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21 November 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a hybrid webinar, Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution Through Innovation, on 21 November 2024, from 2:00–3:30 p.m. at Learning Resource Center 1, ADB Headquarters. The event featured Simon Bernard, CEO of Plastic Odyssey, and was coordinated by…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
12 September 2024
Each year, more than 462 million tons of plastic are produced, with 90% contributing to global pollution. An estimated 9 million to 14 million tons of plastic waste in our oceans annually, harming wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. In 2019, plastics generated approximately 1.8 billion…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
20 to 21 October 2023
This year’s East Asia Forum will be held alongside the Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low Carbon Development (APFGLCD). The event is jointly organized by ADB, ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI), ADB Institute and the Ecology and Environment Department of Hunan. It is a…
Organizer: East Asia Department
7 July 2023
Strong, balanced, secure, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the economy is one of the major drivers of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Putrajaya Vision 2040. To attain sustainable growth outcomes, APEC member countries focus on policy responses to environmental and social…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department
3 July 2023
Location: Kerry Hotel, Beijing.
Date: July 3, 2023 (Monday), 09:00-17:10 (Beijing time)
Meeting ID: 960 0014 1764
Passcode: YREC230703
Objectives of the Bejing onsite hybrid seminar (1 day)
Introduce the project implementation;
Final report (draft comments) presentation and…
Organizer: East Asia Department
28 June to 3 July 2023
Seminar 1
Location: Onsite – Henan Province (Zhengzhou city), hybrid (online participation for Day 1 and Day 3)
Date: May 24 – 26
Seminar 2
Location: Kerry Hotel, Beijing.
Date: July 3, 2023 (Monday), 09:00-17:10 (Beijing time)
Meeting ID: 960 0014 1764
Passcode: YREC230703
The Yellow…
Organizer: East Asia Department
24 to 26 May 2023
Location: Onsite – Henan Province (Zhengzhou city), hybrid (online participation for Day 1 and Day 3)
Objectives of the Henan onsite hybrid seminar (3 days)
The onsite seminar is hosted by ADB and co-hosted by YRCC and MEE, with external participation of sector relevant PRC agencies and…
Organizer: East Asia Department
9 August to 21 September 2022
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) feeds the largest population in the world, a task fraught with many challenges. Investments in agriculture together with institutional reforms have secured a stable food supply. The PRC made a remarkable achievement in expanding agriculture production by more…
Organizer: East Asia Department
27 July 2022
The 19th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia” featured global good practice examples and policy options in accelerating the uptake of circular economy transition and solutions. Over 60…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
6 July 2022
As countries begin to recover from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, policy makers must decide what type of economic recovery they want to pursue. Will they choose measures that continue with existing “business-as-usual” economic structures that have a negative impact on the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department