Distinguished Water Leaders Series: Oyun Sanjaasuren Read more about Distinguished Water Leaders Series: Oyun Sanjaasuren In this learning event, Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren presented the global and regional water risks and challenges we face today through 2030 and shared how they can be addressed through partnerships for water resource management at the country, regional, and global levels. She cited the the impact of Global Water Partnership (GWP) efforts from 1996 to 2016 and her own experience in forging water partnerships for water resource management in her own country, Mongolia, as illustrative examples. Dr.
Keeping an Eye on Asia Read more about Keeping an Eye on Asia Water is a critical part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Asian Water Development Outlook is essentially a communication tool for ADB’s developing member countries, but also internally for the Bank and for other financiers from the Asia and Pacific region. This short video highlights key moments on Insight Thursday, ADB’s in-house knowledge sharing series.
Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 Read more about Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 Asia and the Pacific shows a positive trend in strengthening water security with the number of water insecure countries dropping to 29 from 38 in 2013, according to this edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook.
Keeping an Eye on Asia Read more about Keeping an Eye on Asia ADB's Gil-Hong Kim opens the session with key takeaways from the Stockholm Water Week 2016. Ashok Bhargava, Yasmin Siddiqi, and Eri Honda, also from ADB, then share perspectives on why water security is essential for the Asia and Pacific region's sustainable growth. This video covers the full session of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.
Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific The Asia and Pacific region is making progress in strengthening water security, according to a key finding from the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016, a publication of the Asian Development Bank. The report reveals how countries score and compare in the five dimensions of water security.
Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific This presentation features the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016, a publication by Asian Development Bank that provides a snapshot of the water security status in the region. It also examines the relationship between water insecurity and economics, particularly the water security rating for each country vis-à-vis gross domestic product per capita.
Keeping an Eye on Asia Read more about Keeping an Eye on Asia Up to 3.4 billion people in Asia and the Pacific could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, according to ADB's Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016. Tackling this threat requires broad coordinated measures, which were spelled out by experts from ADB at this Insight Thursday session. The panel of experts included Gil-Hong Kim, Senior Director and Chief Sector Officer of ADB’s Water Sector Group; Yasmin Siddiqi, Principal Water Resources Specialist; Ashok Bhargava, Energy Division Director; and Eri Honda, Principal Urban Development Specialist.
ADB’s Knowledge-Sharing Dialogue on Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Water Resources Management Read more about ADB’s Knowledge-Sharing Dialogue on Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for Water Resources Management The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is developing water resources projects in Pakistan, where increasing water security and food production is seen to benefit the country. A water resources information system using innovative remote sensing and GIS technology will be introduced. To ensure the efficient use of these technologies, it is critical that concerned parties share their knowledge and experience of holistic water resources management covering policy/strategy, finance, technologies, and solutions applicable to Pakistan.
Shanxi Farmers Embrace Modern Irrigation Methods to Adapt to Climate Change Read more about Shanxi Farmers Embrace Modern Irrigation Methods to Adapt to Climate Change “Managing groundwater is important not just because of overuse. Due to climate change, groundwater has become the solid buffer,” said Frank van Steenbergen, water resources specialist with MetaMeta Research. “Water saving is important. This project started with the idea that we would save water, and that is important because we overuse it.”
Observations on Asia Water Week Read more about Observations on Asia Water Week Amidst cross-cutting water issues, Asia and the Pacific has the most number of child deaths and the biggest proportion of children and youth, particularly the unemployed, who are especially vulnerable. Asia Water Week 2013 empowered the youth as major stakeholders in shaping the water security agenda of the region.