SEA of Solutions 2024

Theme: “Delivering actions to end plastic pollution in Asia Pacific”

When: 18-20 September 2024 at 08:30 – 17:00 (GMT+7)

Where: Conference Room 3, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand (Hybrid)

Registration: indico.un.org/event/1011363/registrations/15495/

Background

SEA of Solutions (SoS) is a flagship event towards solving plastic pollution at source. Since its launch in 2019, SoS has served as a platform for exchanging information and sharing best practices, fostering meaningful dialogue, and facilitating collaboration and partnership opportunities to advance circularity within the plastic value chain.

SEA of Solutions is organized by SEA circular – an initiative by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), with support from the Government of Sweden.

The event offers a space for decision-makers to connect with key stakeholders in the region, including representatives from governments, business and industry, civil societies, research and academia, investors and funders, media, youth and development organizations.

Objective

SoS 2024 aims to facilitate collaboration among solution seekers and providers to catalyze actions and innovations towards circularity in the plastic value chain.

With the international community negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution by the end of this year, SoS 2024 offers a crucial platform for stakeholders to exchange knowledge and build partnerships in the intersessional period ahead of INC-5.

About the project

SEA circular aims to reduce and prevent plastic pollution and its impact by working with governments, businesses, civil society, academia, and international partners. The initiative promotes market-based solutions and enabling policies to transform plastic value chain management, strengthens the science base for information decision making, creates outreach and awareness. Visit www.sea-circular.org or contact sea-circular@un.org for more information.