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Critical treaty to address global plastics crisis goes into overtime

The latest round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC5) in Busan, South Korea, intended to mark the culmination of two years of...

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree on targets

Negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis have ended without an agreement, as countries failed to agree on key...

After slow start, Plastics Treaty talks gain new momentum at INC-4

The Plastics Treaty fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) closed in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the first time with draft text...

INC-3: World watches keenly as Parties seek treaty to curb plastic pollution

In March 2022, when the 193 UN Member States agreed to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, the hard work towards an agreement...

How ‘Paris Agreement for Plastic’ could slash plastic pollution to almost zero – Scientists

With both plastic production and waste projected to escalate to unmanageable levels by 2050, scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara on Thursday,...

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Africa Water Vision: West Africa charts path for water, sanitation reforms

Stakeholders across West Africa have commenced deliberations in Abuja on a new implementation plan to drive water security and...
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War in Iran causing biggest energy crisis in history – IEA

The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel is creating the ​worst energy crisis ever faced by...

Africa needs $30bn to tackle water crisis by 2030 – AU official

The African Union (AU) says the continent needs at least $30 billion by 2030 to close its water and...

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Africa Water Vision: West Africa charts path for water, sanitation reforms

Stakeholders across West Africa have commenced deliberations in Abuja...

War in Iran causing biggest energy crisis in history – IEA

The conflict between Iran and the United States and...