IUCN Acting Country Representative Jake Brunner speaks at the workshop (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop was held in Hanoi onDecember 10 with a focus on national guidance for identifying plastic pollutionhotspots and working out solutions.
The event, organised by the International Unionfor Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French Institute of Research forDevelopment (IRD), was part of a project on building a network for monitoringplastics and plastics’ appearance in society and the environment (COMPOSE) andanother named Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs).
In his speech, IUCN Acting CountryRepresentative Jake Brunner said the recent issuance of the national actionplan on plastic waste management is an important stride of Vietnam.
However, he noted, numerous challenges are stilllying ahead since plastic pollution is a problem relating to production,consumption and waste management that needs to be addressed thoroughly.
IRD Representative in Vietnam Alexis Drogoulsaid the COMPOSE project looks to form a network for monitoring the movement ofplastics in the society and the environment in the country, thereby helpingauthorities understand the movement and make appropriate policies to minimisethe amount of plastics discharged.
Meanwhile, the MARPLASTICCs project has beencarried out since 2017 by the IUCN with the support of the SwedishInternational Development Cooperation Agency. Implemented in South Africa,Mozambique, Kenya, Thailand and Vietnam, it uses the life cycle managementapproach to support the global transition from the production – consumption –discharge model to a circular economy for plastics model.
At the workshop, the IUCN and partners presentedmethods for identifying plastic pollution hotspots in Vietnam. They also discussedways to improve data on wastewater and solid waste management./.
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