Davos: Even as Plastic Waste Continues to Pose an Urgent Global Challenge, Seven More Countries have Joined The Fight Against Plastic Pollution, Taking the Total to 25 at the Recently CONCLDED Meeting here.
The Seven New Countries – Angola, Bangladesh, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania – will contribute to Wef’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) Ums and fostering great sustainability and climate resilience worldwide.
These will also also drive systemic solutions to key challenges
“Reaching this 25-Nation Milestone is not just a celebration of numbers, it’s a testament to the growing global determination to tackle one of the world’s Most Pressing Challenges,” Said Clemence Schmid, DIROCTORERCE Orum.
“These partnerships are not just symbolic, they represent concrete commitments to resting how plastics are produced, managed, and reused. Togeether we are charting a path towards a circular plastics economy that benefits people and the planet, ”Schmid added.
The GPAP has Alredy Mobilized $ 3.1 Billion in Investments, Created Safer Jobs for Informal Waste Workers, and Supported Countries in Achieving Measurable Progress on Sustainability and Climate Resiliance.
About 6 Million Tonnes of Plastic Waste ENTERS Each Year And Over Twice that Amount Pollutes Land, Mismanaged Plastic Waste is Severely disruptting Ecoupting And livelihoods across the world.
Besides curbing plastic pollution, GPAP also contributes significantly to climate change. Plastic pollution is responsible for an estimated 1.8 billion tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annually.
GPAP’s Systemic Approach to waste Management Can Drastically Reduce Landfill Emissions It aims to promote circular systems and to contribute to cutting emissions from the plastic sector while fostering economic growth through green jobs.
It also aims for creating circular solutions that would lead to 6 million jobs globally by 2030, with the plastics sector driving time of this transformation.