Dongmei Guo has worked on environmental safeguards, climate risk assessment, climate finance, GEP accounting, and eco-compensation for ADB operations. Prior to joining ADB, she was a PRC State Council Expert and served as a director/chief in MEE centers. She has worked on transboundary water issues, WTO/CTE, and the Green Belt and Road initiative, collaborating with more than 30 countries and organizations. She holds a PhD in Economics of Natural Resources and an MSc in Climate Change and Water Resources.

Dongmei Guo
Senior Safeguards Specialist (Environment), Office of Safeguards, Asian Development Bank
Insight
Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.
Insight
This requires the adoption of conservation agriculture, agroecology, and nature-based solutions.
Policy Brief
Valuing GEP and implementing ecological compensation mechanism can enhance the sustainable finance mechanism of desert ecosystem restoration.
Summary
The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 emphasizes nature-based solutions, a region-specific approach, and climate-resilient investments.