Scravin Tongi Keywords water sanitation ADB utility COVID 19 pandemic planning Read more about Scravin Tongi Scravin Tongi is the current Chief Operations Office for Solomon Water.
Dean Taylor Keywords water utility business continuity water sanitation ADB Read more about Dean Taylor Dean is a management executive with extensive experience in the operation and maintenance of water utilities. Dean specialises in asset management, operations, maintenance and customer service. Through his career, Dean has worked as a consultant in Australia and through Asia and the Pacific in countries including Vietnam, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, China, Samoa and the Philippines.
Maynilad: COVID-19 Response Read more about Maynilad: COVID-19 Response This presentation gives an overview of Maynilad's business continuity plan on COVID-19 response.
Maria Tran Keywords humanitarian engineer Urban Development water sanitation RDFS Forum RDFS Forum 2022 rdfs tg food security rural development agricultural value chains agriculture and natural resources smart agriculture water sanitation solid waste management urban agriculture climate resilient Read more about Maria Tran Maria is an engineer with over ten years' experience working with regional, rural, and vulnerable communities to access critical services such as water and sanitation. Her recent work in Nauru working in the water, sanitation, and solid waste management sectors particularly highlights the unique way in which these services can impact nutrition, agriculture, and climate-resilience. Maria has experiences in combining urban agriculture with water and sanitation solutions for the climate resilient and nutrition- smart recovery of Nauru.
WEBINAR 2: Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration for CWIS Read more about WEBINAR 2: Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration for CWIS 1:00–2:30 p.m. (Manila time, GMT +8) Establishing a policy, institutional, and regulatory framework (also referred to as the “enabling environment”) that embraces citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) is a fundamental step in designing an effective urban sanitation program.
WEBINAR 1: Taking a Fresh Look at How We Fix Sanitation Read more about WEBINAR 1: Taking a Fresh Look at How We Fix Sanitation Lack of access to safe, adequate, and affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services has a devastating effect on the health, dignity, and prosperity of billions of people across Asia and the Pacific. More than 55% of the region’s population will live in cities by 2030. With higher population densities and urban expansion, managing the vast amounts of human waste is becoming ever more challenging.
ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Roundtable on Sanitation and Development Read more about ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Roundtable on Sanitation and Development Sanitation gaps are a global problem that continues to affect large segments of developing Asia and the Pacific, despite the considerable progress of efforts to address it in recent decades. The COVID-19 crisis has further increased the importance of improving inclusive sanitation access and the lives of targeted users, especially across poor areas and vulnerable groups.
Dil Rahut Keywords sanitation Urban Development rural development human capital Health environment water Read more about Dil Rahut Dil Rahut joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Senior Research Fellow in January 2021 and was appointed Vice-Chair of Research in April 2022. His research focuses on development microeconomics, agricultural economics, and environmental and natural resource economics. He is currently implementing experiments and field research in agriculture, natural resources, and climate in Asia.
K.E. Seetha Ram Keywords sanitation Urban Development rural development human capital Health environment water Read more about K.E. Seetha Ram He is concurrently visiting professor at the Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, Japan, and a special advisor to East Japan Railways Company (JR East) for India High-Speed Rail. Between 2013-2017, Seetha acted as the focal point for ADB-wide knowledge management, working to spur innovative solutions to the varied development challenges in Asia.