Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure Drought Resilience: Irrigation, water harvesting, drainage Read more about Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure Drought Resilience: Irrigation, water harvesting, drainage This presentation discussed protective irrigation, water harvesting and watershed management, and efficient drainage for salinity control to enhance drought resilience. Jelle highlighted the importance of ensuring that drought resilience solutions are closely aligned with national development priorities. F
RS based diagnostics for irrigation scheme performance Read more about RS based diagnostics for irrigation scheme performance In this presentation, Dr. Lisa-Maria Rebelo showcased outputs from remote sensing analyses with ground level data. She also discussed how these integrations contributed to better water asset management, targeting of investments and selection of priority assets/blocks/schemes and in identifying areas of decreasing performance related to water viability and productivity.
Targeting Investments in Medium to Large Scale Irrigation Schemes, IMWI Read more about Targeting Investments in Medium to Large Scale Irrigation Schemes, IMWI In this presentation, Dr. Simon Langan presented proper guidance to identify areas where investments are important. He showed how the organization and government functions contribute to water service delivery. He also discussed the issues of functions and the mechanisms to promote water services delivery, the officials in irrigation organization needs information about asset and performance of systems.
Simon Langan Keywords irrigation schemes water management watershed management Read more about Simon Langan Dr. Simon Langan is the director for digital innovation and IWMI’s country manager in Sri Lanka. He is an agricultural water management specialist with catchment/watershed management from field and modeling perspectives. Before joining IWMI, he was the director of the water program (water futures and solutions) at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria and the principal researcher and head of East Africa and Nile Basin office of IWMI in Ethiopia.
Bangladesh: Climate Resilient Livelihoods Improvement and Watershed Management in Chittagong Hill Tracts Sector Project (SARD) Read more about Bangladesh: Climate Resilient Livelihoods Improvement and Watershed Management in Chittagong Hill Tracts Sector Project (SARD) Sanath Ranawana shared the Climate Resilient Livelihood Improvement and Watershed Management in Chittagong Hills Tracts Sector Project in Bangladesh.
Niu Zhiming Keywords watershed management environment natural resources agriculture sectors Read more about Niu Zhiming Niu Zhiming is responsible for managing and implementing projects for the environment, natural resources, and agriculture sectors at ADB People’s Republic of China Resident Mission. He is also the resident mission’s focal for Global Environment Facility programs as well as biodiversity and climate change. He holds a PhD in watershed management and earned an executive MBA degree from CEIBS in Shanghai.
Carishma Gokhale-Welch Keywords clean energy planning and strategy environmental management mine reclamation watershed management microgrid feasibility techno-economic analysis power sector transformation energy resilience planning energy transitions Read more about Carishma Gokhale-Welch Carishma Gokhale-Welch is a Project Leader at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory. With nearly two decades of work experience in the U.S. and abroad, her work focuses on providing technical assistance to developing country governments with clean energy planning and strategy. Carishma also supports microgrid feasibility and techno-economic analyses, power sector transformation activities in Asia, energy resilience planning, and assists communities with energy transitions.
Development of Feasible Indicators for Restoration of Watershed Services Read more about Development of Feasible Indicators for Restoration of Watershed Services Effective watershed management must critically recognize a variety of conditions and factors that influence or impair desired watershed services in order to devise and implement effective restoration plans. Impairments must be quantitatively defined in the context of the setting, impediments, desired improvements, and interventions to allow for identification of solutions, prioritization of cost-effective options, and implementation of well-defined and effective actions that lead to measurable outcomes.
Improving Water Security in Water Stressed Bagmati River Basin in Nepal Read more about Improving Water Security in Water Stressed Bagmati River Basin in Nepal Facing a number of serious environmental and ecological challenges, the Bagmati River Basin is the most water stressed basin in Nepal. This paper addresses issues and interventions, including the institutional strengthening of High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilization, to improve water security in the river basin.
Improving Water Security in Water Stressed Bagmati River Basin in Nepal Read more about Improving Water Security in Water Stressed Bagmati River Basin in Nepal Facing a number of serious environmental and ecological challenges, the Bagmati River Basin is the most water stressed basin in Nepal. This presentation addresses issues and interventions, including the institutional strengthening of High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati Civilization, to improve water security in the river basin.