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.

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

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.