Coral reef management has evolved from a focus on assessing the state of ecosystems to greater consideration of their resilience. Resilience-based management is more responsive to the threats facing coral...
Thanks to funding support from the PROBLUE and Indonesia Oceans, Marine Debris and Coastal Resources Multi-Donor Trust Funds, the World Bank, the Government of Indonesia, the Global Environment Facility...
Maldives faces severe consequences from climate change. This could pose both risks and financing opportunities for the financial sector. Rising sea levels and coastal flooding pose significant threats...
Ratings for the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program : Coral Triangle Initiative (COREMAP-CTI) for Indonesia were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was satisfactory and monitoring and...
This legal study has been developed as a part of the World Bank’s work on ‘Building Resilience in Pacific Atoll Island Countries’ which aims to strengthen the capacity of selected Pacific atoll island...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the tourism industry particularly hard, affecting livelihoods and exacerbating some pressures on the natural capital resource base. Supporting the tourism sector...
Being a small island nation, Seychelles is highly exposed to natural hazards, especially coastal erosion, coastal flooding, flash flooding, and rock fall. In an effort to improve this understanding and...
In Seychelles, coral reefs are a first line of defense against coastal flooding and erosion. Coral reefs also provide other important benefits for tourism, fishing, culture, and habitat richness. In the...