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
Lu’isa Uai Taunga Keywords climate change disaster risk management tonga Read more about Lu’isa Uai Taunga Lu’isa Uai Taunga has served at the Ministry of MEIDECC within the National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) since 2016. Her current role now is the Senior Assistant Secretary and the HOD for the Research and Training Division within NDRMO. Her team works extensively in conducting CBDRM to local communities in partnership with stakeholders to ensure GEDSI is integrated into community plans.
Lupe Fe’iloaki Keywords climate change disaster risk management tonga Read more about Lupe Fe’iloaki Lupe Fe’iloaki is a Tongan citizen serving at the Attorney General’s Office since September, 2023. Lupe’s role is leading the Corporate Service Division in ensuring effective management and efficient operation of the Corporate Services for the office in which consisting of the Human Resource, Information Technology and Finance section.
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.
Quddus Fielea Keywords water utility tonga Pacific WASH Read more about Quddus Fielea Quddus has over 35 years of experience in the water sector and is the Deputy CEO (Engineering Manager) of the Tonga Water Board. He oversees the operations of the TWB Engineering Divisions and ensures that water infrastructure assets are planned, operated, and managed, for the present and future generations of Tonga.
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.
Mobilizing and Allocating Resources and the Development of Public-Private Partnerships Read more about Mobilizing and Allocating Resources and the Development of Public-Private Partnerships Private sector resources are essential to the growth and sustainability of quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in the Asia and Pacific region, and not simply about getting more money. Creating the right environment for sustainable financing will help achieve TVET and national policy objectives.
Visions of Asia's Water Realities Read more about Visions of Asia's Water Realities In 2001, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved its Water for All policy to promote water as a socially vital economic good that needs increasingly careful management. One imperative of the policy was to raise awareness on water challenges and the urgent need to address them. Two years later in 2003, as part of a bank-wide water awareness program, ADB launched the Water Voices documentary series, a set of seven compelling documentaries about people finding local solutions to important water-related problems in Asia and the Pacific.