ACSDSD celebrates in driving the regional GREEN transition for past 7 years and with a high hope to continue this endeavors for the years to come.

 

Since 2019, Thailand has championed the Complementarities Roadmap by bridging the ASEAN priorities in sustainable development with the UN 2030 Agenda – SDGs and the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model as a key regional agenda. This has paved the way for the establishment of the ASEAN Center for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue – ACSDSD to bridge regional cooperation on sustainable development. Turning 7th year since its establishment, here are the highlights of ACSDSD outcome story.

💡 Advances Thought Leadership & Studies: Serving as a neutral knowledge hub to deliver policy foresight, research, and good practices on sustainable development.

♻️ Strengthening Regional Efforts towards Circular Economy & Partnerships: Advancing regional transformation through key initiatives like the ASEAN Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform and the annual ASEAN Circular Economy Forum.

🌐 Connecting multi stakeholders on sustainable development agenda in ASEAN and beyond.

🤝 Forward Looking as the Regional Catalyst for Partnerships: Connecting ASEAN bodies, UNESCAP, and international partners to co-create actionable sustainability solutions.

📈 Facilitating Sustainable Development Cooperation: Bridging policy to impact by scaling up regional resources.

💡 Driving Local-to-Global Action: Bridging international sustainability frameworks with grassroots implementations, empowering schools, educators, and youth to take concrete climate and circular economy actions on the ground.

Read the interview of Executive Director Phasporn Sangasubana: Here

 


 

📚 Featured Publications & Research

  • 📘 ACESP Publication Archive: Click here
  • 📊 ASEAN SDG Indicators Progress Report : Click here
  • 🔬 ACSDSD’s Contribution to Regional Sustainability Research (CMMU & MFA): Grant Criteria

🌟 Major Events in 2026

  • ♻️ ASEAN Circular Economy Forum (ACEF 2026): Click here
  • 👥 ASEAN Youth Camp for Sustainable Development 2026: Click here
  • 🌐 ASEAN Networking Symposium: Explore
  • 🔗 Fostering Synergy across ASEAN: ACSDSD Spotlight

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NEW PRIORITY AREAS FOR CI 2.0 

 

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The CI 2.0 identifies five new priority areas for action, reflecting changing global conditions, ASEAN leaders’ ambitions, and building upon lessons learned from CI 1.0 These new priority areas are critical for aligning with the ACV 2045’s vision of a “green ASEAN” and effectively achieving the SDGs. The new priority areas, which can be labelled as a GREEN agenda, consist of the following: 

 

🌱 ASEAN Complementarities 2.0 Priority Areas (GREEN Agenda)

                    Green Finance                   .

 Resilience against Climate Change  .

                   Energy Transition             .

     Effective Digital Transformation .

        Networking and Partnerships   .

 

 

 


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