Sustainable Fishing

Advancing sustainable fishing in the Philippines DFC

Challenge There is a long tradition of fishing in the Philippines however a growing population a booming tourism industry and increased industrialization of the fishing industry has depleted fish stocks. These challenges have been exacerbated by the use of unsustainable feed sources that pollute aquatic ecosystems. In 2018 a UN report warned that the Asia-Pacific region was at risk of Advancing sustainable fishing in the Philippines DFC financing to ManiBhavnam Home Finance India Private Limited ManiBhavnam is helping support mortgage and home equity loans to low-income borrowers in cities across northern and central India with 100 of the loans to be provided to women borrowers co-borrowers or guarantors.Dar stressed that combatting illegal unreported and unregulated fishing IUUF plays an important part in the government s drive in advancing the well-being and resilience of Philippine fisherfolk while promoting sustainable fisheries.Meliomar is a seafood processor that sources sustainable fish from environmentally friendly small-scale fisheries. Meliomar founded in 2013 is working to educate sellers and consumers about sustainable fishing practices and to support local livelihoods by promoting fair wages for coastal fishing communities.Projects support developing countries reeling from COVID-19 and include first transactions using equity and technical assistance WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved 1 billion of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe.

Agriculture is a vital sector in the economies of many developing countries and is essential to promoting a healthy population as well as supporting the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. DFC is committed to investing in projects that help smallholder farmers access training and tools to increase yields strengthen value chains to reduce food waste build critical food processing June 4 2020. Projects support developing countries reeling from COVID-19 and include first transactions using equity and technical assistance . WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved 1 billion of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe.The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved 1 billion of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe. The investments mark one of the largest tranches approved during a Board meeting under DFC and its predecessor agency.Office of the Spokesperson The Governments of the United States and India co-hosted the fourth annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum IPBF virtually October 28-29 2021. This marked the first time this event has been co-hosted in South Asia. The IPBF advances the United States vision for an open interconnected resilient and secure Indo-Pacific region.The President s Fiscal Year FY 2023 Budget Request for the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development USAID is 60.4 billion which includes 29.4 billion for USAID fully and partially managed accounts 1.7 billion 6 percent above the FY 2022 Request. The Biden-Harris Administration s Request is a

Projects support developing countries reeling from COVID-19 and include first transactions using equity and technical assistance. WASHINGTON The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved 1 billion of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe.Projects support countries reeling from COVID-19 with first transactions using equity and technical assistance. WASHINGTON - The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved 1 billion of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe.Office of the Spokesperson The United States welcomes the historic opportunity at the United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA 5.2 February-March 2022 to start a process with other nations and stakeholders to fight plastic pollution. The United States is already acting both domestically and internationally to address this global challenge.fishing. The study found large differences in the financial losses and damages to boats and engines across districts and provinces based on their locations in relation to the cyclone. Compared to men women were more involved in subsistence fishing owned more of the simple gear types such as hooks and lines and suffered greater total gear The United States welcomes the historic opportunity at the United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA 5.2 February-March 2022 to start a process with other nations and stakeholders to fight plastic pollution. The United States is already acting both domestically and internationally to address this global challenge. Key U.S. programs are highlighted below. National U.S. Environmental

A man carries fish on a beach covered with plastic waste April 18 2018 in Manila Philippines. Jes Aznar Getty Images The Ocean Plastics Initiative seeks to leverage economic benefits while bringing cleaner waterways and coastal areas to communities.Projects support developing countries reeling from COVID-19 and include first transactions using equity and technical assistance. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC Board of Directors has approved US 1bn of investments that will advance development in Africa Latin America the Indo-Pacific and emerging markets across the globe.Example investments by the fund include 1 million in Meliomar Inc a Philippines-based fish aggregator processor and trading company that has agreed to source sustainable fish from local Filipino communities expected to create over 2.5 million in additional annual income to 16 000 local fishers and improve 12 000 hectares of marine The USA s Development Finance Corporation DFC just spent 3.6 billion in investments worldwide with roughly half this amount going toward a sustainable future for Mozambique.. The project consists of an offshore liquefied natural gas LNG project created by the U.S. Anadarko Petroleum and owned by the French oil company Total SE which will help grow the country s economy by making it As sustainable-marketed goods continue to grow over non-sustainable goods the ultimate goal would be to incentivize sustainable production in key industries that are currently unsustainable.Moreover ESG standards could build off the work of the DFC and the Blue Dot Network which seeks to bring better standards to global infrastructure

Sustainable Materials Management SMM program EPA releases an annual report Advancing Sustainable Materials Management Facts and Figures to provide information on Municipal Solid Waste MSW generation recycling composting combustion with energy recovery and landfilling. The report analyzes MSW trends in generation and management The Biden administration supports the BUILD Act that established the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. We have increased the number of DFC representatives in the Mekong region as we continue to improve our public-private cooperation and help to develop high quality sustainable infrastructure projects especially in clean energy.The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation DFC is committing to achieve a net zero investment portfolio by 2040 the earliest target of any G7 or G20 development finance institution DFI and to make at least one-third of all its new investments have a climate nexus beginning in FY 2023. DFC will make climate issues central to EPA releases an annual report Advancing Sustainable Materials Management Facts and Figures to provide information on Municipal Solid Waste MSW generation recycling composting combustion with energy recovery and landfilling. The report analyzes MSW trends in generation and management materials and products and economic indicators The USA s Development Finance Corporation DFC just spent 3.6 billion in investments worldwide with roughly half this amount going toward a sustainable future for Mozambique.. The project consists of an offshore liquefied natural gas LNG project created by the U.S. Anadarko Petroleum and owned by the French oil company Total SE which will help grow the country s economy by making it

The Biden administration supports the BUILD Act that established the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. We have increased the number of DFC representatives in the Mekong region as we continue to improve our public-private cooperation and help to develop high quality sustainable infrastructure projects especially in clean energy.The United States Agency for International Development USAID is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.With a budget of over 27 billion USAID is one of the largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance the DFC the Development Finance Corporation s CEO Adam Boehler and representatives of other U.S. government economic agencies will be in Jakarta a few days before the Secretary working to realize the DFC s vision of a stronger bilateral economic partnership. So thank you for your attention and joining and look forward to questions.Plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050. It is a loss of USUS 10.8 billion each year to the tourism fishing and shipping industries in the Asia-Pacific region alone. But when we take a step back 8 million tons is manageable. Singapore manages 8 million tons of waste per year.