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WCC 2020 Res 019 - Activity Report

Submitted by SorrentinoL on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 16:13
General Information
Stopping the global plastic pollution crisis in marine environments by 2030
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2022
Geographic scope: 
Global
North America and the Caribbean
Pacific Ocean
Country/Territory: 
Antigua and Barbuda
Fiji
Grenada
Saint Lucia
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025 (WCEL)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
Governments of the countries listed; Ministries of Environment, WTO (Informal Dialogues on Plastic), UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, World Bank, UN partners, Ubuntoo Knowledge Platform for plastics, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States - OECS, Association of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingPolicy and technical meetings for the regions (including Organization of Eastern Caribbean States - OECS and Association of Small Island States (AOSIS)On-going
Field activities Circular Economy Waste to Product businesses implemented in Caribbean and PacificOn-going
Policy influencing/advocacyWTO (Informal Dialogues on Plastic - over 70 countries), UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee(190 plus countries, National Action Plans from each government, policy workshops, capacity building. Policy reports produced for Carib and PacificOn-going
Scientific/technical activitiesNational and regional quantification of plastic pollution in several countries and regionsOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Plastic Waste projects are ongoing in 2022 and into 2023, with Plastics Treaty work (including linking to the IUCN International Policy Centre work). See https://www.iucn.org/our-work/informing-policy/international-policy/intergovernmental-negotiation-committee-plastic for IPC work on this. Also see all of the recent plastics work here https://www.iucn.org/search?key=plastics
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Funding and fundraising for staff time to manage projects; spending funds in Pacific has been challenging.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingif funding is received, West Africa focus on capacity building for the Treaty work.
FundraisingCreating a booklet of funding for the regions to identify funding sources.
Policy influencing/advocacyAttendance at the INC meetings in Nov 2022 and beyond, with IPC Team.
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Plastic Pollution Work Results at IUCN
Ubuntoo PWFI Knowledge Platform
Policy work on Plastics Treaty