalis Keywords BOS Pacific business procurement ADB projects Read more about Elodie Vitalis Ms. Elodie VITALIS is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs (2006). She is currently the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group Representative to Fiji (AFD/Expertise France). She joined AFD headquarters in Paris in 2013 as a policy officer for agriculture and biodiversity, then for AFD's operational activities related to climate finance and financial systems.
Operationalizing Water Tariffs to Ensure Equity and Affordability in the Pacific Read more about Operationalizing Water Tariffs to Ensure Equity and Affordability in the Pacific This presentation gives an overview of operationalizing tariffs in the water sector.
Harnessing Digital Technologies To Improve Water Utility Performance Read more about Harnessing Digital Technologies To Improve Water Utility Performance Digital technology is revolutionizing how we manage water, offering opportunities to improve water security and resilience for water utilities worldwide. Harnessing digital innovations and solutions has the potential to streamline operations, reduce operational costs, enhance system efficiencies, and ensure the sustainable management of water for all.
Good Enough Guide to On-Site Sanitation in the Pacific Read more about Good Enough Guide to On-Site Sanitation in the Pacific This is a recording of the Good Enough Guide to On-Site Sanitation in the Pacific training delivered by the Asian Development Bank at the Water and WASH Futures Conference in Brisbane, Australia in February 2023.
A ‘Good enough guide’ to sanitation in the Pacific Read more about A ‘Good enough guide’ to sanitation in the Pacific This presentation gives an overview of the principles underpinning different dry (aerobic) and wet (anaerobic) on-site technology choices for containment and treatment to effectively reduce the overall faecal exposure risks in the differing contexts in the Pacific.
Non-Revenue Water Read more about Non-Revenue Water This presentation gives an overview of the fundamentals of Non-Revenue Water Management in Tonga and Samoa.
Peer Learning Session 1: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Read more about Peer Learning Session 1: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge This session was the first of three technical sessions to explore risk knowledge in the Pacific in more detail. Government departments and regional experts summarized the current availability of risk information in the Pacific. They presented examples of how risk insights have been generated via risk assessments and what skills are needed and highlighted ongoing/near-future projects expected to add to current knowledge.
Peer Learning Session 2: Applying Risk Insights in Resilient Development and Adaptation Planning Read more about Peer Learning Session 2: Applying Risk Insights in Resilient Development and Adaptation Planning This session highlighted previous event knowledge of what risk information is available in the region, and look at how those insights are applied in practice – in planning upstream development and related multi-sectoral budgeting, adaptation planning, recovery planning, and investment in resilient infrastructure and systems.
Peer Learning Session 3: Collaborating to Develop Risk Information Including Community Perspectives Read more about Peer Learning Session 3: Collaborating to Develop Risk Information Including Community Perspectives This session discussed a better-shared understanding of the value of collaborating to develop risk information to improve the relevance of insights being developed by learning from local expert perspectives. This understanding covered the importance of in-country experts engaging and inclusion of perspectives from local communities and civil society groups, on hazards, assets, and vulnerability in risk assessment projects to improve the relevance and impact of risk information for decision-making.
Hussain Haider Keywords transport PPP mobility Pacific ADB Urban Development Read more about Hussain Haider Hussain has over 20 years of working experience out of which he spent 8 years working in Pacific developing member countries of ADB. As a member of Pacific Transport Sector team, his responsibilities are to lead policies and strategies and design, and manage projects to support sustainable transportation in Pacific. Hussain is an engineer by profession with keen interest in sustainable and environment friendly transport solutions. He is a keen golfer and living in Manila with his wife and two sons.