Exchange between BRI International Green Development Coalition and delegation of the Seminar on Design of Waste Recycling Schemes for Developing Countries held in Beijing
The BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC) held an exchange activity with the delegation of the Seminar on Design of Waste Recycling Schemes for Developing Countries on April 18, 2025 in Beijing. The meeting was attended by Chief Development Officer of BRIGC and experts from BRIGC members including Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (FECO) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). 29 government officials and technical officers from 9 developing countries, including inter alia Egypt, Tanzania, Armenia, Lao PDR, and Solomon Islands, joined the event.
In the keynote speech, BRIGC representative outlined the progress and achievements of developing a green Silk Road by China and the Belt and Road partner countries, and articulated progress of BRIGC's work on assisting developing countries in green and low-carbon transition via implementing mechanisms such as Green Investment and Finance Partnership (GIFP), BRI Green and Low-Carbon Expert Network (GLEN), and Green Silk Road Envoys Program. Representatives from FECO introduced the advances and outlook for China's South-South climate cooperation, as well as China's policies and actions to address plastic pollution.
Mr. Vache Jihanyan, Special Programs Coordinator at Yerevan Urban Development / PIU from Armenia spoke on behalf of the delegation. He believed that the Belt and Road cooperation has great potential and provides platforms and channels for partner countries to engage in technical exchange, capacity building, and joint climate actions. As he noted, green development should be a guiding principle for a harmony between humanity and nature, and the exchange served as a good opportunity for the delegation to gain more understanding of and involve in more actions for building a green Silk Road. Mr. Abednigo Maeohu, Deputy Director General of Honiara City Council of Solomon Islands expressed high appreciation and gratitude for China's achievements in green and low-carbon development, especially the assistance that China has provided to the Solomon Islands through South-South cooperation. He hoped that cooperation with BRIGC could be established with regard to environmental governance and climate actions in Belt and Road cooperation. Delegates from Tanzania put forward questions on green Belt and Road cooperation, solid waste treatment and recycling, as well as green investment and finance, triggering warm discussions.
On the afternoon of the April 18, with the support of BRIGC's partner Beijing Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Center, the delegation paid a visit to Beijing Anding Circular Economy Park for on-site learning and gained knowledge of China's practice and experience in constructing and operating the industrial chain for solid waste treatment and recycling.
This exchange is a specific action to implement the BRI Green Talent Program, one of the practical cooperation deliverables of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. It is the second exchange event organized by BRIGC in 2025 with delegation of seminars to respond to the invitation from the seminars' host – Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO) of Ministry of Commerce and the seminars' supporting agency – China-Africa Business Council.
