Laxmi Sharma
Unit Head, Project Administration, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, Asian Development Bank

Laxmi Sharma is an engineer with more than 25 years of experience on integrated urban planning and development, water and sanitation, solid waste management, inclusive city development, urban transport sector, and infrastructure and service financing models. She is skilled in multi-stakeholder driven development; project design, processing and management; and application of technologies. She has multicultural working experience in multiple countries—Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, and Thailand. She holds a Master of Engineering degree from the Asian Institute of Technology Bangkok. 

 

Follow Laxmi Sharma on
Summary

How Incentivizing Change is Transforming the Urban Landscape in Bangladesh

Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.

   Bangladesh; Gender Equality; Governance and public sector management; Urban development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Case Study

Washing Away Barriers to Social Inclusion through Improved Access to Clean Water

A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.

   Nepal; Gender Equality; Water
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities; Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Case Study

Community Participation Key to Water Supply Success

Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.

   Nepal; Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality; Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation