Peter Greenhalgh Keywords water sanitation ADB Pacific Workshop series WASH engineer Read more about Peter Greenhalgh Peter Greenhalgh is a Principal Process Engineer with fifteen years experience nationally and internationally in the water industry. Peter also has significant experience working in the Pacific, especially supporting the development of projects within Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Peter has been involved in the planning, design, construction support, commissioning, and operational support for numerous water and wastewater treatment processes.
Lisa Procter Keywords water sanitation ADB Pacific Workshop series WASH engineer water systems Read more about Lisa Procter Lisa Procter has 30 years’ water industry experience including 20 years in water utility operational management roles. Lisa’s operational experience includes involvement in Concept and Detailed design reviews, operational input into numerous workshops (e.g HAZOP, safety in design, value management) as well as input into treatment plant construction programs, commissioning management, defects rectification, and optimization activities.
A Closer Look at Water Quality for Public Health Read more about A Closer Look at Water Quality for Public Health Water quality is closely linked to public health outcomes. The reduction in illness from improved water quality leads to improved social and economic outcomes in communities. Unfortunately, water-related diseases still account for a significant proportion of deaths in developing countries. This workshop covered the following topics:
Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID-19 Read more about Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID-19 Paul White and Paul Webber are directors of Wedgewood White Limited, a New Zealand based consultancy specializing in financial, economic and commercial analysis of infrastructure businesses and projects. Both are qualified in engineering and finance, and collectively have more than 50 years of experience globally across water, wastewater, electricity, and gas sectors. They work with engineers, senior executives, governments, financial institutions, and regulators to deliver expert analyses of complex infrastructure problems.
Drinking Water Safety Plans: Samoa Independent Water Schemes Association Read more about Drinking Water Safety Plans: Samoa Independent Water Schemes Association Clarissa Laulala discussed key takeaways from the development and implementation of drinking WSPs for over 54 villages under Samoa's Independent Water Schemes Association. She particularly highlighted challenges and lessons learned, including maintaining ongoing community engagement, lack of resources due to the number of schemes and their small scale, ongoing capacity building requirements for water committees responsible for operations and maintenance, and record-keeping.
Clarissa Laulala Keywords water sanitation WASH ADB Pacific Samoa Read more about Clarissa Laulala Clarissa Laulala is the program manager for Samoa’s Independent Water Schemes Association. She is currently leading the development and implementation of the drinking water safety plans for the rural communities managing their own water networks.
Drinking Water Safety Plans: Water Authority Fiji Read more about Drinking Water Safety Plans: Water Authority Fiji Mosese Nariva and Daiana Legalega shared Water Authority Fiji's six-year journey to embed 55 drinking WSPs in Fiji, and their current task of ensuring the documents are kept relevant, up-to-date, and effective. They emphasized the importance of examining the unique risk for each element of the drinking water supply, as they can change according to catchment surroundings, treatment systems, storage, and distribution.
Mosese Nariva Keywords water sanitation Fiji WASH ADB Pacific Read more about Mosese Nariva Mosese Nariva is the Manager for Laboratories & Water Treatment for the Water Authority of Fiji. He manages 55 Water Treatment Plant throughout the country, 2 regional water quality labs, and the National Lab based in Suva. He spent the last 7 years with the Water Authority of Fiji. He graduated from UNESCO IHE in Delft, the Netherlands with M.Sc. in Water Management in 2018.
Daiana Legalega Keywords water sanitation Fiji WASH ADB Pacific Read more about Daiana Legalega Daiana Legalega spent the last 7 years at the Water Authority of Fiji. Started as an Environment Officer in 2014 and appointed in 2016 as a Technical Officer for Water Safety Plan. She has compiled Water Safety Plans for all 55 Water Treatment Plants in Fiji and 11 Wastewater Safety Plan. She has started her review last year and currently in progress. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Conservation and Climate Change from Fiji National University.
Water Safety Plans for Building Resilience in the Pacific Read more about Water Safety Plans for Building Resilience in the Pacific Clara Laydon set the scene with a comprehensive overview of the principles and objectives of a WSP and walked through the process of developing a WSP. Clara also brought to light the many short- and long-term benefits of developing a WSP, which are not just limited to ensuring safe water quality, but can benefit the utility through knowledge gathering and sharing, centralizing information for ease of access, bringing about long-term behavioral change, and increasing resilience of the water supply system to shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic.