ISLANDS Webinar - Tackling Plastics in SIDS (Caribbean, Indian Ocean Regions)
On 29 March 2022 (15:00-16:30 CEST, 9:00-10:30 AST),
ISLANDS is hosting webinar to share experiences in tackling plastics and discuss joining the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
Under the GEF funded Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island Developing States (ISLANDS) Programme, this webinar will serve as a formal invitation for SIDS to become signatories to the Global Commitment. The Global Commitment provides an established voluntary framework for stakeholders to develop and report on actions and progress related to plastic pollution. SIDS face unique challenges around plastic waste management. Solutions and lessons learned from signatories can provide SIDS with important insights across key progress areas
The webinar will facilitate knowledge exchange by highlighting existing solutions to turn the tide on plastics in SIDS. It will also serve as an opportunity to showcase how ISLANDS will facilitate SIDS-SIDS learning through the Green Forum – a new collaboration space for stakeholders in the green economy. Webinar participants are invited to join the ISLANDS Plastics Community, which will facilitate ongoing dialogue on plastics management.
The webinar is being co-hosted by GEF ISLANDS, UNEP and the IUCN.
Speakers and Agenda (AST)
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09:00-09:10 |
Welcoming Remarks |
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Speaker: Melanie Ashton, GEF ISLANDS |
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09:10-09:20 |
New Plastics Economy Global Commitment on Plastic |
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Speaker: Llorenç Milà i Canals, Head of the Secretariat - Life Cycle Initiative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
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09:20-09:30 |
End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument – A status report on the negotiation |
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Speaker: Asha Challenger, Lead Negotiator- Oceans: Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations |
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09:30-09:50 |
Q and A Session |
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09:50-10:00 |
Circular solutions: Examples of effective, quantifiable solutions to addressing plastic leakage as part of a systems approach to addressing plastic pollution |
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Speaker: João Sousa, Senior Programme Officer of Marine Plastics, Global Marine and Polar Programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). |
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10:00-10:20 |
Round-table discussion |
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10:20-10:30 |
Closing Remarks |