Scene Setting: “Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs”

The session summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Knowledge Product "Sustainable Finance for Asia and the Pacific: Protecting and Restoring Coral Reefs" jointly published by ADB and The Nature Conservancy. The knowledge product reviews the benefits of coral reefs, the risks faced by coral reefs, and opportunities to sustainably finance the protection and restoration of coral reefs in Asia and the Pacific. It discusses specific actions that can be taken to ensure effective management of coral reefs, both of degraded reefs and of reefs damaged by disaster events.

Paul Cullum

Paul has 35 years’ experience in the engineering insurance sector. He joined HSB is 2004 working in business development, underwriting and product development roles. Paul developed and launched HSB’s award winning Energy Efficiency Insurance product in 2014.