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Water and Urban Initiative Presents Final Research Findings in Manila
2017•12•08 Manila
Water and Urban Initiative
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- Expected start date:
- 2014•08•01
- Expected end date:
- 2018•03•31
- Institute:
- UNU-IAS
- Project Status:
- Ongoing
- Project Type:
- Research
- Project Manager :
- Junko Nishikawa
Developing countries in Asia face a paradox: they have both too much, and not enough, water. Weather patterns flood the region with too much water while also threatening the limited supply of clean drinking water. With the aim of contributing to sustainable urban development in Asia by improving water quality and preventing flooding in the region. this project is:
- creating scientific tools to forecast the future state of urban water environments
- conducting training to improve urban water environments in developing countries in Asia, focusing on population growth, urbanisation, and low-carbon measures
- conducting research to assess the value of sustainable water environments in urban areas
- developing simulation models to project various elements of future urban water environments (e.g., water quality and urban flooding), and to estimate the potential benefits of improving them
The generated research findings will inform global understanding of urban water environments and contribute to improved policymaking in this area.
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Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series
- Polprasert, Chongrak, Pussayanavin, Tatchai and Kottatep, Thammarat (2015). Urban development and water sustainability. Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series Number 1. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Raflores, Lilia SD and Regmi, Ram K. (2015). Understanding the water and urban environment of a megacity: the case of Metro Manila, Philippines. Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series Number 2. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Shrestha, Niranjan, Lamsal, Alaka, Regmi, Ram K. and Mishra, Binaya K. (2015). Current status of water environment in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series Number 3. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Apip, Sagala, Saut A.H. and Luo, Pingping (2015). Overview of Jakarta Water-Related Environmental Challenges. Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series Number 4. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
- Phan, Thi Thuy Hoan, Ngo, Thi Van Anh, Cao, Hoang Hai, Le, Ngoc Cau, Ha, Thi Lien and Le, Cong Binh (2015). The current status and solutions for urban water environment in Hanoi City. Water and Urban Initiative Working Paper Series Number 5. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Conference Posters and Presentations
- A Preliminary Trend Analysis of DO and BOD Records in Kathmandu, Nepal: Towards Improving Urban Water Environment in Developing Asian Cities at the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE11) in Bangkok, Thailand (26–28 November 2014)
- A Preliminary Trend Analysis of DO and BOD Records in Kathmandu, Nepal: Towards Improving Urban Water Environment in Developing Asian Countries, proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (SEAWE11)
IAS research page has many more linked items: https://ias.unu.edu/en/research/water-and-urban-initiative.html#events
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