AFRICER Workshop 2022: Action Against Plastic Pollution in Africa
About this event
Plastic waste across the African continent is expected to geometrically increase in the next decade due to rising global production, importation and usage, as well as poor plastic waste mismanagement. Plastic waste mismanagement presents substantial risks to biodiversity and marine life and contributes to global warming and consequently climate change. To address the problem of plastic waste mismanagement, there is a need for critical research that provides data to bridge gaps between plastic waste policy and regulations and their enforcement. One of our goals is to engage in research on the African continent to generate relevant data that governments and their agencies can utilize to make informed decisions about regulating and enforcing plastic regulations, creating awareness, and encouraging and training local stakeholders on effective waste management strategies.
This AFRICER workshop seeks to provide opportunities for those in the plastic waste management space (i.e. policy analysts, enforcement officers, plastic waste management practitioners and educators, etc.) to engage in conversations and discussions on effectively implementing plastic waste policies in Africa. The outcomes of the workshop will be relevant for policy planning and implementation. Specific focus areas will include:
Overview of plastic waste policies across African countries;
The importance of data in developing, implementing, and enforcing plastic waste policies;
Behavioral change as an outcome of effective policy implementation; and
Building capacities of local authorities to enforce plastic waste policies.
Guest speakers
Márcia Balisciano, Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Head of ESG and Corporate Responsibility, RELX.
Dr Pritish Behuria, Associate Prof, University of Manchester
Aly Elnady, Consulting Analyst, Sustainability & Social Impact at CID Consulting – Egypt.
Huldah Ateka, Principal Associate at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN)-Kenya.
This workshop is supported by the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens.
