Resilient City Toolbox for Urban Resilience Planning Read more about Resilient City Toolbox for Urban Resilience Planning Urban societies and economies are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather due to climate change, ongoing urbanization, and densification. To reduce the risks to acceptable levels, urban resilience needs to be strengthened.
ADB Water and Deltares Seminar Series: Collaborating on Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Integrated Water Management Read more about ADB Water and Deltares Seminar Series: Collaborating on Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Integrated Water Management Following a successful seminar series with Water Aid on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and health in the context of the pandemic, the ADB Water Sector Group is collaborating with Deltares, an independent Netherlands-based knowledge institute, to bring attention to the issues of water resources management.
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
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
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.