Roundtable: Investing in the Blue Economy for Conservation and Impact
Roundtable: Investing in a Blue Economy for Conservation and Impact
Venue: Furama Gallery 1 & 2
Date: November 18, 2015
Time: 1030 – 1700
OBJECTIVE(S):
- Discuss and level set on the current conservation / impact investment landscape in East Asia
- Learn about various models for investment in sustainable development of coasts and oceans
- Learn about examples of potentially investable activities emerging from World Bank projects
- Explore one model for moving potentially investable activities towards investment-readiness
- Demonstrate features and gather feedback on beta design of investment functionality in KM platform
- Connect project managers and local government representatives with investment experts
EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
- Understanding and appreciation of investment component of the KM platform by investment and project representatives
- Feedback on beta design of investment functionality in KM platform
- Initial development of relationships toward investment in certain projects
- Next steps in development of investment features of the platform
KEY MESSAGE(S) OF THE ROUNDTABLE
- Investment in coastal and marine sustainable development represents an opportunity for the public and private sectors to protect and enhance critical ecosystem services in East Asia while contributing to growth and development.
- There is much potential for investment in coastal and marine projects and no shortage of investment capital available, but project developers' expectations must be aligned with investor requirements.
- In most cases, a significant amount of work must be undertaken to prepare a project for investment-readiness.
- A regional knowledge management platform is being built to help projects become more investment-ready and facilitate discovery of investment opportunities by investors.
- Learn about successful investment models and get a first look at the investment functionality in the knowledge management platform.
- Learn about examples of World Bank pilot investment projects and connect with project representatives, local government representatives, investment experts and other partners.