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WCC 2020 Res 019 - Activity Report

Submitted by SorrentinoL on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 18:47
General Information
Stopping the global plastic pollution crisis in marine environments by 2030
IUCN Constituent: 
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2023
Geographic scope: 
Global
Country/Territory: 
Cabo Verde
Guinea Bissau
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Autoridade de Avaliação Ambiental Competente ( AAAC ) / Guinea Bissau
Ministère de l´Environnement et du développement durable / Senegal
Environmental Foundation for Africa ( EFA ) / Sierra Leone
BIOSFERA ( BIOSFERA ) / Cabo Verde
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025 (WCEL)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics Treaty
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Capacity-buildingAFRIPAC workshops and learning for negotiators. See https://www.iucn.org/story/202303/afripac-strengthening-5-countries-commitments-un-plastics-treaty and also WCEL and IPC work. On-going
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingAFRIPAC workshops and learning for negotiators. See https://www.iucn.org/story/202303/afripac-strengthening-5-countries-commitments-un-plastics-treaty and also https://iucn.org/story/202306/small-island-developing-states-call-ambitious-global-plastics-treaty-inc-2-parisOn-going
Policy influencing/advocacyContinuing to work with WCEL and IPC on the INC Global Plastics Treaty work. Also, working in West Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific on Plastics. Seehttps://www.iucn.org/resources/information-brief/iucn-briefings-negotiators-plastics-treaty-inc-2-session-compilation and https://www.unep.org/inc-plastic-pollutionOn-going
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Overall, the work on plastics globally is linking to global, regional and national policy as well as capacity building, and convening. Also linking to CBD, GBF, FAO, WTO, and other international org work on this.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Staff capacity - we have hired in the PACO region a person
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingAFRIPAC trainings in West Africa
FundraisingUS Department of State funding is in process. This will result in other work globally, hiring new staff, and working on plastics globally.
Policy influencing/advocacyOngoing INC work, WCEL negotiation work