Environment Thematic Group | ADB Knowledge Events

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
Structured Decision Support for Natural Resource Management	09 May 2018	Water Sector Group
Sustainable Financing for Nature Positive Investments: Tools for Integrating Economic and Market-Based Instruments into Projects	15 Jul 2021 - 26 Aug 2021	Isao Endo
Thailand: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop	27 - 29 Nov 2023	Duncan Lang Karen Ochavo
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	James Baker Sing (Terry) Cho
THE GREEN ROAD: Integrated Waste Management and Circular Economy in Bhutan (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 03)	11 Aug 2022	James Baker Stephen Peters Sing (Terry) Cho
The Modern Road Ecologist’s Toolbox	29 Jun 2021 - 13 Jul 2021	Transport Sector Group Environment Thematic Group
The Power of Partnerships in Fostering a Circular Economy (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 15)	11 May 2023	James Baker
Training Course on Pollution, Health, and Safety Management in ADB Projects - Water Quality Module	21 - 22 Nov 2018	Christopher Tabungar
Training on Planning and Design of Smart Linear Infrastructure for Biodiversity Protection	25 - 27 Apr 2022	Karma Yangzom Mary Anne Velas-Suarin
Unlocking Tomorrow's Resilience: Bridging Countries through ISO of Disaster Risk Reduction Infrastructure	19 Oct 2023	Takeshi Miyata
World Environment Day 2019: Opening Session – The Air That We Breathe	05 Jun 2019	Emma Marsden
World Environment Day 2019: Panel Discussion on Beating Air Pollution, Making Asia’s Cities Livable	05 Jun 2019	Emma Marsden
World Oceans Day 2020 Greenbag: A Progress Report on ADB's Action Plan for Healthy Oceans	08 Jun 2020	Deborah Robertson
World Oceans Day Webinar, 2021: Gender and Resilience in Coastal Communities	08 Jun 2021	Deborah Robertson Zonibel Woods