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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
ADB Circular Economy Training Series: Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies 21 Feb 2024 - 03 Oct 2024
The Challenges of Applying Circular Economy Principles to Food Waste and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Hong Kong, China (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 24) 07 Feb 2024
Circular Economy Government and Stakeholder Engagement - Some Practical Wins and Losses (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 23) 24 Jan 2024
147 RFI Priority Wetland Sites 22 Jan 2024
Bioplastics in Thailand: Perceptions versus Reality and Future Directions for Southeast Asia (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 22) 17 Jan 2024
Plastic Asset Circularity (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 21) 07 Dec 2023
Thailand: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop 27 - 29 Nov 2023
Quantifying Plastic Pollution to Inform Evidence-based and Effective Interventions (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 20) 23 Nov 2023
Closing Workshop on Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) 20 Nov 2023
11th Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference 15 - 17 Nov 2023
Risk Transfer Mechanisms: Partnerships for Coral Reef Finance and Insurance in Asia and the Pacific 14 Nov 2023
Banking on Waste: Unlocking Finance to Address Plastic Pollution 17 Oct 2023
Bangkok Plastics Week 09 - 12 Oct 2023
Closing the Loop on Food Waste with Insect Bioconversion (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 19) 28 Sep 2023
Scaling the Circular Economy with Circular Platforms (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 18) 14 Sep 2023