The Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors is an opportunity to provide guidance on the administrative, financial, and operational directions of ADB. The meetings provide opportunities for member governments to interact with ADB staff; nongovernment organizations; media; and representatives of observer countries, international organizations, academe, and the private ...

The objectives of the Institute shall be to identify effective development strategies and to improve the capacity for sound development management of the agencies and organizations in the Developing Member Countries (hereinafter referred to as the "DMCs") of the Bank engaged in development work.

ADB Institute (ADBI) collaborates with the ADB headquarters in Manila on demand-oriented research, and capacity building and training. One of our main interests is infrastructure. Many Asian countries have huge infrastructure needs but insufficient funds. Public–private partnerships are, therefore, important, but many face obstacles because returns on infrastructure are usually low. User charges ...

Johkasou is a decentralized wastewater treatment system that treats human waste from flush toilets and domestic wastewater from kitchens, baths, and others. In Japan’s urban areas, public sewerage systems are used for collective wastewater treatment; but in urbanization control areas, loose regulation areas, and other areas with low population density, Johkasou can be a more economical decentralized ...

In many countries, particularly developing ones, onsite wastewater systems remain an important measure for sanitation management. However, the poor situation of onsite systems is a common phenomenon in both developed and developing countries. The fundamental issue of onsite systems is that they are not considered to be a public matter, and, since many people do not care about them, they are not even ...

This ADBI newsletter is published periodically throughout the year to provide information on current events, seminars and summits, Job opportunities, blogs and news and current publications concerning growth and development in Asia and the Pacific.

The year was 2010. The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) had been working on a partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and several other international development agencies to develop a transformative reform—the Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program (DWSSDP)—which aimed to turn around the urban water services sector of Bangladesh. This was one of the biggest reform ...

Johkasou is a decentralized wastewater treatment system that treats human waste from flush toilets and domestic wastewater from kitchens, baths, and others. In Japan’s urban areas, public sewerage systems are used for collective wastewater treatment; but in urbanization control areas, loose regulation areas, and other areas with low population density, Johkasou can be a more economical decentralized ...