Maria Mercedes Kuri Keywords climate change global youth UN water management Read more about Maria Mercedes Kuri
Zihan Xuan Keywords climate change global youth water management Read more about Zihan Xuan Zihan is a youth climate advocate with the Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He is the Co-Lead of the COP26 Global Youth Statement, a representative and inclusive climate policy document drafted in consultation with more than 40,000 young people from more than 135 countries around the world. Hailing from Shanghai and Singapore, he serves as the Regional Youth Focal Point (Eastern and South-Eastern Asia) for the United Nations International Federation of Youth (UN1FY) for Water and Climate.
Cholpon Aitakhunova Keywords climate change water Urban Development Read more about Cholpon Aitakhunova Cholpon leads Central Asian Youth for Water (CAY4W) in her role of regional co-coordinator for Central Asia and Afghanistan. Currently, as an International Climate Protection fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation she is carrying out her research on the interface of water, climate, and security in Central Asia with a special focus on collective leadership, supported by her host institution - CLI.
Isabela Espindola Keywords climate change water Urban Development water governance and management sustainable development Read more about Isabela Espindola Dr Espindola is a Brazilian young water professional based in London and working at the International Water Association (IWA) as the Membership Engagement Officer responsible for the young water professionals community within IWA. Isabela holds a PhD in Human geography from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), focusing on South America's transboundary water governance and management. She also has an MSc. in Environmental Sciences and a BA in International Relations and Economics.
Julie Marechal Perkins Keywords climate change water Urban Development Read more about Julie Marechal Perkins
Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Ocean Resilience and Coastal Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific Part 1: Climate Adaptation for Resilient Coastal Development and Blue Economy Objectives: This session discussed issues and challenges faced in implementing coastal climate adaptation and the importance of pursuing programmatic and system-wide approaches for building longer-term coastal resilience and the blue economy. The discussions guided ADB in scaling up its support for coastal adaptation to meet its dual commitments to climate action and healthy oceans.
Unlocking Islamic Climate Finance in Joint ADB and IsDB Countries Read more about Unlocking Islamic Climate Finance in Joint ADB and IsDB Countries The event aimed to present a joint report released by ADB and the Islamic Development Bank on unlocking Islamic finance for climate action and discuss upcoming challenges and opportunities in unlocking and scaling up Islamic finance for climate action.
Bridging the Gap Between Adaptation Planning and Financing Read more about Bridging the Gap Between Adaptation Planning and Financing The session discussed the challenges and opportunities for bridging the gap between adaptation planning and financing. It identified the enabling environment needed to ensure adaptation plans are able to secure long-term financing for implementation. The discussions helped identify the support that ADB can provide countries in bridging this gap and thereby increase its commitments to #climateadaptation finance.
Accelerating Private Sector Engagement in Adaptation: The Role Of DFIs Read more about Accelerating Private Sector Engagement in Adaptation: The Role Of DFIs This side event discussed the roles of DFIs in supporting the scaling up of private sector engagement in adaptation. It aimed to highlight key resources, instruments, and emerging opportunities, including key levers that could be applied through upstream policy engagement and analytical efforts, as well as downstream practices related to investment structuring and finance instrument deployment.
ADB Just Transition Support Platform: Enabling a Just Transition in Asia and the Pacific Read more about ADB Just Transition Support Platform: Enabling a Just Transition in Asia and the Pacific Recognizing the need for upstream technical and policy support, ADB is launching its Just Transition Support Platform, a multi-sector technical assistance platform, to build capacity of its member countries to strategically plan, implement, and finance a just transition.