European Commission and United Nations Environment Programme Project on Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments: Identifying and Quantifying Plastic Contaminant Sources and Leakages into the Aquatic Environment

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorEuropean Commission
dc.contributor.organizationIndustry and Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-27T06:40:47Z
dc.date.available2025-06-27T06:40:47Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.date.submitted2025-06-25
dc.descriptionThis project document presents a short executive summary of a collaborative initiative between the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme to address plastic pollution in aquatic environments by developing a practical methodology to identify and quantify plastic sources and leakages. It responds to the absence of a standardised tool for building reliable inventories of plastics entering water systems. The document outlines the development of a science-based toolkit, its pilot application in Kenya, and the use of results to refine the approach. It describes expected outcomes, outputs, activities, governance arrangements, and a multi-year workplan linking technical development, application, and communication.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48037
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number3 p.
dc.subjectcontaminant
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.titleEuropean Commission and United Nations Environment Programme Project on Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments: Identifying and Quantifying Plastic Contaminant Sources and Leakages into the Aquatic Environmenten
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