Flyways as a Mechanism to Scale Up Nature-Positive Impact in Asia and the Pacific
24 October 2024
The ADB Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) is one of ADB’s flagship nature-positive programs, aiming to scale up wetlands' protection and sustainable management along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. In collaboration with the East-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) and key delivery partner BirdLife International, the RFI has now started to see progress in its aim of mobilizing $3 billion for the initiative over the next ten years, and in 2024, we are now seeing project loans and grants being processed.
The success of the RFI is now being replicated in other regions through the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), Audubon, and BirdLife International through the Americas Flyway Initiative, and there is now growing interest in developing further flyway-focused programs for the Africa-Eurasia Flyway and Central Asian Flyway.
Given the growing interest, this session will explore experiences from the different flyways to examine why flyways can be a mechanism to really deliver regional impact for wetland conservation while supporting livelihoods and strengthening climate resilience. The session will also consider whether different approaches are needed for the different flyways and how partnerships can be built to take forward these regional initiatives beyond the high interest ‘development phase’ to the critical ‘implementation phase’.
The event will include a keynote presentation from BirdLife International introducing flyways and a panel discussion with different organizations involved in flyways, including Audubon and Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
The governments of the Philippines, Cambodia, and Japan will also share their experiences at the country level to provide their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities and what can be done to fill the funding gap.
The session will be closed with remarks from the World Bank, which will offer a perspective on the different approaches needed for the different flyways.
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