First Review of Research on Marine Plastics in Southeast Asia: Who Does What? (May 2019)
In May 2019, CIL has completed a report ‘A Review of Research on Marine Plastics in Southeast Asia: Who Does What?‘, in partnership with St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, the Tropical Marine Science Institute, with the financial support of the Government of the United Kingdom and with the support of the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) who participates as an observer to working groups on marine plastics at the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation and at the Conference of the Parties to the London Convention and Protocol.
SEA of Solutions, 11-14 Nov 2019 – United Nations Headquarters, Bangkok, Thailand:
http://sos2019.sea-circular.org/
Session 1
State of the Science: How does scientific research support action to combat marine plastics in South East Asia?
http://sos2019.sea-circular.org/parallel-session-1-state-of-the-science-how-does-scientific-research-support-action-to-combat-marine-plastics-in-south-east-asia/
Discussion of the methodology, scientific findings and policy recommendations of an on-going investigation into the status of research on pollution from marine plastics in Southeast Asia conducted by a team of marine science and ocean, law and policy researchers from the National University of Singapore and coordinated by CIL. Available at https://cil.nus.edu.sg/publication/a-review-of-research-on-marine-plastics-in-southeast-asia-who-does-what
Chair: Youna Lyons, Centre for International Law, NUS
Speaker 1 - Yuke Ling Tay, Centre for International Law, NUS : Marine Plastic Debris Science in Countries of East-Asian Seas – Scientific Findings [Link to presentation]
Speaker 2 - Amanda Lin, Department of Biological Science, NUS : Marine Plastic Debris Science in Countries of East Asian Seas – An update and extension of NUS May 2019 Report [Link to presentation]
Discussant: Dr Wenxi Zhu, Head, Programme Specialist, IOC-WESTPAC
Session Summary [here]
Team Representatives at SEA of Solutions Headquarters
Session 2
Governance framework to manage marine plastics in Southeast Asia: Recent Development and Way Forward http://sos2019.sea-circular.org/parallel-session-governance-frameworks-to-manage-marine-plastic-pollution/
Discussion of the governance framework to manage marine plastics in Southeast Asia focused on institutional, legal and regulatory frameworks need taking into account at global, regional and domestic levels for solutions to marine plastic pollution to be successful. It also raised challenges faced at national level and from the perspective of the development of a circular economy.
Speaker 1—Dr Karen Raubenheimer, University of Wollongong: Global governance framework to combat pollution from marine plastics
Speaker 2—Dr Vu Hai Dang, CIL, NUS: Regional governance framework to combat pollution from marine plastics in Southeast Asia [Link to presentation]
Speaker 3—Dr Yegor Volavik, Coordinator, Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP): NOWPAP Experience: Governance of and Policy Response to Marine Litter and Plastics Pollution
Discussant 1 - Mr Kim Nong, Deputy Secretary General NCCMD and Deputy Director General GDANCP, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia: Governance frameworks to manage marine plastics
Discussant 2 - Mr Vong Sok, Assistant Director, Head of Environmental Division, ASEAN Secretariat
Discussant 3 - Dr Yasuhiko Hotta, Director, Principal Policy Analyst, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES): Towards better governance of marine plastic pollution and circular economy in East and Southeast Asia
Session Summary [here]
