<div><h4>Description</h4><p><p>Building coastal resilience in Asia-Pacific is an urgent priority. It requires adopting long-term and integrated planning approaches that favor adaptive management, a risk-based approach, inclusive processes, and consider the full spectrum of coastal resilience options. Given their potential benefits, nature-based solutions should be considered as part of integrated plans combining grey and green solutions and soft measures such as awareness raising, policy making, land use planning and early warning. The TA will support DMCs based on demand and potential impact and will explore linkages with other ADB programs. Consideration will also be given to potential for knowledge-sharing and scaling-up of TA activities across the region. </p><p>Output 1: Strategic plans, policies and programs to build coastal resilience prepared. Output 1 will support the (i) development of long-term integrated plans for building coastal resilience through integrated and sustainable solutions, such as coastline management plans or adaptation plans following a pathway approach, strengthening multi-level governance arrangements, following participative processes when possible, prioritizing plans with regional benefits, and integrating with larger strategies for maximum impact; (ii) identification of necessary policies and investments to enhance coastal resilience and sustainably manage coastal ecosystems, including the development of sustainable coastal livelihood and economic development programs, with special attention to vulnerable groups and women's empowerment.</p><p>Output 2: Nature-based and integrated coastal resilience investments supported. The TA will provide specialist support, based on demand from operations departments and DMCs, to identify, prepare and accelerate interventions to boost coastal resilience, prioritizing activities that achieve multiple resilience benefits and those with regional benefits, and promoting multi-functional design and long-term sustainability. The scope of specialists' inputs will focus on (i) nature-based, soft and hybrid solutions; and (ii) economic development opportunities and livelihoods for coastal communities. Such inputs could include (i) assessments to inform ADB's country partnership strategy and country operation business plans; (ii) supporting the preparation of concept papers; and (iii) providing inputs to improve project design and implementation.</p><p>Output 3: Knowledge, regional cooperation, and financing for building coastal resilience improved. The TA will develop knowledge products to advance coastal resilience solutions know-how, the use of nature-based approaches, and the role and value of coastal ecosystems including its economic dimension and maintenance. The TA will encourage regional cooperation on coastal and marine ecosystems as regional public goods. For this purpose, the TA will work with regional programs, and specifically with the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia -Malaysia-Philippines East Association of Southeast Asian Nations Growth Area, and other cooperative platforms such as the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program and the Atoll Dialogue, to strengthen regional knowledge sharing, replicate successful approaches and foster the dialogue among participating DMCs on how to scale up successful initiatives to regional levels, encouraging a more regional approach to dealing with coastal ecosystems. Cross-country study visits, regional knowledge-sharing workshops and dialogue events will be organized for this purpose in collaboration with regional cooperation programs. The TA will also support the development of innovative ocean financing mechanisms (e.g. a coral reef insurance initiative) and the mobilization of additional funding.</p></p><h4>Impact</h4><p><p>Resilience of coastal communities, cities, infrastructure and ecosystems enhanced.</p></p></div>

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