Global South Media Briefing on the Global Plastics Treaty

Nairobi, Kenya– The third session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on plastic pollution to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution will take place on 13-19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Join the Global South delegation as we put forward our demands:

  • address the entire lifecycle of plastics
  • overall production reduction
  • putting a stop on incineration and similar harmful technologies
  • limiting toxic chemicals in plastics and calling for chemical transparency
  • a just transition
  • mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) based on the Zero Waste Hierarchy
  • commitment to put regulations in place to operationalise policies
  • pushing for more upstream measures
  • robust financial mechanism for implementation and the inclusion of waste pickers, indigenous peoples and frontline communities, under-represented African, Asian, and SIDS Countries, women, and youth

 

Logistical Details

14 November 2023

4PM Kenya

  • Africa: 3pm Central African Time; 2pm West African Time; 4pm East African Time
  • Asia Pacific: 6:00 PM (Pakistan), 6:30 PM (India), 6:45 PM (Nepal), 7:00 PM (Bangladesh), 8:00 PM (WIB), 9:00 PM (Philippines), 12:00 AM, Nov 15 (Solomon Islands)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 7 am México, 8 am Ecuador, Colombia, 10 am Brasil, Argentina, Chile

Comfort Gardens Hotel, Township, United Nations Cres, Nairobi, Kenya 

[Directions from UN Complex] 

Live streamed via Facebook @GAIA Asia Pacific @GAIA Africa @GAIALAC 

Click here to join Zoom

 

Topics

  • Waste pickers and a just transition 

  • Waste Colonialism in the Global South 

  • Indigenous Rights 

  • False Solutions 

  • Human Rights 

 

Speakers/Panelists  

Soledad Mella, Asociación Nacional de Recicladores de Chile

Maditlhare Koena, South African Waste Pickers Association

Larisa de Orbe, Acción Ecológica México

Mageswari Sangaralingam, Consumers’ Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia Friends of the Earth

Dr Leslie Adogame, Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development, Nigeria

Lena Estrada Añozaki  (Colombia) UNEP Indigenous Peoples Representative

Alejandra Parra Muñoz, GAIA Latin America & the Caribbean

Trisia Farrelly, Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance, New Zealand Product Stewardship Council, Massey University Political Ecology Research Centre 

Jacob  Attakpah, Green Africa Youth Organisation, Ghana

Marce Gutierrez Graudins, Azul 

Olivia Tamon, Foundation For Environment And Development, Cameroon

 

Media Contacts

GAIA Africa: Carissa Marnce, +27 76 934 6156,  carissa@no-burn.org

GAIA Asia Pacific: Sonia G. Astudillo, +63 9175969286, sonia@no-burn.org

GAIA América Latina: Camila Aguilera, +56 9 5 111 1599; camila@no-burn.org