Submitted by
sorrentinol
on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 18:47
General Information
Resolution
49158
IUCN Constituent
Headquarters
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
Global
Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Guinea Bissau
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
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Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Transition Ecologique ( Senegal )
Environmental Foundation for Africa ( Sierra Leone )
BIOSFERA ( Cabo Verde )
IUCN Commissions
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for Plastics Treaty
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Capacity-building
Description and results/achievements of activities:
AFRIPAC 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.
Status
On-going
Activity
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Description and results/achievements of activities:
AFRIPAC 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-paris
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
Continuing 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-pollution
Status
On-going
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of human resources
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Staff capacity - we have hired in the PACO region a person
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.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Capacity-building
Description
AFRIPAC trainings in West Africa
Future action / activity
Fundraising
Description
US Department of State funding is in process. This will result in other work globally, hiring new staff, and working on plastics globally.
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
Ongoing INC work, WCEL negotiation work
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat