Looking beyond WASH for water security: The roles of IWRM and climate change Read more about Looking beyond WASH for water security: The roles of IWRM and climate change This presentation discussed mitigating climate risks for WASH; interlinks between WASH and integrated water resources management (IWRM); and approaches to climate resilient WASH and securing water resources.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 3 – WASH, IWRM, and Climate Change Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 3 – WASH, IWRM, and Climate Change Part 3 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Virginia Newton-Lewis Keywords WaterAid Sweden Virginia Newton-Lewis water security WASH water sanitation and hygiene food security irrigation water resources management flood risk management agricultural-to-urban water allocation Read more about Virginia Newton-Lewis Virginia specializes in water security as it relates to WASH. She has worked on a wide range of water issues including food security, irrigation, water resources management, and flood risk management. She holds a PhD from the University of East Anglia, where she explored the topic of agricultural-to-urban water allocation.
City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience Read more about City-wide inclusive sanitation: WaterAid’s experience This presentation provided an overview of WaterAid’s approach, including (i) WaterAid’s framing of citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS); (ii) town-wide modeling: the experience in Sakhipur, Bangladesh; (iii) research and influencing to address the working conditions of sanitation workers (global and in India); and (iv) a study on the functionality of wastewater treatment plants.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 2 – Urban Sanitation Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 2 – Urban Sanitation Part 2 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response Read more about WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a context-specific and phased approach to support government-led action plans, depending on rate of transmission and lockdowns, and prioritizing the most marginalized groups.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Evariste Kouassi Komlan Keywords Evariste Kouassi Komlan UNICEF water sanitation and hygiene WASH utility management Read more about Evariste Kouassi Komlan Evariste supports 14 countries in East Asia and 14 other countries, states, and territories in the Pacific. Before joining the regional office, he deputized the Global WASH Chief in UNICEF Headquarters in New York and acted as associate director for the Chief WASH. Evariste has 30 years of professional experience in WASH, including consulting, institutional strengthening, innovative financing, and fundraising. He holds MSc degrees in utility management and financing from Delft (Netherlands).
Joos Van Den Noortgate Keywords MSF Medecins Sans Frontieres water management environmental science Water Sanitation & Hygiene WASH public health medical waste management Read more about Joos Van Den Noortgate Joos Van Den Noortgate is a Graduate in Automobile Techniques and an Industrial Engineer in Electro-Mechanics. He also has a Specialisation in Water Management for (Sub-) Tropical Countries and a Diploma of Specialised Studies in Environmental Science.
Enhanced Water Security Investment Project Workshop Read more about Enhanced Water Security Investment Project Workshop The Asian Development Bank is providing technical assistance to the Government of Indonesia, particularly its Directorate General of Water Resources (DGWR) - Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH), in preparing the Enhanced Water Security Investment Project (EWSIP). The proposed EWSIP will support the Government of Indonesia to improve selected dimensions of water security (economic water security and resilience to water-related disasters). The project will promote an integrated water resources management approach.