Water and Urban Development (Southeast Asia) Read more about Water and Urban Development (Southeast Asia) Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in Southeast Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
Water and Urban Development (East Asia) Read more about Water and Urban Development (East Asia) Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in East Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
Workshop Report - Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities Read more about Workshop Report - Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities ADB’s South Asia Department, in collaboration with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE), Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI), and K-water, organized a four-day knowledge and networking workshop in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 15-18 October 2018 on “Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities.” Download this report, and get to know the knowledge and experiences shared by the speakers and participants.
Workshop on Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities Read more about Workshop on Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Smart Cities Asian cities are expected to accommodate another 1 billion people within the next 2 decades. Cities drive economic growth, but rapid urbanization is threatening the quality of life and degrading environmental systems. Many South Asian cities already face challenges of environmental degradation, inadequate urban infrastructure and services, and inefficient management systems.
Dinesh Shiwakoti Keywords Urban Development infrastructure procurement Read more about Dinesh Shiwakoti Currently Head, Project Administration Unit, Pakistan Resident Mission, Islamabad. Before joining ADB, Dinesh worked in Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and Nepal. He has extensive experience in physical infrastructure projects in planning, designing, procuring, executing and implementing contracts. He also Served as Project Manager, Contract Specialist, Quantity Surveyor, Geotechnical Specialist, and Civil Engineer. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, and FIDIC Certified Adjudicator.
Christian Moncet Keywords design consulting consultant engineering Urban Development Read more about Christian Moncet Christian Moncet is a project director at SAFEGE. SAFEGE is an acronym for the French consortium Société Anonyme Française d' Etude de Gestion et d' Entreprises.
Innovative Wastewater Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities Read more about Innovative Wastewater Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities Wastewater treatment infrastructure are often expensive and bulky. New technology now enables us to make localized wastewater treatment and reuse viable. This presentation illustrates how a private sector-initiated wasterwater treatment plant uses a biological process to treat water using less energy while producing less sludge.
Ather Ashraf Keywords FERRP GIS Urban Development Read more about Ather Ashraf Ather Ashraf is also a Spatial Data Engineer/Consultant at the Al Madina Al Munswarah Development Authority. He has extensive research and work experience in the field of GIS in large organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme, Asian Development Bank, Focus Humanitarian, ILF Pvt. Ltd, and NESPAK Pvt. Ltd. His areas of specialization are Water Informatics, Land Suitability Modeling, Fuzzy GIS, Intelligent System, GIS Engineering/ Development, Image Processing, Geostatistics, and Geoprocessing.
High-Level Technology Public-Private Seminar Read more about High-Level Technology Public-Private Seminar ADB is promoting the use of high-level technologies across the infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy, water, and urban development. Such technologies will help lower greenhouse gas emissions and raise development impacts, among other advantages.
Disability Innovation and Inclusive Urban Development Read more about Disability Innovation and Inclusive Urban Development Victoria Austin, director and co-founder of Global Disability Innovation Hub, will share lessons on creating inclusive environment and the role innovation can play in tackling disability from her experience with Paralympic Legacy Programme in the UK. The program includes designing urban development projects which address themes of re-development, physical access improvements, skills development, disability sports, and volunteering. The event is jointly organized by Social Development TG, Urban SG, and Digital Technology for Development Unit.