Description
Trade and investment play an outsized role in the economic development of the Asia and Pacific region, but it has come with unintended environmental costs. Asia and the Pacific is on the frontline of climate change and is responsible for about half of global annual carbon dioxide emissions. The webinar will present key findings of the theme chapter of the Asian Economic Integration Report 2023 on Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific, and discuss how the right mix of policies and governance systems can make trade and investment an important part of the climate solution.
Objectives
Webinar attendees will have the chance to engage with the speakers and:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how trade and investment contribute to climate change,
- Examine how trade and investment policies can be integrated into the region’s climate actions, and
- Discuss ways on how international and regional cooperation in trade and investment can help tackle climate risks.
How to register
Registration is closed.
Resource speakers
Webinar host / Moderator
Jong Woo Kang
Principal Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Presenter
Rolando Avendano
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Panelists
Pramila Crivelli
Economist
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
ADB
Virender Kumar Duggal
Principal Climate Change Specialist
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
ADB
Liyun Zhang
Research Fellow in Economics
The Department of Economics
University of Birmingham