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Displaying 1 - 10 of 18Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters: Design Guidelinesby PUB SingaporePublication Under the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters (ABC Waters) Programme, an initiative by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, the country has embarked on a journey to a City of Gardens and Water. Since its inception in 2006, the ABC Waters Programme has led the way to transform how Singapore manages surface water. From functional drains to well designed waterways that serve multiple purposes, from traditional stormwater management to sustainable stormwater management that detains and treats runoff at source. |
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Asian Water Development Outlook Seriesby ADBPublication AWDO is ADB's flagship water publication. This series provides a country-by-country snapshot of the region’s water security status, enabling policy makers, financing institutions, and planners to make more informed decisions on how to improve their performance in the water sector. |
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Assessing the Benefits and Costs of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience: A Guideline for Project Developersby World BankPublication This document aims to guide the design, implementation, and use of studies to value the benefits and costs of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for climate resilience projects. Reliable quantification of the costs and benefits of NBS for climate resilience can facilitate further mainstreaming of these interventions by articulating the value proposition of NBS across sectors, improve impact evaluation, and for identifying additional funding and financing for projects. This report provides an overview of methods and approaches, along with a decision framework to guide the design of NBS cost and benefit assessment. The decision framework presented should enable project developers to come up with a cost-effective approach for quantifying the benefits and costs of NBS that is effective and convincing in the context of climate resilience projects. To illustrate this in practical applications, eight case studies from World Bank projects are also included to better show how different valuation methods are applied in the field. |
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Climate change and water security in the Indo-Pacific region: Risks, responses, and a framework for actionby Australian Water PartnershipPublication Water insecurity has become a global challenge. Scattered evidence of climate change impacts on water security is emerging, and actions taken to manage climate risks are under-reported. This report suggests that management focus should be based on socioecological zones rather than political boundaries because climate risks vary according to these zones. The report presents a framework for action based on a risk management approach at the socioecological zone level. |
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Community Voices: An Australian Perspective on Community and Stakeholder Engagementby Australian Water PartnershipPublication The Australian Water Partnership commissioned Community Voices to provide an Australian perspective on the complexity and challenges of water reform from a community perspective. It represents an important contribution to the Australian water reform journey in addition to the technical and policy reform experiences. The stories of Community Voices in Australia bring to the fore a people and community dimension that is rarely shared but is an incredibly important component of water reform. The insights in relation to what has been successful or not are of value to those considering change processes. |
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Digitalising Water - Sharing Singapore's Experienceby PUB SingaporePublication The report outlines PUB’s vision and provides examples of some of its digital initiatives. Here, digital becomes an integral vector in an integrated water management approach. |
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Innovation in Water Singaporeby PUB SingaporePublication Some of PUB's R&D projects are conducted in-house while others are test-bedding projects held in our facilities for performance check. PUB has collaborated on an array of projects in Intelligent Watershed Management, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Water Quality and Security, Network Management and Membrane Technology. |
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Integrating Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management: A Practitioner’s Guideby ADBPublication This guide explores the benefits of using nature-based solutions to promote sustainable and resource-efficient infrastructure. |
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Locking Carbon in Wetlands: Enhancing Climate Action by Including Wetlands in NDCsby Alliance for Global Water AdaptationPublication AGWA, together with Wetlands International, has published the report with three goals in mind: 1) to illustrate the scientific rationale behind the use of wetlands as a climate mitigation tool; 2) to demonstrate the prevalence and function of wetlands across landscapes and geographies; and 3) to provide a set of clear policy recommendations that will enable Parties to the UNFCCC to conserve, restore and wisely use wetlands by incorporating them into their climate mitigation plans. The report and associated policy recommendations are designed to support countries in developing revised and enhanced NDCs that benefit economies, ecosystems, communities and biodiversity through climate-smart wetland management. |
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Mainstreaming Water Resilience in Asia and the Pacific Guidance Noteby ADBPublication This guidance note provides specific actions and tools for scaling up and mainstreaming water resilience in Asia and the Pacific through ADB’s operations. |