ASEAN+3 Private Sector Initiatives to Reduce Marine Plastics - online event series The private sector in ASEAN+3 countries have been contributing significantly to the reduction of plastic waste and by consequence marine plastic debris in the region. Their efforts can range from both production and consumption (so-called “upstream”) level to recycling and waste management (so-called “downstream”) level. In Viet Nam, the ...

Plastic is a material that is versatile, resistant, lightweight, and inexpensive to produce, which makes it ubiquitous in our everyday lives. However, the amount of plastic waste released in our environment and its negative effects on our marine ecosystem have attracted increasing scientific concern. Alarmed by this regional situation, the ASEAN Member States recognises the urgent need to combat marine litter, including by promoting platforms for...

Explore how engaging the voices of citizens, residents, and under-represented communities can lead to better policy-making. About this event World leaders are gathering at COP26 to negotiate the phase-out of greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Living up to these commitments will require accelerated action across every sector, all while managing the impacts of increased extreme weather events and other s...

According to the Prime Minister of Thailand, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, today’s commitment underscores the fact that climate action could not be more urgent, and leadership by the private sector is crucial to Thailand’s efforts in successfully tackling climate change. Business leaders representing Thailand’s major industries today joined the Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT) Forum 2021 and United Nations in issuing a st...

Mr Suvit says many Thai companies have conducted research on how to create added value for sugar cane and rice. The bio-, circular and green (BCG) economy is likely the best model in the short term to revitalise a Thai economy battered by Covid-19 outbreaks, says Suvit Maesincee, the former higher education, science, research and innovation minister. Based on Thailand's strengths in agriculture, its rich natural resources, diversity and p...

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Cities tackling interconnected issues for a circular economy will need to pursue new ways of engaging and collaborating among stakeholders. Changemakers in Bangkok have learned first-hand what early conversations with leaders in business and policy need to drive circular change. Plastic is a global scourge and accounts for up to12 percent of Thailand’s total wasteevery year, amounting to a total of 2 tons according to the Pollutio...

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand, April 20 (Reuters) - Thailand is close to completing one the world's biggest floating hydro-solar hybrid projects on the surface of a dam, a step toward boosting renewable energy production after years of criticism for reliance on fossil fuels. About 144,417 solar panels are being installed on a reservoir in the northeast province of Ubon Ratchathani, where workers are completing the last of seven solar farms co...