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[VIDEO] Restoring Beaches through Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management | Asian Development Bank (adb.org)

16 December 2020
The coastal town of Ullal in the state of Karnataka is an important trading center in the southwestern region of India. However, the safety and livelihood of its communities are threatened by shoreline erosion. Introduction of environmentally appropriate hybrid solutions have helped counter this…

The Future of Financial Intelligence: Partnership, Partnership, Partnership

11 December 2020
What is the regional landscape concerning financial crimes, and what are the future drivers of change? This presentation gives an overview of these topics, increased use of big data, and the partnership model of AUSTRAC,the Australian Government agency responsible for detecting, deterring, and…

AML/CFT Utilities: The Possibilities, Perils, and Pitfalls—A Pacific Perspective

10 December 2020
Money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF) are priority issues for banks in the Pacific, which shoulder the risks and high costs associated with ML and TF. This presentation gives an overview of the banks’ process in onboarding new customers and offers a different Know Your Customer (KYC)…

Trade STR Data Points and Feedback Loop

9 December 2020
The 2012 Asia/Pacific Group Report on Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) recommended policies to combat TBML. This presentation gives a status of the proposals, identifies the TBML data points that need to be added when reporting suspicious transactions, and outlines next steps, including testing…

'Ave Pa' Anga Pau Remittance Service

8 December 2020
This infographic highlights 'Ave Pa'anga Pau as a low cost, fast, and secure remittance service.

Identification and Management of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas in Wallacea, Indonesia

3 December 2020
Lessons learned from the identification and management of indigenous community conserved area in Wallacea region, Indonesia

Indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation: the potential for synergies

3 December 2020
This presentation gave an overview of indigenous peoples and biodiversity conservation.

Moving from reactive to proactive development planning to conserve Indigenous community and biodiversity values

3 December 2020
This presentation discussed the framework for integrating biodiversity and cultural values to facilitate use in EIA processes, using the Nyikina Mangala Native Title Determination Area in the Kimberley, Western Australia, as a case study

Just Transition: EBRD Support and Financing Approach

2 December 2020
Russell Bishop and Sean Bradley of EBRD discussed the Green Economy Transition (GET) approach, which will accelerate the transition to a green, low-carbon, and resilient economy, and the development of EBRD’s Just Transition Initiative.

Just Transitions Framework and Insights From India

2 December 2020
Mike Ward of CIF presented on the Just Transition framework being developed by CIF and Just Transition case studies in India and South Africa.