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.
Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific: Spotlight Session on Green Ports and Shipping Read more about Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific: Spotlight Session on Green Ports and Shipping Innovative solutions for Asia and the Pacific on Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization. Objectives:
The Business of our Oceans Read more about The Business of our Oceans This presentation gives an overview of the ocean’s crisis, the sustainable blue economies, and how to achieve regenerative business models and financing.
Katinka Weinberger Keywords environment climate change water oceans UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific research for development rural development and food systems environmental dimension into social and economic policies Read more about Katinka Weinberger Katinka Weinberger is the Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) in UNESCAP. As Chief of EDPS, she is responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and implementing ESCAP’s work program in the area of environment, especially on climate change, water and oceans and provides leadership in formulating and coordinating ESCAP’s response to the 2030 Agenda.
Andrew Jones Keywords Geoscience Energy and Maritime resources energy oceans maritime water and sanitation Disaster Reduction climate change Read more about Andrew Jones Andrew Jones is currently a Divisional Director within the Pacific Community (SPC), the principal scientific and technical organization in the Pacific region. Andrew shapes the strategic direction of SPC’s Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division by overseeing and ensuring provision of high quality scientific, technical and policy support for activities across a range of sectors including Resources, Energy, Oceans, Maritime, Water and Sanitation, Disaster Reduction and Climate Change.
Ian Jones Keywords ecology hydrology lakes oceans atmosphere automated high-frequency data collection floating solar panels water body ecosystems Read more about Ian Jones Dr. Ian Jones is a lake physicist with more than twenty years’ experience researching lakes, oceans and the atmosphere. He works at the University of Stirling, UK, and specializes in using automated high-frequency data collection and numerical modeling to study the impact physical processes have on all aspects of lake ecology. His recent interests include the effects floating solar panels have on water body ecosystems and the potential for obtaining heat energy from lakes using heat pumps.