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Cambodia: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

13 to 14 September 2023
Workshop objective: To strengthen the capacity of wetland managers, policymakers, and conservation practitioners for sustainable wetland management through an in-depth understanding of wetland ecosystem services and how to assess them. This training workshop will enable the Regional Flyway…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Low Temperature Gasification of Waste: Ultimate Solution for Energy/Waste/Climate (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 17)

24 August 2023
This session discussed about an innovation for Waste to Energy: How Waste can be turned into an Energy Resource without air pollution and landfill needs as well as manage energy/waste/climate goals all at once. The volume of waste not only in Korea but also around the world is exploding. Low-…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Energy Sector Office

Philippines: Wetland Ecosystem Services Workshop

27 to 30 June 2023
This RFI Ecosystem Services Training Workshop for the Philippines was held at ADB Headquarters in Manila and included a field visit to Balanga Nature and Wetland Park in Bataan Province. The Balanga wetlands are a critical site for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Regional Knowledge Sharing Event: Air Quality and Climate Benefits of Energy Policies

26 June 2023
Background: The energy sector plays a significant role in addressing air pollution and climate change. The generation of energy, together with residential energy use and industrial processes, are the key contributing sectors to global PM2.5 exposure and the corresponding health burden of an…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Smart Cities and Circular Economy: How Citizens Recycle and Reuse to Save the Planet (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 16)

22 June 2023
The amount of plastic waste in South Korea has been increasing rapidly during the coronavirus pandemic, and the problem is becoming serious. To solve this problem, it is important for civil society to properly separate and collect used disposable waste and turn it into resources and to use…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Agricultural Waste Burning: Technology Solutions and Incentives

20 June 2023
The Asian Development Bank aims to play a more active role and be a leader in air quality management by scaling up investments and capacity-building support to developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Through the Asia Clean Blue Skies Program, this virtual knowledge-sharing event discuss the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADB Data Room: Nature-Based Solutions

13 June 2023
Nature-based solutions (NBS), using nature and its ecosystem services, can address various development challenges, including environmental pollution, food insecurity, and climate change. NBS can be defined as the “actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

The Power of Partnerships in Fostering a Circular Economy (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 15)

11 May 2023
ADDENDUM: Please note that the numbers or figures shown in the presentation delivered in this webinar may no longer be updated. These figures were accurate and/or relevant at the time of the webinar and the publishing of this event page. As the Philippines tackles the plastic waste problem,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Agricultural Burning: Sectoral to Regional Impacts and Solutions

27 April 2023
The burning of residues and other wastes from agricultural lands and processes lead to pollutant emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change. In different parts of Asia, seasonal crop residue burning is identified as a major contributor of air pollution. Agricultural burning…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Circular Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution in the Maritime Industry (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 14)

20 April 2023
In the Philippines, at least 2.5 million metric tons of plastic were being consumed pre-pandemic, out of which only 9% was being recycled and 35% was leaking into the open environment. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Grieg Group partnered to implement the “Clean Ports, Clean Oceans:…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office