Bali, 22 May 2023: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect Marine Debris and Coral Reefs (3RproMar), an ASEAN-German cooperation project between Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the ASEAN Secretariat, held its second Regional Workshop in Bali.
The workshop brought together experts and stakeholder representatives to discuss approaches, challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities to improve the region's collective efforts in addressing marine plastic pollution, and dive deeper into the ongoing negotiations on the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.
Mr Dasrul Chaniago, Director of Coastal and Marine Pollution and Damage Control at Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, expressed hope in his opening remarks that the workshop would strengthen the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris.
‘I encourage all workshop participants to be fully engaged in designing, exploring, and developing regional measures and interventions to strengthen the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States, 2021-2025,’ he said.
H E Mr Ekkaphab Phantavong, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), also underlined the importance of better partner engagement in implementing the action plan.
‘The implementation of the Regional Action Plan needs coordinated actions. We encourage ASEAN Member States to join forces to end plastic pollution’, he said in his opening speech.
Mr Thomas Graf, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste, also emphasised how collaboration is instrumental in addressing the pressing issue of marine plastic in the region.
‘Only when we combine our actions, we can succeed,’ he said.
3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership
3RproMar also officially launched the 3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention, to enhance accessibility to relevant knowledge supporting regional efforts to prevent marine litter, as part its mission to ensure a plastic-free ocean and strengthen the region's circular economy.
This partnership, which unites ERIA’s Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (the Centre), the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution, targets effectively disseminating invaluable scientific insights and best practices to empower relevant decision-making in the region.
The Centre, through this valued partnership, will contribute more to disseminating knowledge related to upstream measures on waste management and marine litter, extended producer responsibility (EPR), and private sector engagement.
Extended Producer Responsibility
EPR in the ASEAN context was one of the key topics discussed during the workshop. Led by representatives of GIZ and the Centre, participants discussed barriers and enablers of EPR implementation in ASEAN Member States (AMS). State representatives gathered insights for countries preparing to implement such schemes as an effective approach to reducing unmanaged plastic waste.
Behavioural Change Communication
Behavioural change communication practices to improve waste management and drive the circular economy was another interesting topic discussed at the workshop. Speakers and participants discussed behaviour change campaigns in the region from different perspectives: researcher, governmental organisation, and national government. Each came with insightful lessons learned that can be utilised for campaign strategies for future relevant behaviour change.
Toward a Global Plastic Treaty
As the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place almost at the same time in Paris, 3RproMar took the opportunity to dive deeper into the negotiation process. A plenary session was dedicated to discussing the scientific perspective of the negotiations, the opportunities and implications for ASEAN, potential contributions from the Southeast Asia Programme on Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) project, and potential alignment between the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris and the upcoming global plastic treaty.
The priorities and implementation progress of the 3RproMar project in the four main target countries – Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam – were discussed in the workshop's final session.
3RproMar activities to tackle land-based waste and marine litter are critical in addressing marine pollution. The Centre is honoured to be part of the 3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention, and is determined to achieve tangible outputs through the partnership.
Watch the full workshop:
Knowledge Management Associate
Bali, 22 May 2023: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect Marine Debris and Coral Reefs (3RproMar), an ASEAN-German cooperation project between Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the ASEAN Secretariat, held its second Regional Workshop in Bali.
The workshop brought together experts and stakeholder representatives to discuss approaches, challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities to improve the region's collective efforts in addressing marine plastic pollution, and dive deeper into the ongoing negotiations on the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.
Mr Dasrul Chaniago, Director of Coastal and Marine Pollution and Damage Control at Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, expressed hope in his opening remarks that the workshop would strengthen the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris.
‘I encourage all workshop participants to be fully engaged in designing, exploring, and developing regional measures and interventions to strengthen the implementation of the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris in the ASEAN Member States, 2021-2025,’ he said.
H E Mr Ekkaphab Phantavong, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of ASEAN for Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), also underlined the importance of better partner engagement in implementing the action plan.
‘The implementation of the Regional Action Plan needs coordinated actions. We encourage ASEAN Member States to join forces to end plastic pollution’, he said in his opening speech.
Mr Thomas Graf, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste, also emphasised how collaboration is instrumental in addressing the pressing issue of marine plastic in the region.
‘Only when we combine our actions, we can succeed,’ he said.
3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership
3RproMar also officially launched the 3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention, to enhance accessibility to relevant knowledge supporting regional efforts to prevent marine litter, as part its mission to ensure a plastic-free ocean and strengthen the region's circular economy.
This partnership, which unites ERIA’s Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris (the Centre), the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution, targets effectively disseminating invaluable scientific insights and best practices to empower relevant decision-making in the region.
The Centre, through this valued partnership, will contribute more to disseminating knowledge related to upstream measures on waste management and marine litter, extended producer responsibility (EPR), and private sector engagement.
Extended Producer Responsibility
EPR in the ASEAN context was one of the key topics discussed during the workshop. Led by representatives of GIZ and the Centre, participants discussed barriers and enablers of EPR implementation in ASEAN Member States (AMS). State representatives gathered insights for countries preparing to implement such schemes as an effective approach to reducing unmanaged plastic waste.
Behavioural Change Communication
Behavioural change communication practices to improve waste management and drive the circular economy was another interesting topic discussed at the workshop. Speakers and participants discussed behaviour change campaigns in the region from different perspectives: researcher, governmental organisation, and national government. Each came with insightful lessons learned that can be utilised for campaign strategies for future relevant behaviour change.
Toward a Global Plastic Treaty
As the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution was taking place almost at the same time in Paris, 3RproMar took the opportunity to dive deeper into the negotiation process. A plenary session was dedicated to discussing the scientific perspective of the negotiations, the opportunities and implications for ASEAN, potential contributions from the Southeast Asia Programme on Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) project, and potential alignment between the ASEAN Regional Action Plan for Combating Marine Debris and the upcoming global plastic treaty.
The priorities and implementation progress of the 3RproMar project in the four main target countries – Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam – were discussed in the workshop's final session.
3RproMar activities to tackle land-based waste and marine litter are critical in addressing marine pollution. The Centre is honoured to be part of the 3RproMar Regional Knowledge Partnership for Marine Litter Prevention, and is determined to achieve tangible outputs through the partnership.
Watch the full workshop:
Knowledge Management Associate
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