The 2nd ASEAN-Japan Symposium on Marine Plastic Waste Education Aims to Nurture Good Habits for Cleaner Oceans 1 March 2023: On this day, the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) held the 2nd Symposium on Marine Plastic Waste Education that featured selected schools and their student-led initiatives from Japan and eight ASEAN countries which had previously participated in …
IGES, ERIA Held Kick-Off Workshop with 4 Partners for the Consumer Behaviour Project for Single Use Plastics 23 February 2022: The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a policy research institute in Japan, held a kick-off workshop on a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insight to reduce the use of single-use plastics in …
India-Japan Environment Week Shares Innovative Waste Management Technologies to Reduce Plastic Waste 12 January 2023: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-organised a hybrid seminar entitled “Latest Trends of Waste Management Technologies Contributing to Marine …
RKC-MPD Podcast: Living Chic with Plastic – Episode 1 The Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris of ERIA has launched a podcast series titled ‘Living Chic with Plastic’, which highlights marine plastic pollution and explores future sustainable relationships with plastic. These podcast series welcome young people involved …
Four Partners to Work with IGES, ERIA on Applying Behavioural Insights to Reduce Plastic Consumption and Waste 26 December 2022: The Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), a non-profit policy research institute in Japan, launched a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insights in reducing the use and waste of single-use plastics in …
Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia: Fostering Peer-to-peer Learning, Understanding Unique Local Challenges 23 November 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) co-hosted a hybrid seminar entitled “The Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) …
Engaging Youth in Preventing Marine Plastic Pollution: Clean Up Day in Cambodia Within the framework of Cambodian ASEAN Chairmanship support, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia held a youth engagement event entitled ‘Clean Up Day’ in two high schools …
Assessing Marine Plastic Pollution: Site Visit to Mangrove Forest and Interceptor 001 in Jakarta Bay Area 9 November 2022: A group of experts on marine plastic debris working in ASEAN+3 region visited the Jakarta Bay area to observe plastic pollution affecting the mangrove forest as well as to visit The Ocean Cleanup’s Interceptor 001 in …
The 3rd ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris: Stocktaking and Future Work 8 November 2022: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in collaboration with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) co-hosted the Third ERIA’s Experts Working Group on Marine Plastic Debris hybrid …
The Keys to Sustainable Society: Habit, Younger Generation, and ESG Investment A waste management expert from Japan pointed out three important factors that can influence consumer behaviour to build a more sustainable society: Habit, awareness among young people, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investment. Dr Misuzu Asari, Associate …
Entrepreneurship in the Environmental Field: Insights from Women-led Businesses on Tackling Plastic Waste The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) through a collaboration between the Entrepreneurship, Startups, and Innovation (E-S-I) Knowledge Lab and the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD) hosted a webinar today titled ‘Female Entrepreneurs …
Call for Proposals: Piloting the Application of Behavioural Insights for Plastic Reduction The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a not-for-profit policy research institute in Japan, launched a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insights to reduce the use and waste of single-use plastics in cities and communities. The project …
ERIA and Cambodia MoE Joint Activities: 5R Program Launch, Site Visit to Peam Krasoap Wildlife Sanctuary The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia held joint events to launch the 5R Program and visited the Community Protected Area of Peam Krasoap Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong, Cambodia. …
Eco-School Program Aims to Raise Youth’s Awareness on Marine Plastic Waste The button on the Zoom screen indicated that there were about 366 participants for the Eco-School class that morning last September. But in reality, about 900 students of Ateneo de Davao University Junior High School in Davao City, the …
Long Pathway to Reduce Plastic Waste: ERIA and the Ministry of Environment Cambodia Joint Workshop on Zero Plastic Waste The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia held a joint workshop today on Zero Plastic Waste for Public and Private Sectors and Communities in Koh Kong, Cambodia. The event …
ERIA Publishes Policy Recommendations on the Role of the G20 Towards an International Agreement on Plastic Pollution …
ERIA and AIT Launched a Project on Plastic Leakage Prevention from Factories and Informal Recycling Sector …
ERIA Becomes Observer Organization of Japans CLOMA to Address Marine Plastic Pollutions in ASEAN+3 countries …
RKC-MPD ERIA Recognized as Key Regional Initiative in ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combatting Marine Debris …
Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction and Waste Management in ASEAN Region through Knowledge Sharing on Marine Litter …
IGES and ERIA Sign MoU to Strengthen Policy Research for Circular Economy and Prevention of Marine Plastic Pollution in ASEAN+3 Countries …
ERIA Presents Video on RKC-MPD in Honour of Earth Day Jakarta, 22 April 2020: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is honouring the Earth Day 2020 with a 3-minute video on the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (RKC-MPD), a new …
ERIA’s President Announces RKC-MPD’s Establishment in 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment …
