Changing Behavior for Good: Development Communication in Solid Waste Management Read more about Changing Behavior for Good: Development Communication in Solid Waste Management Implementing successful, long-term solutions to reduce, dispose, and recover solid waste requires communication to change behaviors of diverse stakeholders from households to utilities. ADB’s Andrew McIntyre shared the results of a five-city technical assistance on mainstreaming solid waste management and how ADB can ensure changed behaviors persist beyond project life.
Laxmi Sharma Keywords integrated urban planning and development water and sanitation solid waste management inclusive city development urban transport sector Read more about Laxmi Sharma Laxmi Sharma is the Unit Head of Project Administration, Water and Urban Development Sector Office at Asian Development Bank. An engineer with over 25 years of experience in integrated urban planning and development, water and sanitation, solid waste management, inclusive city development, urban transport sector, and infrastructure and service financing models, she is skilled in multi-stakeholder driven development; project design, processing, and management; and application of technologies. She has strategic and field-level knowledge in urban development, water and sanitation sector.
A Course Review on Integrated Solid Waste Management Read more about A Course Review on Integrated Solid Waste Management This presentation shares highlights of the three-week course on Solid Waste Management offered by the UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft in the Netherlands. It gives a snapshot of the lectures, exercises, and excursions done under the course.
Highlights of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Course at UNESCO-IHE Read more about Highlights of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Course at UNESCO-IHE Central and West Asia Department's Lu Shen and South Asia Department's Vivian Castro-Wooldridge shared their experiences on the three-week course they attended at UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands.
Interview Video - Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Interview Video - Green City Development Tool Kit ICF International’s Emma Lewis introduces the green city development toolkit and its purpose. She discusses the “when” and “why” in using the toolkit. Asian Development Bank’s Urban Development experts Andrew Mcintyre and Jingmin Huang shares their thoughts on what makes a city “green,” and the important elements that create one.
Session Video - Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Session Video - Green City Development Tool Kit ICF International’s Emma Lewis presents the three-step city assessment framework, and discusses existing tools and resources for green and sustainable urban development. The tool kit is a reference for Asian Development Bank staff, consultants, and city leaders that introduces key concepts of green city development, and identifies crosscutting issues that help in designing urban programs to support city development in a green and sustainable manner.
Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Green City Development Tool Kit The Green City Development Toolkit outlines a three-step city assessment framework and provides a summary of existing tools and resources for sustainable development. Users will gain greater understanding of key issues that will assist in the preparation and design of green city development programs and projects in Asian cities.
Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Green City Development Tool Kit ICF International’s Emma Lewis presented the three-step city assessment framework, and discussed existing tools and resources for green and sustainable urban development. The tool kit is a reference for Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff, consultants, and city leaders that introduces key concepts of green city development, and identifies crosscutting issues that help in designing urban programs to support city development in a green and sustainable manner.
Interview Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Read more about Interview Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Asian Development Bank’s Sameer Kamal and Sonia Sandhu share their insights on the need to have an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG); the connection of GHG in urban areas; and the specific challenges and opportunities in doing GHG inventories in Southeast Asia’s urban areas.
Session Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Read more about Session Video - Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Urban Operations in Southeast Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Sonia Sandhu discussed the challenges and opportunities of accounting greenhouse gas emission of urban infrastructure projects, and incorporating GHG inventories into city investment planning processes. The aim of the interactive discussion is to align with ADB's commitments on climate change mitigation.