James Lynch is Deputy Director General, Pacific Department at Asian Development Bank (ADB), with more than twenty years of international experience in infrastructure finance, project development, regional cooperation and managing partnerships with government counterparts, the private sector and civil society. Currently a senior executive at the Asian Development Bank responsible for strategic planning, policy analysis and management of the Bank's operations in the Pacific. The ADB’s operational strategies department for the Pacific developing member countries - including economic analyses, policy analyses, and country performance reviews - is responsible for the entire range of ADB operations in the region, including the preparation, appraisal, and administration of loans and technical assistance projects. Watch the full presentation session on IWA-Connect.org Learn more: www.worldwatercongress.org