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Waste plastics in South-East Asia
November 2, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AEDT
Join us in welcoming Chochoe Devaporihartakula from the Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN) in presenting local solutions in addressing plastic pollution, illegal dumping and waste in the South-East Asia region.
This webinar will explore the challenges of waste management and enforcement at a local level including an overview of the Zero Plastic Waste Island project of Koh Samet, and reflect on the development and implementation of the National Action Plan on Marine Debris.
Resources
The Local Solutions to Address Plastic Pollution: Zero Plastic Waste Island (Development of a Closed Island Plastic Recycling System was recently presented at the Fifth Montevideo Environmental Law Programme Regional Meeting and ASEAN Environmental Law Conference in Bangkok, August 2023.
INC webinar series: Targets, national plans and national implementation panel discussion
Event details
Presenter: Chochoe Devaporihartakula, Programme Manager Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network.
Date: November 2, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM AEST
About the presenter
Chochoe Devaporihartakula
Ms. Devaporihartakula is Programme Manager for the Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN), where she works to promote improved compliance with environmental legal requirements with 18 country members in Asia as well as manages and coordinates the regional plastic waste/marine pollution portfolio at the IGES Regional Centre.
Her passion lies in work involving communications and awareness building, knowledge management and outreach, environmental safeguards, climate change resilience, urban planning, energy sectors and alternative energy solutions in Thailand and the greater Mekong Region. Learn more about Chochoe’s work and publications at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network.