Seminar & Events
International Symposium
Marine Plastic Debris and its Countermeasures in Asia: Impact on Ecosystems and International Cooperation
* This seminar will be held in hybrid style (in-person and online).
The registration is closed.
Today the problem of marine plastic debris is a serious global environmental concern. While plastic products have made human modern life more convenient, the plastic debris that flows into rivers and oceans have a negative impact on sea and marine life, destroying ecosystems. Conservation and protection of the oceans, sea and marine resources is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015. In early 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly resolved to initiate intergovernmental negotiations to conclude an international treaty to combat plastic pollution. The negotiation was started officially in November 2022.
This symposium will focus on developing countries in Asia, which are regarded as the main sources of marine plastic debris, and discuss the current status of plastic pollution and various efforts to combat it. We will also evaluate the international efforts to increase the effectiveness of countermeasures.
We look forward to your participation.
Date & Time
Monday, 6 February 2023, 13:30-16:00(Japan Standard Time)(Door opens at 13:00)
Venue
(In-person)
World
Bank
Tokyo
Development
Learning
Center(Fukoku
Seimei
Building
14th
Floor,
Uchisaiwaicho
2-2-2,
Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo)
Nearest
subway
stations:
Toei
Mita
Line,
Uchisaiwaicho
Station;
Tokyo
Metro
Chiyoda
Line,
Hibiya
Line,
and
Marunouchi
Line,
Kasumigaseki
Station
*
Kindly
note
that
in
the
event
that
the
number
of
Covid-19
infection
cases
goes
up
dramatically,
this
event
may
be
held
online
only.
(Online)
Zoom
Webinar
*
Please
make
sure
that
the
latest
zoom
app
is
installed
on
your
PC
or
mobile
device,
if
you
participate
online.
Program
13:30~13:40 |
Opening
Remarks
|
13:40~14:00 |
Keynote
Speech
I “Marine Plastic Debris and its Countermeasures in Asia”
|
14:00~14:15 |
Keynote
Speech
II “World Bank Group Experiences in Abating Marine Plastic Pollution in East Asia and the Pacific”
|
14:15~14:25 | Break |
14:25~15:55 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Michikazu KOJIMA <Panelists>
|
15:55~16:00 |
Closing
Remarks
|
Languages
Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English will be available.
Capacity
(In-person)50
persons
*
Kindly
note
that
we
limit
the
number
of
in-person
participants
in
order
to
prevent
the
spread
of
Covid-19.
(Online)1,000 persons
Organizers
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company
Contact:
Outreach
Event
Division,
Research
Operations
Department,
IDE-JETRO
E-mail:
sympo-sc