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

Despite intensive negotiations at the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva, governments have yet to agree on a final draft of the Global Plastics Treaty, leaving its future uncertain. For Southeast Asia, however, the challenge is immediate: plastic use is projected to triple by 2060, and the region already generates the majority of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste.

Building on ADB’s earlier webinar, Progress on the Global Plastics Treaty: Outcomes and Insights from INC-5.2, this session shifts to ASEAN and national perspectives. It will highlight how countries—including early efforts in the Philippines—are shaping accountability and circular solutions, and explore opportunities to turn treaty ambitions into concrete regional action.

This webinar is organized by the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) and hosted by ADB’s Southeast Asia Development Solutions (SEADS) platform. ACGF, an initiative of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund jointly owned by ASEAN governments and ADB and managed by ADB, helps Southeast Asian governments prepare and finance green infrastructure projects that advance sustainability and climate resilience.

Speakers

• Rocky Guzman, International Legal Specialist (Consultant), ADB
• Janice Regoso, Chief, Legal Division and Board Secretary, Pollution Adjudication Board, Environmental Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines
• Vigil Yu, Senior Program Officer, Verra
• Ghislain de Valon, Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist (Climate Financing), ADB
• Dian Kurniawati, Director, PT ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling, Indonesia
• Aurore Lambert, Infrastructure and Corporate Finance Specialist (Consultant), ADB