Zeroing-in on Sustainable Wetland Management: Challenges and Prospects (the Regional Flyway Initiative) Read more about Zeroing-in on Sustainable Wetland Management: Challenges and Prospects (the Regional Flyway Initiative) To address the continuing decline of wetlands particularly in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), the Asian Development Bank, with partners BirdLife International and the EAAF Partnership, recently launched the Regional Flyway Initiative.
Nature Based Solutions - A Component of Integrated Flood Risk Management Read more about Nature Based Solutions - A Component of Integrated Flood Risk Management This presentation discussed the concept of Nature Based Solutions and how they are relevant in flood risk management in Asian countries.
Sustainable Infrastructure Development Strategies (SIDS) for SIDS Read more about Sustainable Infrastructure Development Strategies (SIDS) for SIDS Sonia Chand Sandhu talked about the sustainability challenge, response to environmental degradation and climate change, total asset management approach, core problems and sustainable solutions for coastal cities, and the role of judges in upholding the rule of law.
Climate Migration and Impacts on Heritage and Identity Read more about Climate Migration and Impacts on Heritage and Identity Sarah Queblatin talked about how climate change destroys cultural heritage and identity. She also identified the frameworks, studies, and approaches to environmental migration, and explained regenerative solutions design as well as other nature based solutions.
Sonia Chand Sandhu Keywords environmental engineering urban resilience sustainable development inclusive green growth nature based solutions coastal and watershed protection Read more about Sonia Chand Sandhu Sonia leads Evaluation Capacity Development at IED covering developing member countries and ADB staff. She brings 30 years of international development experience from ADB, World Bank and the private sector in infrastructure operations across sectors. She has been with ADB since 2011, holding multiple responsibilities from project leader in the urban sector, evaluation, environment safeguards and technical assistance programs. She was appointed the Sr. Advisor to the Vice President of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development in 2015.