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ADB Participation at the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5)

25 November to 1 December 2024
In March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted a resolution with the objective of ending plastic pollution. The aim is to draft an internationally binding agreement – or the Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) – on plastics by 2024, to be adopted by countries by 2025. The GPT’s…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution through Innovation

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

COP29 Side Event - Scaling Nature-Positive and Mainstreaming Investments in Asia and the Pacific

21 November 2024
The economies and people of Asia and the Pacific region depend heavily on a healthy environment and nature, with the natural capital and ecosystem goods and services they provide. Approximately $18 trillion, or over 53% of the region’s economy, is directly dependent on nature, with key sectors…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Circular Economy of Manila Bay’s Plastic Waste (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 32)

20 November 2024
The Holcim Circular Explorer project in Manila Bay was a groundbreaking initiative that combined technology, sustainability, and community action to tackle marine pollution. This solar-powered boat collected and recycled plastic waste directly from the water, using advanced onboard systems to…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Biodegradable and Compostable Solutions for Agriculture (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 31)

13 November 2024
Novamont was an Italian industrial company established in 1990. It was a Benefit Company, B Corp certified and among the leaders in producing biodegradable and compostable materials, biochemicals, and bioproducts wholly or partly derived from renewable origins. Since 2023, Novamont has become…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Training Workshop on Nature and Agriculture: Policies, Economic Valuation, and Nature-Based Solutions

12 to 15 November 2024
Asia and the Pacific is one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, with 17 global biodiversity hotspots and diverse ecosystems, from mountains and deserts to wetlands, tropical forests, and coral reefs. This rich natural capital underpins the region’s food systems plus its economies, climate,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, ADBI

From Roots to Revenue: Securing Finance and Climate Solutions Through Agroforestry The Case of Bamboo

4 November 2024
This focused design thinking workshop, curated by the ADB, aimed to consider mechanisms to scale high-impact agroforestry. Using bamboo as a case study for how agroforestry might achieve affordable, disaster-resilient housing, climate mitigation, and financial health for the vulnerable, this…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

An Overview of E-Waste in the Basel Convention (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 30)

30 October 2024
This webinar covered various aspects of electronic and electrical wastes, or e-wastes, in the context of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Carla Valle-Klann and Tatiana Terekhova, experts from the United Nations Environment…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Protecting Biodiversity Through Environment Safeguards

29 October 2024
ADB and EBRD are both in the process of updating our safeguard policies, with ADB creating an entirely new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) with associated Environmental and Social Standards, while EBRD is looking to update its existing Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) and associated…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Scaling Up Nature-Positive Investment in Asia and the Pacific

28 October 2024
Finance for nature continues to be significantly below what is required to bend the curve and restore biodiversity at scale. On Finance Day at COP16, this session explored progress in implementing Goal D and Target 19 of the Kunming—Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for mobilizing finance for…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster