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Scene Setting: “Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs”

14 November 2023
The session summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Knowledge Product "Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs" jointly published by ADB and The Nature Conservancy. The knowledge product reviews the benefits of coral reefs, the risks faced…

Meeting Summary

14 November 2023
The note summarizes the meeting discussion, including Q&A and next steps.

Project Overview: “Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions for Coastal Resilience in Asia-Pacific"

14 November 2023
The sessions cover the following: overview of the project, outline of modelling approach, and outline of prioritization exercise and data needs.

List of participants

14 November 2023
List of participants representing the relevant government agencies, Landell Mills consultant consortium team, and ADB project team.

[Video] Project Overview: “Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions for Coastal Resilience in Asia-Pacific"

14 November 2023
The sessions cover the following: overview of the project; outline of modelling approach; and outline of prioritization exercise and data needs.

[Video] Scene Setting: “Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs”

14 November 2023
The session summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Knowledge Product "Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs" jointly published by ADB and The Nature Conservancy. The knowledge product reviews the benefits of coral reefs, the risks faced…

Hazardous Material Management in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

1 May 2019
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is the first operational SEZ in Myanmar and one of the largest industrial development. Thilawa SEZ recognized the need for proper hazardous material management in addition to waste management to avoid accidents such as chemical accidents and explosions. It has…

Contemporary Concepts in Water Management and Impacts of Development on Local Hydrology

22 November 2018
Contemporary concepts in water management include use versus consumption, virtual water, and a hierarchy of water requirements. This presentation describes these concepts as well as managing competition in water use, what water management should focus on, infrastructure development and hydrology,…

Agricultural Market Efforts in Southeast Asia: Case of Myanmar and Thailand

16 March 2018
Natural hazards such as floods and drought increasingly occur due to extreme weather events that are exacerbated by climate change. To cope with the adverse effects of climate change, familiarization of agricultural insurance as an adaptation measure is needed especially by developing world farmers…

Mandalay City Goes Green

24 November 2016
ADB's Eri Honda and ADB consultant Ian Hamilton shares stories on how the restoration of Thingazar Creek is paving the way for the transformation of Mandalay into a prosperous, green urban center. The Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project is the first urban development project since ADB's re-…