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 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 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.
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.
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.
This presentation gives an overview of how resilience approaches will be built into their flood reconstruction and risk management investments.
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.
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.
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.
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.