Stakeholder Conference
25-28 May 2020
Press Release
Japan, UNEP deepen cooperation on plastic pollution and post-conflict recovery
[UNEP, May 25th, 2020]
UNEP, Japan Announce Marine Litter Initiative [IISD, March 12th, 2019]
https://sdg.iisd.org/news/unep-japan-announce-marine-litter-initiative/
Japan and UN Environment announce new cooperation to boost knowledge on marine litter in Southeast Asia and India [UNEP, March 4th, 2019]
Japan and United Nations Environment Programme Announce New Cooperation to Boost Knowledge on Marine Plastic Litter in Southeast Asia and in India [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, March 4th, 2019]
https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002357.html
Media Coverage
UNEP Lifeline Ganga on air film [NDTV.com]
Silent Flows the Yamuna [NDTV.com]
Save Our Ocean [NDTV.com]
Aussie scientists leading global effort to tackle pollution in the world's biggest rivers [ABC News]
Getting a handle on the amount of plastic pollution in Asia's rivers [ABC News]
Healing waters: India's Ganges River cleanses itself during virus shutdown [The Mainichi]
Waste Management in Vientiane (English version) [ThaiPBS World (English Version]
Waste Management in Vientiane (Thai version) [ThaiPBS World (Thai Version)]
世界遺産の裏はゴミだらけ…海を汚染するプラスチックをどう食い止めるか、その最前線を取材 [FNN Prime Online (Japanese Only)]
Experts tackle plastic waste [Phnom Penh Post]
Actions to address Mekong plastic pollution take shape [Law News Agency]
Mekong nations to address choking plastic pollution [VN Express International
Thailand joins three nations to tackle plastic waste in Mekong [The Nation Thailand]
Thailand joins three nations to tackle plastic waste in Mekong [Asia News Network]
Actions to address Mekong plastic pollution take shape [MRC News]
Viet Nam, Other Mekong Nations Launch Joint Program to Tackle River Plastic Waste
[Saigoneer]
Mekong countries agree to conduct plastic waste study [Open Development Mekong]
Lower Mekong Nations to Address Choking Plastic Pollution [Chiang Rai Times]