ADB Circular Economy Training Series: Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies Read more about ADB Circular Economy Training Series: Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies ADB is organizing a training series on Circular Economy entitled “Accelerating the Circular Economy: Integrating Circularity into Programs, Projects, and Policies”. Delivered through four events in 2024, this initiative of the Environment Group presents cross-sectoral knowledge and experience gained by ADB’s project teams and partners during project design and implementation.
Plastic Asset Circularity (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 21) Read more about Plastic Asset Circularity (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 21)
Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty Read more about Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty This presentation gives an overview of the insights into the treaty discussions, the challenges ahead, and implications for the region.
Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37) Read more about Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Process (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 37)
Financing Plastic Circularity: Recommendations to Overcome Market and Policy Challenges Read more about Financing Plastic Circularity: Recommendations to Overcome Market and Policy Challenges This presentation gives an overview of financing plastic circularity and addressing challenges and solutions related to plastic waste management in the Asia and the Pacific region.
Financing Plastic Circularity: Recommendations to Overcome Market and Policy Challenges (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 35) Read more about Financing Plastic Circularity: Recommendations to Overcome Market and Policy Challenges (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 35)
Presentation: Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution through Innovation Read more about Presentation: Plastic Odyssey: Tackling Plastic Pollution through Innovation This presentation gives an overview of the issue of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste, as well as initiatives and projects aimed at addressing this problem, including the construction of micro-factories for decentralized recycling.
Reducing Marine Debris in Southeast Asia Through Policy-Linked Loans Read more about Reducing Marine Debris in Southeast Asia Through Policy-Linked Loans This presentation provides an overview of ADB's regional technical assistance on Promoting Action on Plastic Pollution from Source to Sea in Asia and the Pacific, and presents current and potential policy-linked programs in Indonesia and the Philippines that support plastic waste reduction and circularity.
ADB Participation at the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5) Read more about ADB Participation at the fifth Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee Session (INC-5) 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 main aim is to create a comprehensive framework that addresses all aspects of the plastic lifecycle from extraction to disposal.