Side events
Thematic side events to be held on the margins of INC-2: daily from 13:30 - 14:25 PM on 29 May - 1 June 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.
The co-organizers for the thematic side events have been selected by the Secretariat in consultation with the Chair, with due consideration of geographical and gender balance, representation from both Members and observers of the Committee, as well as technical experience and expertise on the themes in mind. Opportunities for those who were not selected this time will be made available moving forward. We wish to thank all of the 260 Member States and stakeholders who requested to co-organize.
- List of selected co-organizers
- Guidance to the co-organizers
- Frequently Asked Questions (25 May 2023)
Calendar
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Monday 29 May 2023
Theme 1
Topic: Promoting sustainable consumption and production of plastics
Focal Point:
Name: Giulia Carcasci
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Email: Giulia.Carcasci@fao.org
Theme 2
Topic: Oceans and the marine environment, including transport, ghost fishing gears, dumping, pellet loss and impacts on biodiversity
Focal Point 1:
Name: Cristobal Hernandez
Organization: Ministry of Environment, Chile
Email: CHernandez@mma.gob.cl
Focal Point 2:
Name: Niels Peters Williams
Organization: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC
Email: niels.peterswilliams@un.org
Theme 3
Topic: The role of trade measures in the future instrument: challenges and opportunities
Focal Point:
Name: Soumyajit (Jeet) Kar
Organization: World Economic Forum
Email: soumyajit.kar@weforum.org
Agenda (25 May 2023)
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Tuesday 30 May 2023
Theme 4
Topic: Monitoring the situation and monitoring the progress of the future instrument: Objectives/ targets and their associated baselines, indicators, and timelines.
Focal Point:
Name: Heidi Savelli-Soderberg
Organization: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Email: heidi.savelli@un.org
Theme 5
Topic: Plastic pollution, toxicity, chemicals, and potential risks to human health
Focal Point:
Name: Kei Ohno Woodall
Organization: Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS)
Email: kei.ohno@un.org
Theme 6
Topic: Means of implementation, including resource mobilization and financial mechanism
Focal Point:
Name: Shardul Agrawala
Organization: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Email: Shardul.agrawala@oecd.org
Agenda (26 May 2023)
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Wednesday 31 May 2023
Theme 7
Topic: Microplastic: understanding the challenge and its impacts
Focal Point:
Name: Leah Segui
Organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
Email: lsegui@pewtrusts.org
Agenda (28 June 2023)
Theme 8
Topic: Promoting circular economy to retain plastics in the economy and out of the environment, including innovation and expanding the share of circular plastics
Focal Point:
Name: Jane Muncke
Organization: Food Packaging Forum Foundation
Email: jane.muncke@fp-forum.org
Theme 9
Topic: Enabling change at local, national, and regional levels
Focal Point:
Name: Togo Uchida
Organization: ICLEI Japan Office
Email: togo.uchida@iclei.org
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Thursday 1 June 2023
Theme 10
Topic: Promoting environmentally sound management of plastic waste, including collection, sorting and recycling, and consideration of investments
Focal Point:
Name: Jacob Rognhaug
Organization: TOMRA (WBCSD)
Email: jacob.rognhaug@tomra.com
Theme 11
Topic: Existing plastic pollution: Challenges of SIDs and remote communities
Focal Point:
Name: Janaka De Silva
Organization: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Email: Janaka.DeSilva@iucn.org
Theme 12
Topic: Socio-economic considerations in the transition to circular approaches to plastic, including human rights approaches and inclusion of the informal waste sector
Focal Point:
Name: Yasuhiko Kamakura
Organization: International Labour Organization
Email: kamakura@ilo.org
Note: The content and views expressed in the side events do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the INC Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme or the United Nations and neither do they imply any endorsement.
The designations employed and presentation of material in these presentations do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of any of the above mentioned entities concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or city or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries.
Mention of a non-profit organization or commercial company or product in these presentations does not imply endorsement by the INC Secretariat, UNEP or the United Nations.
Webinars
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Invitation to the technical webinars prior to INC-2
These webinar series included technical briefings on the document with potential options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument and on the organization of work of INC-2. In addition, four thematic webinars were devoted to substantive topics relevant to the negotiations. These topics were selected to cover a broad range of issues, based on the interests expressed by members of the Committee.
WEBINAR 1: Technical briefing on the Potential Options for Elements document
Thursday 4 May 2023, 15:00 -16:00 EAT | Watch
WEBINAR 2: Science informing decision-making
Thursday 4 May 2023, 16:00 - 17:30 EAT | Watch
- Indigenous knowledge and international policies
- Minderoo-Monaco commission on plastics and human health
- OEWG on a science policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (SPP-OEWG)
- Science informing decision making
WEBINAR 3: Technical briefing on the organization of work at INC-2
Monday 8 May 2023, 16:00 – 17:00 EAT | Watch
- France: Technical briefing on the organization of work at INC-2
- Secretariat: Technical briefing on the organization of work at INC-2
WEBINAR 4: Control measures for sustainable consumption and production: addressing unnecessary and problematic plastics, including single-use or short-lived plastics and plastic products, and shifting to sustainable alternatives
Wednesday 10 May 2023, 14:00 - 15:30 EAT | Due to technical difficulties, this webinar was not recorded
- Circular Economy & Institutional Partnerships
- Single-use Plastic Products vs. Alternatives: what Life Cycle Assessments tell us
WEBINAR 5: Means of implementation, with a special focus on resource mobilization and financial mechanisms
Thursday 11 May 2023, 14:00 - 15:30 EAT | Watch
- Finance Leadership Group on Plastics
- Funding for Good: The Multilateral’s Fund investment in developing countries
- Ghana’s Proposal For The International Legally Binding Instrument On Plastics Pollution
WEBINAR 6: Promoting a circular economy to reduce the size of the problem: a focus on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and addressing plastic waste
Tuesday 16 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:30 EAT | Watch
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Webinars for stakeholders to share information from the written submissions
Two webinars for stakeholders to share information from the written submissions were scheduled to provide the space for interested stakeholders to present the main ideas and concepts from their written submissions regarding the options for elements towards an international legally binding instrument to be considered at INC-2. This list of presenters can be found here.
WEBINAR 1: Tuesday 31 January 2023, 16:00 - 17:30 EAT | Watch
WEBINAR 2: Thursday 2 February 2023, 16:00 - 17:30 EAT | Watch
