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RFI and Sustainable Wetlands Management

27 July 2023
The session gives an overview on the Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI), which envisions a network of sustainable wetlands along the EAA Flyway and hosted, managed, and protected by vibrant and resilient communities. This vision shall be realized through the development of viable nature-based…

RFI Site Selection Process in the Philippines

27 June 2023
The framework for priority site selection has equipped the team in developing a priority list with 147 sites (Phase 1), which will evolve into a short list of 50 sites (Phase 2). The site prioritization criteria are aligned with the existing and widely accepted criteria used in the definition of…

Policy Dialogue with CSOs 1: Challenging Ways Forward: Asserting Communities' Considerations on Just Transition

2 May 2023
by NGO Forum on ADB, Asian People’s Movement for Debt and Development, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives – Asia Pacific, and Indus Consortium. In his opening remarks, ADB Vice President for East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ahmed Saeed highlighted that ensuring sustainable…

Connecting ecosystem services values to decision-making

15 March 2023
Knowing the full range of benefits and values offered by different wetland ecosystem services is important in making decisions, not just for the purpose of conservation but also in determining best options for uplifting the lives of households and communities. Several cases had been shared here,…

Case studies: Sustainable agriculture and its role in maintaining ecosystem services

15 March 2023
Wetlands, if sustainably managed for agricultural and conservation purposes, can significantly contribute to ensuring food security. Cases in sustainable agriculture are shared, with key recommendations highlighted: • Promotion of the sustainable coexistence of agriculture and wetlands; • Use of…

Building a Business Case for the Future of our Shared Flyway

14 March 2023
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) team joined the 11th East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Meeting of the Parties in Brisbane, Australia (12-17 Mar 2023). ADB’s Duncan Lang and BirdLife International’s Ding Li Yong delivered the keynote presentation, which covered the status of…

PAK: Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997

26 January 2023
An Act to provide for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of sustainable development

Investors’ and Underwriters’ Perspectives on Sustainable Finance in ASEAN

24 November 2022
This presentation gives an overview of the key findings of a green bond market survey in ASEAN and explored potential solutions for mobilizing private capital on a large scale through capital markets.

VAN: Strengthening Implementation Capacity for EIA — Institutional Capacity Assessment

25 October 2022
The government plans to address these challenges by strengthening the CSS framework and building the capacity of its key ministries. To this end ADB has provided support to Vanuatu through a subproject under the Technical Assistance for Strengthening and Use of Country Safeguard Systems (RETA 7566-…

MON: Reform of Legal and Regulatory Framework for Involuntary Resettlement–Phase1 : LAND ACQUISITION LEGISLATION AND EXPERIENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

19 September 2022
(Project date: 31 August 2011) The Consultant Team has been asked by the Working Group to provide further information on land acquisition legislation and experience in certain countries, discuss the pros and cons, and suggest what can be learnt for Mongolia from their experiences.