Margaret Kuhlow Keywords healthy oceans oceans technology finance sustainable development blue economies Read more about Margaret Kuhlow Margaret L. Kuhlow leads WWF’s Finance Practice, providing strategic direction and thought and content leadership to WWF’s global engagement with the finance sector.
Scene Setter for Coastal Resilience Read more about Scene Setter for Coastal Resilience Coastal Resilience. Massive investment at scale is needed in both nature and transformational adaptation to build the resilience of Asia and the Pacific’s critical coastal and marine ecosystems, communities, cities, and island nations to climate and disaster-related shocks and stresses. Nature-based solutions such as the protection and restoration of coral reefs, mangrove forests, wetlands, and sandy beaches, enhance ecosystem resilience and the protection of coastal cities and communities while providing multiple economic, societal, and climate mitigation co-benefits.
Scene Setter for Plastic-free Oceans Read more about Scene Setter for Plastic-free Oceans Plastic waste and pollution are urgent issues for Asia and the Pacific and the health of its ecosystems and communities. Over 80% of all marine plastic pollution comes from Asia, while Pacific island countries are exposed to ocean currents that accumulate large volumes of marine litter that eventually washes up on their shores. Countries are developing strategies to reduce plastic pollution by addressing waste mismanagement, reducing marine debris, and enabling a transition to a circular plastics economy.
Jenna Jambeck Keywords healthy oceans oceans technology finance sustainable development blue economies Read more about Jenna Jambeck Jenna Jambeck is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia and a National Geographic Fellow. Dr. Jambeck conducts research and teaches environmental engineering with a focus on solid waste. Her work often interweaves social context and sciences with technical aspects.
Kirsteen Mack Keywords procurement ADB PPFD finance Read more about Kirsteen Mack Kirsteen Mack is a Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank. She handles Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka’s energy projects. Prior to ADB, she was a Procurement Project Manager at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in the Philippines, has also served at the UNOPS’ offices in Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Denmark in various capacities.
Doing Business with ADB and the ADB Procurement System Read more about Doing Business with ADB and the ADB Procurement System This presentation gives an overview of ADB's procurement framework and operations.
ADB Engagement in Disaster Risk Management Read more about ADB Engagement in Disaster Risk Management This presentation provides an overview of ADB's focus on disaster risk reduction management in accordance with its development mandate.
ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2022): Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery Read more about ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2022): Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery Highlights The pandemic has had a deep and profound impact throughout Southeast Asia. Many of the region’s hard-won gains in reducing poverty, creating jobs, and enhancing health and well-being have been reversed, with the poor and vulnerable particularly hard-hit.
Crowdfunding Regulatory Framework in Republic of Korea Read more about Crowdfunding Regulatory Framework in Republic of Korea This presentation gives an overview of Crowdfunding in the Republic of Korea.
Jaeseung Suk Keywords finance Korea microfinance crowdfunding Read more about Jaeseung Suk Jaeseung Suk is the Lead Manager Mutual Savings Bank Supervision Department Financial Supervisory Service of Korea