12/10/2025
12:00 - 13:00
IUCN Africa
, Morning
Por qué asistir
In the backdrop of 'failure' to secure a legally binding plastics treaty, the session aims to contribute to accelerating Africa’s transition towards a circular plastics economy. It will explore innovative approaches that keep plastic materials flowing in a circular system, and pathways to scaling bankable innovative start-ups and spin-offs.
Descripción de la sesión
The Africa Ocean Forum (2024) called for the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on a Global Plastics Treaty to pursue a legally binding instrument that covers the entire life cycle of plastics, ensuring it is ambitious, effective, equitable, science-based, and includes the phaseout of problematic plastics and chemicals. Despite a ‘failed’ INC 5.2 process, a number of groups align on the need to work together in a multistakeholder and inclusive approach for a just transition to a circular economy.What innovation is required to advance circular solutions that address the plastic pollution problem towards a sustainable world?
This session rethinks how to accelerate the shift towards a circular plastics economy, exploring innovative approaches and market-deplorable solutions that can keep plastic materials flowing in a “closed loop” system, and pathways to strengthen the enabling environment to scale bankable innovative start-ups and spin-offs.
Organized by
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Asociaciones
Island Conservation Society ( Seychelles )
Association pour la Protection de l'Environnement et le Développement Durable de Bizerte ( Tunisia )