Environment Thematic Group

Integrates environmental sustainability into projects, country strategies, and sectors assessments; promotes eco-friendly design of infrastructure and scaling up of investments in natural capital, and ecosystem-based climate adaptation, supports initiatives to strengthen environmental management in DMCs and promote green businesses and address regional environmental concerns.

Offers courses on environmental sustainability, focusing on promoting sustainable infrastructure, investing in natural capital, strengthening environmental governance and management capacity, and responding to climate change.

Contact: Marie Antoinette Virtucio, Group Coordinator

Title Date Focal Person
Innovative Solutions for Medical Waste Management – Recommendations from UN and WHO 16 Oct 2019
2nd Regional Knowledge-Sharing Workshop: Strengthening the Environment Dimensions of the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific 27 - 28 Nov 2019
Innovation Technologies for Air Quality Management 22 Jan 2020
ADB Data Room: Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic 09 Apr 2020
World Oceans Day 2020 Greenbag: A Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans 08 Jun 2020
ADB Data Room: Regional Flyway Initiative 01 Oct 2020 - 02 Feb 2024
Blue Finance Training: Designing and Financing Bankable Projects in Transitioning to a Blue Economy 09 - 13 Nov 2020
World Oceans Day Webinar, 2021: Gender and Resilience in Coastal Communities 08 Jun 2021
The Modern Road Ecologist’s Toolbox 29 Jun 2021 - 13 Jul 2021
Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Infrastructure 15 Jul 2021
Sustainable Financing for Nature Positive Investments: Tools for Integrating Economic and Market-Based Instruments into Projects 15 Jul 2021 - 26 Aug 2021
ADB Circular Economy Sprint Series - Closing the Circle: Reducing Plastic Pollution and Promoting Green Businesses 23 Sep 2021 - 18 Nov 2021
Greening Transportation Projects 25 Nov 2021 - 10 Feb 2022
RFI Inception Workshop 06 - 07 Dec 2021
Agri-logistics Innovation and Best Practices in India 06 Dec 2021