Parallel session 4 – Governance frameworks to manage marine plastics

13:30 - 15:00

To be successful, solutions to marine plastic pollution must take into consideration institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks at international, regional and local levels. Consideration of these frameworks is not relevant to governments only. To be fully effective, they must be embraced and leveraged also by development actors, private industries and civil society.

This session will discuss existing initiatives, challenges and possible paths forward to manage marine plastics, from the perspective of a state, the civil society, and research on the circular economy, in the context of South East Asia.

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Presentations

Governance frameworks to manage marine plastics – Kim Nong, Deputy Secretary General for National Committee for Coastal Management and Development., Ministry of Environment, Cambodia

NOWPAP Experience: Governance of and policy response to marine litter and plastics pollution – Yegor Volovik, Coordinator, Northwest Pacific Action Plan

Towards better governance of marine plastic pollution and circular economy in East and Southeast Asia – Yasuhiko Hotta, Programme Director, Sustainable Consumption and Production, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Regional governance frameworks relevant to marine plastics pollution in Southeast Asia – Youna Lyons, National University of Singapore, Centre for International Law and Vu Hai Dang, National University of Singapore, Centre for International Law