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17 to 18 June 2025
Asia and the Pacific is the planet’s hotspot for plastic pollution. Of the 10 rivers that transport 88%–95% of the world’s plastic into the sea, eight are in Asia. Moreover, most plastic waste entering the ocean are from six Asian countries: Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
21 May 2025
Circularity can be applied across all sectors and industries, including the fashion and textile sectors. Every year, the textile sector contributes 2%–8% of the world’s greenhouse gases, uses about 86 million Olympic-sized swimming pools of natural water resources, and accounts for 9% of…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group
8 May 2025
Drawing on real-world experiences from India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong, China, this webinar highlighted practical solutions—including innovative collection methods, effective procurement strategies, mapping initiatives, and informal friendly traceability technologies—that enhance…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group
19 March 2025
With millions of tons of plastic produced annually and plastic waste driving environmental and climate concerns, the Global Plastics Treaty will be key in reshaping policies and investments to end plastic pollution in Asia and the Pacific. This webinar unpacks key outcomes from the fifth session…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
12 March 2025
In the journey toward a sustainable, inclusive, and waste-free future, digital transformation plays a pivotal role in reshaping material flows and empowering communities. This webinar explored how data-driven technologies, digital product passports, and traceability platforms can accelerate…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
26 February 2025
With the massive scale of the plastic pollution crisis, countries need an estimated $50 billion–$120 billion annually to achieve their waste reduction goals. Asia and the Pacific is at the epicenter of global plastic pollution, yet the region accounts for only 8% of plastic circularity…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
10 February 2025
On 10 February 2025, ADB, in collaboration with the City Government of Manila, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau, and other national government agencies, launched the Manila City Action Plan for Plastic Circularity at ADB Headquarters, aligned with…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
5 February 2025
Circular business models struggle to scale when economic actors lack incentives to collaborate. In this webinar, Donald Thomson, CEO of the Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC), and Nicholas Kolesch, plastics circularity leader and strategic advisor to CRDC, presented an…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
22 January 2025
Marine litter was a major concern for Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Governments in these countries had developed and enacted policies to address the sources and impacts of marine litter. In this webinar, Anna Oposa, a marine conservation and circular economy specialist,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
28 to 29 November 2024
The Regional Flyway Initiative (RFI) Training Series: Workshop on Wetland Ecosystem Services and Nature-based Solutions is co-organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), and BirdLife International, in partnership with Wildlife Science and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department