(Track 7: Adaptive Water Resources Infrastructure, Coastal Resilience and Blue Food/Carbon)
The session is designed to present the strategic direction and programming approach of ADB’s Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development (AFNR) for the Pacific, and its alignment with ongoing regional initiatives, such as the Pacific SIDS Investment Programme - which serves as a policy and investment framework for scaling up transformative food systems investments across Pacific SIDS – and the Regional Programmatic Approach on Climate Action (RPACA). The session will provide an overview potential integrated solutions and priorities in coastal and flood resilience as well as food and nutrition security, highlight emerging investment pipelines in the region, and showcase the core priorities and implementation pathways.
Opening remarks and setting the scene
Franklyn Derek Wasi, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands
Sergie Bang, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Session objectives and rules
Moderators:
Erin Collier, Economist, Investment Centre, CFIB, FAO
Alexia Sotiriadou, Water Resources Specialist, ADB
Plenary: A regional programmatic approach for climate adaptation and resilience food systems
- ADB: RPACA and AFNR Pacific Strategy
Xueliang Cai, Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB - FAO: Pacific SIDS Investment Programme
Jozimo Santos Rocha, Officer-in-Charge, Asia and the Pacific Service, FAO - IFAD: Pacific Strategy
Candra Samekto, Country Director (Fiji), IFAD - WBG: Pacific Strategy
Paavo Eliste, Lead Rural Development Specialist, WBG
Questions & Answers
Roundtable Thematic Discussions
Topic 1: Integrated solutions for coastal and flood resilience and links to food system
Moderator: Geoff Wilson, ADB
Topic 2: Sustainable food security and Nutrition
Moderator: Xiaoruo Jiang, FAO
Closing Remarks
Florence Rahiria, Land Resources Division Deputy Director, SPC
