Community of Practice

This self-paced online course is designed to help reef managers and practitioners understand how wastewater pollution threatens ocean and human health and what strategies and solutions are available to protect coastal environments. 

The Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations General Assembly for the year 2030 include the promotion of clean water and sanitation. Advancing this goal could raise living standards for millions of people in Asia and the Pacific and is incorporated in the Asian Development Bank’s Strategy 2030. This lecture will explore the key role public policy can play in accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure growth. It features an assessment of project case studies in the region.

This course explores the fundamentals of sustainable finance, climate risk assessment, and the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment strategies.

This course is intended to provide on overview of forest and water relationships, and an understanding of the impacts of changing landscapes on water resources. It can be used as a stand-alone course for those interested in learning about the forest-water nexus, or as an introduction for those who will engage in workshops using the FAO capacity development facilitation guide on Advancing the Forest and Water Nexus.