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From Geneva to Southeast Asia: Turning Plastics Treaty Ambitions into Action

13 October 2025
Despite intensive negotiations at INC-5.2 in Geneva, governments had not agreed on a final draft of the Global Plastics Treaty, leaving its future uncertain. For Southeast Asia, however, the challenge was immediate: plastic use was projected to triple by 2060, and the region already generated the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Southeast Asia Department

SECURE 23: Advancing Green Procurement in Health Systems towards Sustainable Pathways in Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
Healthcare systems worldwide accounted for about 5% of global carbon emissions—surpassing those from aviation and shipping. Around 71% of this footprint came from the supply chain of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, including manufacturing, packaging, transport, and disposal. Without urgent…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Green and Resilient Ports: Global Lessons for Southeast Asia

2 October 2025
This webinar examined how leading ports worldwide are advancing green and climate-resilient solutions, and how these approaches can be adapted to Southeast Asia’s diverse port systems. Ports are vital engines of trade and development, handling nearly 80% of global goods by volume, but they are…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Making Waves: Unlocking Ocean Energy for a Cleaner Tomorrow

29 September 2025
Next-generation wave and tidal energy solutions captured the immense, untapped power of the ocean through advanced designs that delivered reliable, sustainable, and locally sourced electricity. These innovations were critical to diversifying energy systems, reducing fossil fuel dependence, and…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions

29 September to 2 October 2025
ADB hosted the Environmental Safeguard Conference and Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) Orientation Workshop for Central and West Asia, and East Asia Regions on 29 September – 2 October 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia. This initiative aligns with ADB’s broader goal of enhancing safeguards policy…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Asian Development Policy Lecture - Joel Spicer

11 September 2025
Malnutrition is costing Asia billions of dollars every year, silently eroding national productivity, draining fiscal resources, and locking millions of children and families into intergenerational poverty. According to the World Bank’s “Investment Framework for Nutrition,” investing in nutrition…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Second Part of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 42)

4 September 2025
With millions of tons of plastic produced each year and waste fueling environmental and climate concerns, the Global Plastics Treaty represented a pivotal step toward ending plastic pollution. Countries recently concluded the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Environment Thematic Group

Resilient Coasts, Thriving Communities: A Sea of Solutions

18 to 19 August 2025
India’s coastline stretches over 7,525 kilometers, supporting about 171 million people across 70 coastal districts. It sustains vital sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, tourism, transport, and trade. Coastal ecosystems provide essential biodiversity, livelihoods, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

SECURE Webinar 22: Harnessing Innovation: Next Generation Solutions for Vector-Borne Diseases

6 August 2025
Vector-borne diseases account for more than 17% of all infectious diseases, leading to over 700,000 deaths annually.  Malaria and dengue remain the most significant public health challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries. In 2023, malaria cases…
Organizer: Health Sector Group, Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADB Participation at the Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5.2)

5 to 14 August 2025
Countries worldwide, from 5 to 14 August 2025, are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland for the second part of the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session, also known as INC-5.2. This is a continuation of the INC-5 session held in November 2024 in Busan,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster