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Plastic-free Oceans by Ministry of Environment, Government of Japan

28 January 2022
Session Synopsis: The global community now faces three global crises: climate change, nature loss, and environmental pollution. In order to address these vital issues, the socio-economic systems need to be transformed into more sustainable and resilient one. Japan is now accelerating the transition…

Coastal Resilience by Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund

28 January 2022
Session Synopsis: Consequential and overlapping issues such as food security, climate change, and marine biodiversity have been at the forefront in setting ambitious national and regional targets for achieving coastal resilience. Fully functioning and effectively managed technologies contribute to…

What’s for dinner tonight? Blue Foods!

28 January 2022
Session Synopsis: The global community has set ambitious commitments and targets for achieving healthy marine ecosystems and technologies play an indispensable role in achieving that. Through the Healthy Oceans Finance and Technology Forum, ADB aims to share with developing member countries (DMCs)…

Sustainable Nitrogen Management for Healthy Oceans, Environment, and Economy

28 January 2022
Event Synopsis: Nitrogen as a fertilizer has been a huge influence in feeding the global population. Increased crop production over the last century has also allowed substantial increases in livestock population, enriching human diets and producing many other products. Nitrogen however is also a…

Closing Plenary

28 January 2022
Bruno Carrasco, ADB Director General and concurrently Chief Compliance Officer of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

SME BlueImpact Asia: Financing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises that Dominate the Blue Economy

28 January 2022
This session presented SME BlueImpact Asia, a blended finance platform for SME Blue Economy projects, which was jointly developed by ADB with UNEP and UNDP. The session discussed the concept of this initiative and will draw lessons from the European experience with BlueInvest Europe. To ensure the…

SMEs as Guardians of Ocean Health & Community Empowerment

27 January 2022
Amb. Peter Thomson discusses the need for a systematic approach to financing Blue Economy SMEs.

Welcome Remarks

27 January 2022
ADB Director General Suzanne Gaboury in her welcome remarks highlighted the importance of mobilizing private sector financing for SMEs.

Concept of SME BlueImpact Asia

27 January 2022
The presentation discusses the concept of SME BlueImpact Asia, including its objectives, features, governance structure, and metrics.

Risk Management for BlueImpact Platform

27 January 2022
This presentation discusses de-risking strategies applied by BlueImpact Asia to attract private investments for SMEs.