Progress Report: Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (Phase 1) Read more about Progress Report: Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (Phase 1) This presentation presents a progress report on the Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (FCFWI), including challenges, opportunities, and immediate next steps.
ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Livable Cities—Integrated Urban Action Plans for Balanced Regional Development, Georgia Read more about ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Livable Cities—Integrated Urban Action Plans for Balanced Regional Development, Georgia The presentation discusses various entry points for gender issues as an integral part of inclusive planning of urban development projects.
Conference on Gender in Urban Governance and Transport Read more about Conference on Gender in Urban Governance and Transport The purpose of the Conference is to:
ADB Perspectives on Smart City Read more about ADB Perspectives on Smart City Project officers of ADB who are supporting the development of various smart cities projects share their experiences and updates in this presentation. As no universal definition exists for smart city, the commonalities identified from ADB’s smart cities projects were used as a starting point for creating one.
Luca Di Mario Keywords Urban Development Water Division water supply sanitation drainage solid waste management projects Read more about Luca Di Mario Luca di Mario is an Urban Development Specialist in the South Asia Urban Development and Water Division, ADB. He is currently working on several urban development projects in India and Maldives with a special focus on solid waste management and climate resilience. Prior to joining ADB, he was an independent consultant for several international organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). He has worked across Asia, Africa, and Latin America on pre
Wayne Hatcher Keywords transport transportation roads Urban Development Read more about Wayne Hatcher Wayne Hatcher reviously worked in various capacities at Opus International Consultants for more than two decades, including Principal Consultant for Global Asset Management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury and a master’s degree in Technology (Pavements) from Deakin University.
Chee Anne Roño Keywords Urban Development project management livable city Smart City Read more about Chee Anne Roño Chee Anne works as an Urban Development Specialist at CDIA Cities Development Initiative for Asia. She used to work at ADB as a Capacity Building and Change Management Consultant.
What Makes a City Smart? Co-creating a 'One ADB' Smart City Approach Read more about What Makes a City Smart? Co-creating a 'One ADB' Smart City Approach Developing member countries of ADB are requesting for its support in the development of smart cities projects and various project officers in ADB are integrating smart elements in project designs. But how is ADB supporting cities in Asia and the Pacific to become smarter? What have been the Bank's experiences in identifying smart city investments? What are some of the challenges and lessons learned? And, how does ADB define what makes an investment, or a city, smart?
Climate Change and Water Projects Towards Bankable Projects Read more about Climate Change and Water Projects Towards Bankable Projects The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is mandated to promote low-emission and climate resilient development in marginalized countries. Since its inception, it has funded various projects in the water sector, where most of the impacts of climate change is being felt. Currently, over US$ 2.65 billion GCF funds are committed to 54 projects. This presentation provides an overview of the GCF, including information on how it assesses project proposals.
Belinda Yuen Keywords Singapore University of Technology and Design Urban Development urban design Read more about Belinda Yuen Dr Belinda Yuen is Professorial Fellow. She is a qualified urban planner. Aside from master planning practice, Belinda has extensive research and publication in spatial planning and urban policy analysis, most recently, on planning livable, sustainable cities. She has been elected to President, Singapore Institute of Planners (2005-08), and Vice-President, Commonwealth Association of Planners (South-east Asia) (2006-08; 2010-12; 2014-16).