African CSOs Reflect on Outcomes of INC3

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The Good, Bad and Ugly.

In this episode, Merrisa Naidoo (Africa Plastic Campaigner for GAIA and BFFP) based in South Africa; Ana Rocha (Global Plastics Policy Director for GAIA) based in Tanzania; Mohamed Kamal (Co-Director of Greenish Foundation) in Egypt; and Douglas Kaziro (Program officer for chemicals and waste management at BIVA) in Uganda talk to host Sureshnie Rieder about the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. INC3 took place from 13 to 19 November 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.

18 Dec 2023 English South Africa Society & Culture

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