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Add to Preferred Sources? 10-11 November 2020 ? 12:30–15:30 (Tokyo time)
Virtual
Billions of people in Asia and the Pacific depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods, food security, health, and recreation. However, the impacts of climate change, marine pollution, unsustainable fishing, and rapid unsustainable coastal development are increasingly threatening these ecosystems, jeopardizing the region’s small islands and other developing coastal economies.
Co-hosted by ADBI, the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong; Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation; and Ocean Affairs Council, this virtual conference will explore policy actions for promoting sustainable ocean and coastal development and management.
The focus will be on the blue economy and blue finance, including related governance planning, sectoral management, and risk management. Research presentations will explore innovative ocean financing schemes, as well as strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change and unsustainable practices on communities that rely on healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems.
Objectives:
- Examine policy actions that promote a sustainable ocean and coastal development and management.
- Assess the blue economy and ways to enhance its sustainable growth potential in developing Asia and the Pacific.
- Exchange experiences and best practices on sustainable ocean development and management.
Original source: ADB