Asia’s Large-Scale Irrigation Systems: Challenges and Options Read more about Asia’s Large-Scale Irrigation Systems: Challenges and Options Large scale irrigation systems (LSIS) play an important role in meeting Asia's food demands. Major changes, however, are needed to transform the LSIS to become more responsive to the needs of farmers and changing context of water delivery service.
Site Visit - Implementing a Resilient + Smart Community: Bonifacio Global City Read more about Site Visit - Implementing a Resilient + Smart Community: Bonifacio Global City Participants traveled to Bonifacio Global City in the Philippines to see best practice in smart urban mobility and resilience. Accompanied by local experts, participants toured High Street greenway, learned about water capture and storage features, and visited the future site of a new Bus Rapid Transit corridor and a pedestrian and bicycle greenway.
Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities The Knowledge Partnership Forum brought together technology providers, city and community leaders, and staff of Asian Development Bank working on city and community development projects to exchange ideas on how knowledge partnerships can bolster the development of smart cities and communities.
Green Cities Initiative: Water and Cross-Cutting Issues Read more about Green Cities Initiative: Water and Cross-Cutting Issues The presentation discusses Asian Development Bank's Urban Operational Plan. The three levels of green city initiatives and the available nexus approaches to green cities are examined. It also offers suggestions on how green city initiatives from the water sector can be achieved.
Down the Drain: Metro Sarangaya's Derailed Water Reform Read more about Down the Drain: Metro Sarangaya's Derailed Water Reform Metro Sarangaya is a fictional case study based on multi-country experiences in the water sector. It provides a composite illustration of real-world challenges and situations faced by governance reformers in managing the politics of change, in balancing various stakeholder interests, and in building broad consensus critical to reform efforts.
Photo Montage of Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All Read more about Photo Montage of Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All This video is a photo montage of what transpired during "Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All," an event organized by the Asian Development Bank.
Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and Challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion; Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project in Viet Nam Read more about Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and Challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion; Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project in Viet Nam This presentation provides an overview of Asian Development Bank's Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project in Viet Nam. It explains the concept of community-based disaster risk management, and how ADB has utilized this approach in implementing its river basin disaster risk management project in the GMS.
Increasing Land and Water Productivity at Community-Level Using Remote Sensing Read more about Increasing Land and Water Productivity at Community-Level Using Remote Sensing This presentation introduces the Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBAL) as a remote-sensing model for evapotranspiration. Through SEBAL, crop production and irrigation information can be sent to farmers through the use of technology. To be able to fully utilize this model, however, would require the establishment of public-private partnerships.
Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities The Knowledge Partnership Forum brought together technology providers, city and community leaders, and staff of Asian Development Bank working on city and community development projects to exchange ideas on how knowledge partnerships can bolster the development of smart cities and communities.
Energy Management Read more about Energy Management This presentation examines the trends of water-related energy use in Australia, particularly in the City of Melbourne. The discussion on City West Water's (CWW) energy use highlights the impacts of water supply mix and customer usage. Energy management initiatives by customers and CWW, including future challenges, are presented.