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The ASEAN Conference on Combatting Plastic Pollution 2024 in Lao PDR highlighted ASEAN’s commitment to tackling the plastic waste crisis through regional collaboration.
The ASEAN Conference on Combatting Plastic Pollution (ACCPP) 2024, hosted this year in Lao PDR, underscored ASEAN’s increasing commitment to addressing the plastic waste crisis and advancing regional collaboration for sustainable plastic management solutions. Key stakeholders from ASEAN Member States, the private sector, innovators, and civil society have come together to discuss regional strategies for addressing plastic pollution. The 2-day conference, hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Lao PDR, in partnership with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lao PDR, provided a platform to share knowledge, identify synergies for regional cooperation, and align policies for tackling plastic pollution.
