ADB Water Sector Community

🏙️ As #WorldCitiesDay approaches, Neeta Pokhrel, ADB’s Strategy & Partnerships Director of the Water & Urban Development Sector Cluster, shares the vision for livable cities & the role of strategic partnerships, integrated investments, & collective action in making it happen. 🌍

📣 We're looking for the next generation of water innovators. ADB is partnering with Capital Innovation for Impact & Philanthropy Asia Alliance’s Amplifier 2026/27 to accelerate solutions that strengthen water security across Asia & the Pacific. Apply 👉 ciip.com.sg/programmes/all-p…

Last 15 Oct, #ADBeMarketplace, with Business France, brought innovators & development practitioners to explore how decentralized technologies can complement waste management infrastructure, recover valuable resources, & help prevent pollution from reaching rivers & oceans ♻️

💧 We’re looking for our next #YoungExpert to take part on the exciting opportunity as a 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 to be based in 𝗬𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮! Learn more and apply now thru 👉 yepprogrammes.com/applicatio… #Hiring #JobVacancy

📣 ADB e-Marketplace happening tomorrow! Explore how emerging technologies can help us see more of the water cycle. Hidden Reservoirs: From Innovative Measurements via Cosmic Rays to Integrated Water Monitoring 📅 Tue 27 Oct | 3 PM (GMT+8) Register 👉 adb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (1 July 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million emergency assistance package for Sri Lanka’s recovery and reconstruction following Cyclone Ditwah. Read 👉 adb.org/news/adb-approves-20… #UrbanOctober #SustainableCities #SDG11

📣 Join us in our next ADB e-Marketplace session, Hidden Reservoirs: From Innovative Measurements via Cosmic Rays to Integrated Water Monitoring, as we explore how tech can help us see more of the water cycle. 📅 Tue 27 Oct | 3 PM (GMT+8) Register 👉 adb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

We're #Hiring 💼 The Water & Urban Development Sector Office at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is looking for an Operations Assistant. You will provide comprehensive operational, & coordination support to SD2-WUD activities. 📩 Oct 28 GMT+8 Learn more adb.org/careers/260967

🌿 How can a city grow while becoming greener & more livable? 🤔 For Sargodha, the vision is to advance a green transformation that addresses environmental degradation & shortage of green public spaces. Discover how Solutions for Livability was applied 👉 adb.org/publications/solutio…

🤔 How can a city unlock its potential for greater economic opportunity & competitiveness? For Bavet, Cambodia, its location provides a strategic advantage for becoming an economic growth hub. Discover how Solutions for Livability was applied in Bavet 👉 adb.org/publications/solutio…

ADB & Cambodia have partnered to expand access to safe water & sanitation in rural communities 💧 This partnership has provided access to safe drinking water for over 1.4 million people & improved sanitation for more than 800,000 residents.

How can a city harness its tourism growth while protecting the environment & improving livability for the people who call it home? 🌿 ADB piloted its Solutions for Livability approach in Pokhara to turn this challenge into a pathway for action. Read here adb.org/pub.../solutions-liv…

💧 ‘Cluster twinning’ with Cambodian and the Philippine utilities under ADB WOP4R 🤝 From 12 to 20 August, Balibago Waterworks conducted a diagnostic visit and assessment in Battambang Water Utility and Kampong Cham Water Utility. Watch the video to learn more. #WaterSecurity

💧 Based on findings from the Asian Water Development Outlook 2025, Vivek from ADB, makes the case for smarter financing, better policies, stronger governance, & delivering water security outcomes across Asia and the Pacific. Read via @climatewater_r3 👉 cwrrr.org/opinions/water-sec…

See you tomorrow at our ADB e-Marketplace session as we explore how to strengthen resource recovery & circularity, & address waste management challenges across Asia & the Pacific. 15 Oct | 3PM (GMT+8) Hybrid 📍 ADB Innovation Hub & via Zoom Register adb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

🏡 Up to 3.4 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate housing. Discover how a systems approach can help close the housing gap Read @DevelopmentAsia article 💡 development.asia/explainer/a… Read the affordable housing working paper 📖 adb.org/publications/afforda… #UrbanOctober

💧 Explore how the Sikkim project funded by the Water Financing Partnership Facility is generating lessons that can inform the design and implementation of water and sanitation projects in mountain and small-state urban contexts Read insight 👉 development.asia/insight/tak…

🏠 What makes a house a home? #AdequateHousing is more than a place to live. It's the foundation for good health, safety, education, and the opportunity to thrive. Learn how we can help close the housing gap across Asia and the Pacific 📖 adb.org/publications/afforda… #UrbanOctober

The Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF) has supported the Managing Glacier Loss & Water Security Project in Tajikistan, improving hazard mapping, early warning systems, & resilience to climate-related risks. 📖 WFPF Annual Report 2025 👉 adb.org/documents/water-fina…

💧 Cambodian & Philippine water utilities partner under ADB WOP4R Provincial water utilities of Battambang & Kampong Cham in Cambodia have partnered with Balibago Waterworks from the Philippines under the Water Organization Partnerships for Resilience program. #watersecurity