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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
Alternative Proteins Power By Marine Renewable Energy 20 May 2022
Applying Science and Technology for Clean Air and Climate Co-benefits 30 Jun 2022
Asia Clean Blue Skies Program 07 Sep 2022
Bangkok Plastics Week 09 - 12 Oct 2023
Banking on Waste: Unlocking Finance to Address Plastic Pollution 17 Oct 2023
Biochar as a Circular Solution for Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Reduction (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 01) 07 Jun 2022
Bioengineering Nature-based Solutions for Linear Infrastructure Slope Stabilization and Protection 01 - 04 Aug 2022
Blue Finance Training: Designing and Financing Bankable Projects in Transitioning to a Blue Economy 09 - 13 Nov 2020
Building Capacity for Conserving and Managing Natural Capital during the Planning and Implementation of Transportation Projects in South Asia 15 - 19 Jul 2019
Case Studies on Circular Economy Biz Model: Mechanisms, Opportunities and Challenges (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 02) 26 Jul 2022
Circular Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution in the Maritime Industry (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 14) 20 Apr 2023
Closing the Loop on Food Waste with Insect Bioconversion (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 19) 28 Sep 2023
Closing Workshop on Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) 20 Nov 2023
Core Labor Standards and their Implementation in Development Projects 12 Apr 2018
ECOBRICKS: A Circular Economy Solution to Transform Plastic Waste into Sustainable Concrete (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 11) 02 Feb 2023