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The presentation overview the current discussion on Extended Producer Responsibility under international negotiation committee on international-legally-binding instrument. The presentation highlighted the followiong points. -INC3 Zero Draft of ILBI: Extended Producer Responsibility systems is a part of policy instruments required for the parties to...

Mahidol University and UNEP co-organized an expert review meeting of their on-going publication project on " Assessment Report on Plastic Pollution Management in Asia and the Pacific." ". Hotta facilitated a session 1 on policy approaches to plastic pollution with providing a guiding questions and major discussion points for the report.

As a part of the capacity development at regional level for the JAIF Project on “Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction in ASEAN region through formulation of National Action Plans for ASEAN Member States and Integrated Land-to-Sea Policy Approach (Phase 2)" to share the innovative approaches, good practices on national action plan...

Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2023 was a major international event for Ho Chi Minh City. The Forum had the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister, participants form international financial institutions (World Bank, IMF, IFC, ADB, etc.), international organizations, such as the World Economic Forum (WEF), businesses, national and international...

During the HO CHI MINH CITY ECONOMIC FORUM 2023, Pre-session workshop “Circular economy for green growth transition in the Asia – Pacific region” was co-organized by International University, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city and Institute for Circular Economy Development, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh city. Hotta made a...

At the Seminar 6 on " Regional knowledge sharing and identification of opportunities for enhanced reduction of Marine Plastics Debris " held during the ASEAN-Japan Environment Week during August 22-24, 2023, Hotta made a keynote presentation to provide discussion points for the following panel discussions. This seminar was orgnaized with the...

The progress report on Japan ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project "Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction in ASEAN Region: Formulation of National Action Plans for ASEAN Member States and Integrated Land-to-Sea Policy Approach (Phase2 - Dec. 2021-Dec. 2023)" were made to the 8th ASEAN Working Group on Chemicals and Waste (AWGCW) held...

The progress report on Japan ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Project "Strengthening Capacity for Marine Debris Reduction in ASEAN Region: Formulation of National Action Plans for ASEAN Member States and Integrated Land-to-Sea Policy Approach (Phase2 - Dec. 2021-Dec. 2023)" were made to the Members of ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine...

This presentation was a quick overview of monitoring and scientific research on marine plastics and pollution. The whole information is based on “G20 Report on Actions Against Marine Plastic Litter” 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The major findings from the quick review are as follows: 1) It seems that the current policy attentions is still more on...

The 2nd Technical Working Group meeting to develop National Plastic Action Plan in Myanmar was organized on January 11, 2023 as an online event. During the TWG meeting, Hotta presented the current status of internatonal cooperation on plastic pollution in ASEAN countries as well as its implications to interanational negotiation to develop...