Time of event
12:30–15:30 (Tokyo time)
Summary
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 explored policy actions for promoting sustainable ocean and coastal development and management.
The focus was on the blue economy and blue finance, including related governance planning, sectoral management, and risk management. Research presentations explored 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 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
Participants
- Government officials from Asian Development Bank member economies and experts from think tanks, universities, and other institutions
Output
- Greater understanding of ocean-related sustainable development, governance challenges, and policy solutions
- Research papers featured during the conference will be considered for publication as policy briefs and possible inclusion in a special journal issue or edited book
- Presentations delivered during the conference will be made available on the ADBI website
Partners
- Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong
- Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
- Ocean Affairs Council
Conference Presentations
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Session 1.1: Approaches to Strengthen Fisheries Financing and Institutional Mechanisms: A Cross-Country Comparison of Indonesia, India, and Cambodia |
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Session 1.2: Tracking International Aid for Ocean Conservation and Climate Action |
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Session 1.3: Blue Bonds: Sustainable Oceans and Portfolio Allocation |
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Session 2.1: Government Policy, Industrial Cluster and Blue Economy: A Case Study on the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone |
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Session 2.2: Developing the Philippine Blue Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Ocean Tourism Sector |
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Session 2.3: Capitalizing Upon Co-Benefits and Synergies for Promoting Blue Economy in Asia and the Pacific |
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Session 3.1: Addressing Marine Litter Through Sustainable Tourism: The Case of Siargao Islands in Southern Philippines |
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Session 3.2: Off-shore Wind Energy as an Emergent Ocean Infrastructure in India: Mapping and Measuring Social and Environmental Challenges |
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Session 3.3: Sustainable Coastal and Maritime Tourism: A Potential Blue Economy Avenue of Bangladesh |
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Session 4.1: Application of the BinD model for Fiji’s Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Policy Simulation |
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Session 4.2: Whether Coastal Protective Hard Structures Are So Longer Applicable with Respect to Shoreline Changes In Sri Lanka |