Indonesian Urban Sanitation Group Meeting Read more about Indonesian Urban Sanitation Group Meeting The Urban Sanitation Joint Government/Partners Group meeting aimed to share experiences and lessons learned from Indonesia and other countries on approaches to raise awareness, create demand, and change behavior to enhance access to sanitation in Indonesia. Below are learning materials as shared during the Urban Sanitation Group meeting held on 18 September at the ADB resident mission in Jakarta.
Charlene Liau Keywords water and sanitation solid waste management city development urban regeneration gender equality Read more about Charlene Liau Charlene is part of the team working on the mid-term review of ADB’s 2030 Strategy as well as ADB’s new Corporate Results Framework.
Kavinda Gunasekara Keywords environment plastic pollution circular economy water and sanitation Read more about Kavinda Gunasekara Kavinda Gunasekara is working as COO, Global Water & Sanitation Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. Over the past 15 years, he had involved in implementing geospatial-related projects in South, Southeast, and Central Asian countries. He led UNEP CounterMEASURE Phase I & II project components in AIT by integrating digital tools for mapping plastic litter in streets and waterways. He holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo, and a professional master in digital Transformation from AIT.
Incorporating Nature-based Solutions in overarching IFRM strategies Read more about Incorporating Nature-based Solutions in overarching IFRM strategies This presentation gives an overview of natural River Management to reduce river-related risks while respecting natural dynamics and the flow of fresh water, sediment, and nutrients, and people.
Ellis Penning Keywords climate Resilience and Environment post-flood resilience integrated flood risk management water water and sanitation water management Read more about Ellis Penning Dr. Ellis Penning is an expert on Nature Based Solutions, aquatic ecology, and eco hydraulics at Deltares (Delft, The Netherlands). She has over 21 years of experience and a Ph.D. in Ecohydraulics. Ms. Penning heads the strategic research line on Nature Based Solutions within Deltares. Ms. Penning focuses her work on the interaction of vegetation in rivers and lakes with water quantity and water quality processes and the innovative monitoring and management of this vegetation, using remote sensing and innovative monitoring techniques.
Climate Change Adaptation in Hill Torrents of Punjab Read more about Climate Change Adaptation in Hill Torrents of Punjab This presentation gives an overview of how resilience approaches will be built into their flood reconstruction and risk management investments.
Ijaz Kashif Keywords climate Resilience and Environment post-flood resilience integrated flood risk management water water and sanitation water management Read more about Ijaz Kashif Mr. Ijaz-ul-Hassan Kashif is PMO Barrages for the Punjab Barrages Rehabilitation Project with the Punjab Irrigation Department in Pakistan. He has 36 years of professional experience in the field of water resources development and operation, watershed management, project management, procurement, contract management, and administration of World Bank and ADB projects. He holds a BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering and Water Resources Engineering.
Climate Change and Challenges of Flood Management in Pakistan Read more about Climate Change and Challenges of Flood Management in Pakistan This presentation gives an overview of the government’s activities post-flood including updating the national flood protection plan (National Flood Protection Plan – IV) and developing a master plan for flood telemetry.
Ahmed Kamal Keywords climate Resilience and Environment post-flood resilience integrated flood risk management water water and sanitation water management Read more about Ahmed Kamal Mr. Ahmed Kamal is the Chief Engineering Adviser and Chairman Federal Flood Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of Pakistan. He has over 30 years of professional experience in the field of water resources management, flood control planning and management, DRR, flood forecasting and warning systems, and disaster risk insurance. He has worked on the implementation of National Flood Protection Plans II & III, and Flood Protection Sector Projects, I & II. Mr.
JICA’s DRR cooperation strategy and flood operations in Pakistan Read more about JICA’s DRR cooperation strategy and flood operations in Pakistan This presentation gives an overview of JICA's key opportunities and lessons learned for integrated flood risk management with examples from around the world and in Pakistan.