Making Wins in Irrigation: What Have We Learned Read more about Making Wins in Irrigation: What Have We Learned This presentation examines Asian Development Bank’s investments on irrigation in Asia and the Pacific region. In addition to performance figures, it discusses learnings gained from completed programs, and insights gathered on how best to proceed in meeting objectives.
Maria Cecilia Alcantara Keywords water disaster response education Read more about Maria Cecilia Alcantara Maria Cecilia Alcantara is Vice-Chair of League of Corporate Foundations and President of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines. She is a trustee of the Association of Foundations, Philippine Council for NGO Certification, and the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption Foundation.
The Energy Effect of Urban Water Security, Lessons from the Australian Millennium Drought, and Related Analysis Read more about The Energy Effect of Urban Water Security, Lessons from the Australian Millennium Drought, and Related Analysis Urban water supply and use have a large energy impact. Rising energy use and cost also pose signficant risks to the water sector. Better understanding and management of the links between water and energy could help countries formulate a sustainable, whole-system approach that would ensure water and energy security and resiliency.
Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security Read more about Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security Experts from the University of Queensland presented a systemic analysis of energy use in Australia's urban water system in this event on Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security: Case Studies from the Australian Millennium Drought. Discussions included related work on water and electric utility planning, benchmarking city-scale water-energy performance, analysis of water-energy linkages within residential water use, and emerging tools and frameworks for decision making.
Innovations to Meet Future Needs for Water, Energy, and Food Read more about Innovations to Meet Future Needs for Water, Energy, and Food This document presents efforts to quantify the links between energy and agriculture. It discusses how to implement suitable innovative technologies and approaches for improved water and energy productivity. It also explains in more detail, the impediments and opportunities on scaling-up and mainstreaming.
Australia’s Markets for Water Resources and Pricing for Water Services Read more about Australia’s Markets for Water Resources and Pricing for Water Services Many Asian countries, along with Australia, are grappling with similar water resource challenges. This paper draws on the Australian experience over the last two decades in discussing the potential of markets for water resources and improved pricing of water services.
Water Markets Reform: Lessons from the Australian Experience Read more about Water Markets Reform: Lessons from the Australian Experience Many Asian countries, along with Australia, are grappling with similar water resource challenges. This presentation draws on the Australian experience over the last two decades in highlighting the potential of markets for water resources and improved pricing of water services.
Developments in Precision Agriculture Use in Asia Read more about Developments in Precision Agriculture Use in Asia This paper examines the costs and benefits of laser land leveling in Southeast Pakistan and Northwest India. It discusses the investment model that supports adoption of the technology at the farm level. The use of optical sensors to monitor the normalized difference vegetation index for individual crops is also explored.