COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan Read more about COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan This preparedness and response plan is developed to prepare for the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The plan will be updated based on advice on the COVID-19-19 situation. It is designed to support [utility] in terms of managing the exposure of its staff to the virus. How the organisation will continue to provide the critical functions/services in event of unavailability of large number staff to sickness or restriction of public movement during a stage of emergency is covered in the business continuity plan.
Ramon Abracosa Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation urban and regional planning land and renewable energy resources management Read more about Ramon Abracosa Ramon's expertise areas are civil and environmental engineering, urban infrastructure development, climate change management, and land and water resource management. He has over three decades of work experience. He currently serves as Program Manager for the ADB-managed Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA trust fund) and as urban development and climate resilience expert for the multi-donor Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund, also managed by ADB.
Lachlan Guthrie Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation Read more about Lachlan Guthrie Lachlan is a Research Fellow and Project Manager (Integrated Water Management and WASH) at the International WaterCentre in Griffith University, Australia. He has extensive experience in integrated water strategic planning and water security. He has recently completed several high-level water assessments, most notably Key Dimension 1 of the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 which addresses access to water, sanitation, health impacts, and affordability within countries across Asia and the Pacific.
Kate Medlicott Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation Read more about Kate Medlicott Kate is the Sanitation and Waste Team Leader within the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) team at WHO in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, Kate is responsible for translating evidence to policy and practice through WHO guidelines and health sector collaborations where sanitation is a critical component of risk and disease control (such as antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases). Kate is also coordinating WHO’s activities on environmental surveillance for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
WORKSHOP 1: How-to-Series: Sharing Climate Strategies for Sanitation Read more about WORKSHOP 1: How-to-Series: Sharing Climate Strategies for Sanitation
Part 4: Introduction to Pandemic Planning Read more about Part 4: Introduction to Pandemic Planning This video presents the COVID-19 response template and how to use it.
Part 3: Introduction to Pandemic Planning Read more about Part 3: Introduction to Pandemic Planning This video presents some of the common elements of utility plans in WASH.
Part 2: Introduction to Pandemic Planning Read more about Part 2: Introduction to Pandemic Planning This video presents Maynilad's COVID-19 response and the key elements they have applied.
Part 1: Introduction to Pandemic Planning Read more about Part 1: Introduction to Pandemic Planning This video presents an introduction of the Pacific WASH Webinars and speaker Dan Taylor as he shares insights on business continuity plans as part of pandemic response plans.
Business Continuity Planning: Pandemic Planning Read more about Business Continuity Planning: Pandemic Planning This presentation gives an overview on the development and implementation of a pandemic response plan for water utility.