From 2017-2019, I supported in the design, management and implementation of a two-year Leadership capacity building project on non sewered sanitation in partnership and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) targeted towards the South Asian region.
To tackle the challenges of untreated wastewater disposal and lack of access to sanitation services, the project aimed to develop capacity of government officials by the creation of capacity building & training programs on non-sewered sanitation (NSS) and fecal sludge management (FSM) to make cities more livable.
This involved developing and delivering tailored CBT programs on a range of topics and undertaking knowledge management by coordinating teaching materials in the form of evidence based case-studies, short-films and documentaries. Additionally, I also authored knowledge products and dissemination activities. The project was focused on topics such as wastewater management, FSM, decentralized technologies, policies and, innovative/ sustainable financing models.
As a result, I supported in the delivery of three large-scale capacity building programs and various seminars.
The work further involved identification and coordination of five evidence based case-studies on the above topics from various Asian cities and also produced a documentary like the one on the successful case of fecal sludge management based on the city of Dumaguete (Can be found under Documentaries section).
Capacity Building & Training Programs:
Leadership Capacity Building Program on Public-Private Partnership in Fecal Sludge Management
https://www.adb.org/news/events/leadership-cbt-program-ppp-fecal-sludge-management
Development Partner Roundtable and Policy Dialogue for Sustainable Sanitation in Asia
Leadership Capacity Building Program for Sustainable and Improved Sanitation Strategies for Policy Makers
From 2017-2019, I supported in the design, management and implementation of a two-year Leadership capacity building project on non sewered sanitation in partnership and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) targeted towards the South Asian region.
To tackle the challenges of untreated wastewater disposal and lack of access to sanitation services, the project aimed to develop capacity of government officials by the creation of capacity building & training programs on non-sewered sanitation (NSS) and fecal sludge management (FSM) to make cities more livable.
This involved developing and delivering tailored CBT programs on a range of topics and undertaking knowledge management by coordinating teaching materials in the form of evidence based case-studies, short-films and documentaries. Additionally, I also authored knowledge products and dissemination activities. The project was focused on topics such as wastewater management, FSM, decentralized technologies, policies and, innovative/ sustainable financing models.
As a result, I supported in the delivery of three large-scale capacity building programs and various seminars.
The work further involved identification and coordination of five evidence based case-studies on the above topics from various Asian cities and also produced a documentary like the one on the successful case of fecal sludge management based on the city of Dumaguete (Can be found under Documentaries section).
Capacity Building & Training Programs:
Leadership Capacity Building Program on Public-Private Partnership in Fecal Sludge Management
https://www.adb.org/news/events/leadership-cbt-program-ppp-fecal-sludge-management
Development Partner Roundtable and Policy Dialogue for Sustainable Sanitation in Asia
Leadership Capacity Building Program for Sustainable and Improved Sanitation Strategies for Policy Makers
Pacific island countries are facing a massive infrastructure deficit due to unprecedented urbanization, increasing population, and aging infrastructure. Complicating the situation is climate change, affecting many isolated and sparsely populated towns and villages, which have limited economies of scale. Reducing vulnerability and climate change impacts requires development of solid infrastructure and adequate housing.
To secure sufficient and competitive funding from multilateral development banks and private investors, infrastructure and housing projects need to meet social and environmental safeguards.
Owing to this background, as a Research Associate I supported in the development and delivery of a capacity building program in Nadi, Fiji by the Asian Development Bank Institute, in partnership with the University of New South Wales’ Institute of Global Development in Australia, in partnership with the University of the South Pacific in Fiji.
https://www.adb.org/news/events/green-infrastructure-and-housing-poverty-reduction-pacific-region
To understand the dynamics of urbanization in association with the challenges of land tenure and sustainable housing, a policy brief was published to address the issues and make recommendations (can be found under the Publications menu).