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Plastic waste is choking our seas and threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in South-East Asia. This is due to rapid growth in plastic production, and inadequate management of solid waste – resulting in overflowing landfill sites and plastic leakage. COVID19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation due to sudden increase in single-use plastics for COVID-19 safety precaution, home delivery and takeaway food.
SEA circular is an initiative by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), which is funded by the Government of Sweden, to inspire market-based solutions and encourage enabling policies to solve marine plastic pollution at the source.
Plastic pollution has wide-ranging environmental, social and economic impacts, damaging marine ecosystems and biodiversity and ultimately impacting human health. It is a global problem and trans boundary in nature. Nevertheless, a light of hope is that the countries have come together to commit to addressing the problem, and the SEA regional countries are leading the process.
The project promotes the gender and human rights-based approach to identify people-centered and equitable solutions and actively engages all groups of society, including consumers, informal waste workers, and coastal communities who are most vulnerable to the impacts of marine litter...
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