Coastal cities are both subjects to and sources of all kinds of pollution that affect waterways and oceans in the region. Given their weight as marine litter producers, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are a big part of the problem, but also, part of the solution. Implementing interventions on the matter in the ocean-polluting Asian countries could significantly reduce global plastic leakage.
This side event “Leaking cities in South-East Asia: Marine Plastic Pollution", co-organized by the Embassy of France and Japan, consists of a multidisciplinary panel discussion and Q&A session with different experts located in the South-East Asia region, to debate on past and on-going projects as well as solution-based initiatives
