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ADB Engages in Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Forests and Protected Areas Law and Science
On 27-29 April 2023 in Kathmandu, ADB convened the first-of-its-kind Regional Symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence: Bridging Law and Science which brought together judges, lawyers, policy makers, legislators, enforcement agencies, civil society, scientists and forestry experts to discuss forest protection and sustainable forest management based on a whole-of-the-planet approach and underpinned by science and technology.
ADB General Counsel Clark Meets with the Hon. Chief Justice of India, Discusses ADB’s Law and Policy Reform Program
On 2 March 2023, the Hon. Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, recently appointed as India’s 50th Chief Justice, met with General Counsel Thomas Clark during his visit to New Delhi.
ADB Presents at Oslo International Environmental Law Conference
ADB General Counsel Thomas Clark, ADB Law and Policy Program team, and leading Asian judges and academics were invited to the Oslo International Environmental Law Conference to showcase significant innovations in jurisprudence and environmental law education in the Asia-Pacific region.
ADB Convened Global Environmental Leaders at Stockholm+50 Symposium
Thomas Clark, General Counsel of the Asian Development Bank addressed global environmental leaders on the need to strengthen the environmental rule of law to accelerate action in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution during the Symposium on Judges and the Environment at the Stockholm+50 Conference.
ADB Co-Organized Second ASEAN Environmental Law Conference
Over 4,500 participants attended the three-day conference covering 15 sessions on the myriad of environmental and social challenges facing the ASEAN region. The conference brought together development partners, civil society organizations, judges, academia, lawyers, private sector and other interested stakeholders from 66 countries to discuss legal, policy and community-based actions to transform principles of environmental law into practice.
ADB Partners with the Philippine Judicial Academy
The ADB Law and Policy Reform Program team met with the newly appointed Chancellor Rosmari Carandang and her team from the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) and representatives from the Supreme Court to discuss capacity building of special commercial court judges and inclusion of courses on environment and climate change into the judicial education program.
Train-the-Trainers Country Focal Points' Virtual Meeting
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Train-the-Trainers Country Focal Points (CFPs) comprising senior professors from 12 countries across Asia convened on 25 October 2021 for a Third Virtual Roundtable to discuss developments around environmental and climate change laws and legal education.
Train-the-Trainers Country Focal Points Convened for the 3rd Virtual Roundtable
ADB’s Train-the-Trainers (TTT) Country Focal Points (CFPs) composed of senior professors from 12 countries across Asia convened on 25 October 2021 for a 3rd Virtual Roundtable to discuss developments around environmental and climate change laws and legal education.
ASEAN Chief Justices Recognize ADB as a Key Development Partner
At the 9th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) meeting on 7 October 2021, the ASEAN Chief Justices adopted a declaration calling on its Working Group on Judicial Education and Training to collaborate with ADB and submitted an implementation plan for CACJ's approval.
ADB Supports the Parliament of Fiji to Pass Transformative Climate Change Act
ADB assists the Government of Fiji to draft a transformative Climate Change Act. The act provides a comprehensive framework using a "whole-of-economy" approach that will guide Fiji's response to climate change and help it progress toward its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).