Ramon Abracosa Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation urban and regional planning land and renewable energy resources management Read more about Ramon Abracosa Ramon's expertise areas are civil and environmental engineering, urban infrastructure development, climate change management, and land and water resource management. He has over three decades of work experience. He currently serves as Program Manager for the ADB-managed Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA trust fund) and as urban development and climate resilience expert for the multi-donor Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund, also managed by ADB.
Lachlan Guthrie Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation Read more about Lachlan Guthrie Lachlan is a Research Fellow and Project Manager (Integrated Water Management and WASH) at the International WaterCentre in Griffith University, Australia. He has extensive experience in integrated water strategic planning and water security. He has recently completed several high-level water assessments, most notably Key Dimension 1 of the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 which addresses access to water, sanitation, health impacts, and affordability within countries across Asia and the Pacific.
Kate Medlicott Keywords ADB WASH water sanitation dialogue inclusive sanitation Read more about Kate Medlicott Kate is the Sanitation and Waste Team Leader within the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) team at WHO in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, Kate is responsible for translating evidence to policy and practice through WHO guidelines and health sector collaborations where sanitation is a critical component of risk and disease control (such as antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases). Kate is also coordinating WHO’s activities on environmental surveillance for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
WEBINAR 2: Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration for CWIS Read more about WEBINAR 2: Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration for CWIS 1:00–2:30 p.m. (Manila time, GMT +8) Establishing a policy, institutional, and regulatory framework (also referred to as the “enabling environment”) that embraces citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) is a fundamental step in designing an effective urban sanitation program.
Gates Foundation Revealed: How We Work, and How We Partner with ADB Read more about Gates Foundation Revealed: How We Work, and How We Partner with ADB This presentation provides an overview of the Belinda and Gates Foundation - Water, Sanitation and Health Team, particularly how the team envisions widespread use of safely managed, sustainable sanitation services.
Understanding Hygiene Behavior & Hygiene Behavior Change Read more about Understanding Hygiene Behavior & Hygiene Behavior Change Robert Dreibelbis, Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), presented the latest research and evidence on hygiene promotion as a critical and specialist area.
Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series Read more about Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series Handwashing with soap and proper hygiene are the first lines of defense against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADB, together with world leaders and heads of international organizations, in a joint statement, recognize that water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services must be prioritized at the local, regional, and global levels.
ADB WASH and health webinar: WaterAid’s health systems strengthening approach for WASH in healthcare facilities Read more about ADB WASH and health webinar: WaterAid’s health systems strengthening approach for WASH in healthcare facilities This presentation discussed a health systems-strengthening approach to improve WASH in health care facilities; hand and environmental hygiene behavior change in health care facilities; and how WASH links to health security and antimicrobial resistance. It also highlighted the progression of WASH interventions at the global level, particularly noting the milestone of the 2019 approval of the WASH in health care facilities resolution at the World Health Assembly.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 4 – A Health Systems-Strengthening Approach to Improve WASH in Health Care Facilities Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 4 – A Health Systems-Strengthening Approach to Improve WASH in Health Care Facilities Part 4 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Vanita Suneja Keywords WaterAid South Asia Vanita Suneja water sanitation and hygiene WASH small holder agriculture forest governance Rural Livelihoods women’s land rights renewable energy climate change extractives and mining Forestry Management Read more about Vanita Suneja Vanita has over 25 years of experience in the development sector. She has been working on a wide range of issues including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), small holder agriculture, forest governance, rural livelihoods, women’s land rights, renewable energy, climate change, extractives and mining. She is currently leading the policy and advocacy work with WaterAid at the South Asia regional level. Prior to WaterAid, Vanita worked with Oxfam India and the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development in New Delhi.