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Open event (December 7) – Shaping the Future with Green Roads Open event (December 7) – Shaping the Future with Green Roads

Event Details: Date: December 7, 2023 Time: 14:00 – 15:30 CET Platform: GoToWebinar Event background: Join us … Continued

Announcement of the winners of the open call for good green roads practices Announcement of the winners of the open call for good green roads practices

Recently, road enthusiasts all over the world have submitted their good green road practices, which all … Continued

Brown Bag on Green Roads organized by ADB Transport Sector Brown Bag on Green Roads organized by ADB Transport Sector

Event details Thursday 23 November An online event only for ADB stuff Event Summary The … Continued

Case studies

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Green Road Toolkit for Asia’s Transport Sector was presented at the Climate-Resilient Transport Workshop of ADB Green Road Toolkit for Asia’s Transport Sector was presented at the Climate-Resilient Transport Workshop of ADB

The Climate-Resilient Transport Workshop organized by the Asian Development Bank took place at the ADB HQ in Manila, … Continued

Green Roads for Water Training in Sudan Green Roads for Water Training in Sudan

We are very happy to announce that we are organizing a GR4W training for technical, management, and field … Continued

Scoping Study on Green Roads for Water Opportunities in Sebeya Catchment Scoping Study on Green Roads for Water Opportunities in Sebeya Catchment

The overall objective of this scoping study is to provide an additional support measure to Integrated Water Resources … Continued

External resources

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Stone arch bridges – A practical Manual for Local Governments Stone arch bridges – A practical Manual for Local Governments

This manual was developed based on the experience of the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) supported Kasese District Poverty … Continued

Polder Management in Bangladesh – shared by the Blue Gold Program Polder Management in Bangladesh – shared by the Blue Gold Program

Blue Gold is a collaboration program between the Government of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh. The Blue … Continued

Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads

The objective of this manual is to: provide users with an understanding that our road system is part … Continued

Publications

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Guideline on Protecting & Developing Springs in Hill and Mountain areas Guideline on Protecting & Developing Springs in Hill and Mountain areas

This guideline provides ideas and interventions on how to better manage important water resources such as springs, seeps … Continued

Green Roads for Water will be presented at the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 as a promising climate adaptation strategy Green Roads for Water will be presented at the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 as a promising climate adaptation strategy

Our planet is getting warmer, which has a growing impact on our societies and economies. We need to … Continued

Adoption of Road Water Harvesting Practices and Their Impacts: Evidence from a Semi-Arid Region of Ethiopia Adoption of Road Water Harvesting Practices and Their Impacts: Evidence from a Semi-Arid Region of Ethiopia

In the drylands of Ethiopia, several road water harvesting practices (RWHP) have been used to supplement rain-fed agriculture. … Continued

Research and developments

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Key findings and methodology “Roads for water: Unused Potential” Key findings and methodology “Roads for water: Unused Potential”

Key findings and methodology “Roads for water: Unused Potential” presented during International Conference on Water, Environment and Climate … Continued

Evaluating the potential of road rain water harvesting in Yemen: A case study of the Maghrabah Manakah Bab Bahil Road, Sana’a Governorate Evaluating the potential of road rain water harvesting in Yemen: A case study of the Maghrabah Manakah Bab Bahil Road, Sana’a Governorate

MSc Theis submitted by Mohammed A. Al–Abyadh. Read the full thesis on this RRWH Master Thesis “M. Abyadh” Abstract … Continued

MSc Thesis: Improving the design of road hydraulic structures for water harvesting: The case of Freweyni – Hawzien – Abraha – We – Atsbeha road, Tigray, Ethiopia MSc Thesis: Improving the design of road hydraulic structures for water harvesting: The case of Freweyni – Hawzien – Abraha – We – Atsbeha road, Tigray, Ethiopia

This study explores the effect of design improvements of road hydraulic structures for water harvesting. The study was … Continued