Sharvint resides in Fiji and brings over seven years of experience in water and wastewater planning, modeling, procurement, loan and grant applications, and project management. He joined Hunter H2O in 2019 with a postgraduate certificate in human resource management and a degree in engineering technology (mechanical and manufacturing) from the University of the South Pacific.
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The practical aspects of condition assessment were discussed in small groups allowing participants to examine real world examples of assets, make condition judgements and look at potential corrective actions.
This publication, ADB Water Utility Asset Management Guide, involves achieving the least cost and least risk of owning and operating assets over their life cycle while meeting service standards for customers. Consequently, utility managers need to put in place policies, plans, and strategies. Asset management for water utilities is more complex than for most other sectors because of the number, variety, age, condition, and location of assets; the magnitude of asset investment; and the difficulty of inspecting and maintaining buried assets.
Ahamadh Mubarak is the Director in charge of Water Supply, Housing and Urban Development and Environment Clusters, of Department of National Planning, Ministry of National Policies, and Economic Affairs in Sri Lanka. Mr. Mubarak obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Colombo in 1998 and completed his MSc at Ritsuimeken Asia Pacific University in Japan in the field of International Cooperation Policy 2010. He joined the Department of National Planning in 2002 as an assistant director to the poverty and regional development cluster.
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.
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.
Part 4 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
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.
Part 3 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
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.