Terms Sheet and Bid Parameters on Solid Waste Action Plan: Buriram, Thailand

Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the amount of waste per person to multiply.

ADB Urban Data Collection, Management, and Utilization - Status Quo and the Way Forward

What's the most effective way to collect, manage, and utilize urban data?

In this interactive Urban Studio session, ADB Urban Sector Consultant Renard Teipelke gave an overview of data platforms used by ADB and international development organizations, allowing participants to rethink their current means of collecting, managing, and utilizing urban data. This session also served as a venue to present lessons learned and discuss demand and needs of both ADB staff and clients in developing member countries for urban data.

How to Diagnose and Improve Water and Wastewater Utilities Operations Performance

WIKTI, a performance management tool of SUEZ, can help improve the service and performance of water utlities. The tool also enables water service providers to set targets and corresponding action plans. It also provides an objective evaluation of the maturity of all business processes.

The tool has been implemented in many parts of the world, including Algiers in Algeria and Adelaide, Australia.

Pre-feasibility Studies and Preliminary Engineering in Gazipur and Khulna City Corporations

Experts presented pre-feasibility studies and initial engineering design in preparation for an ADB-funded project in Bangladesh.

Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Senior Urban Environmental Engineer Neil Chadder and Asian Development Bank's Senior Urban Development Specialist Mingyuan Fan served as speakers who talked about the work carried out in Gazipur and Khulna City Corporation in preparation for the ADB-supported City Region Development Project II.

Neil Chadder

Neil Chadder is an Urban Development Specialist with over 40 years of experience in the sector who has undertaken assignments throughout Asia and Africa. He holds overall responsibility for the management of the CDIA team of experts to ensure implementation of the CDIA program and the delivery of Strategy 2018–2022. He takes a key role in the preparation, implementation, and linking to the financing of selected CDIA project preparatory studies.

Using Pre-feasibility Studies to Conceptualize the Bangladesh City Region Development Project II

Urban Studio, a knowledge-sharing initiative of the ADB Urban Sector Group, kicked off with the presentation of pre-feasibility studies on a city development project in Bangladesh.

The session featured Cities Development Initiative for Asia's Senior Urban Environmental Engineer Neil Chadder and Asian Development Bank's Senior Urban Development Specialist Mingyuan Fan as speakers. They presented pre-feasibility studies and preliminary engineering design work carried out in Gazipur and Khulna City Corporation in preparation for the ADB-funded City Region Development Project II.

Manoj Sharma

Manoj Sharma is Chief of Urban Sector Group in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Manoj has 30 years of experience working with ADB and the Government of India. He has led multi-sector teams for designing and implementing complex and innovative projects for urban infrastructure and economic corridors development in several countries in Asia.