UN BASEL CONVENTION PRESENTED WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP EXPAND PLASTIC SMART CITIES TO LATIN AMERICA

UN BASEL CONVENTION PRESENTED WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP EXPAND PLASTIC SMART CITIES TO LATIN AMERICA

April 11, 2022

UN BASEL CONVENTION PRESENTED WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP EXPAND PLASTIC SMART CITIES TO LATIN AMERICA

The United Nations Basel Convention, a legally binding international treaty charged with regulating plastic waste flows, among other wastes, released its second call for Plastic Waste Partnership pilot project proposals in January 2022. The call seeks to fund activities that will develop new tools to address plastic waste, show a high potential for scale/replicability and/or show a high potential to trigger expanded activities in the immediate future.

WWF International, along with country offices in Guatemala, Peru, Chile and Mexico submitted a joint proposal to the Basel Convention Secretariat seeking 500,000 USD to help bridge Plastic Smart Cities to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with robust partnerships to scale plastic smart solutions across the region. 

With WWF offices in LAC eager to help cities launch their plastic smart journeys, we expect the first Plastic Smart Cities in LAC to be announced later this year.




Also in MEDIA

KALIPI: Empowering Women in the Philippines to Reduce Plastic Waste
KALIPI: Empowering Women in the Philippines to Reduce Plastic Waste

March 06, 2023

Launched in 2013, KALIPI Donsol is empowering around 2,600 Filipino women through community action and the development of livelihood options. Today, KALIPI Donsol is creating a range of upcycled products such as souvenirs, plush toys and bags in the shape of much loved marine life such as whale sharks and sea turtles.

Read More

Regenerative Agriculture: Utilize Dry Leaves and Transform it Into Sustainable Tableware
Regenerative Agriculture: Utilize Dry Leaves and Transform it Into Sustainable Tableware

February 17, 2023

Tuyen’s innovation to replace single-use plastic tableware is one of the examples that there are many possible ways for us to reduce and replace single-use plastic in our everyday lives.

Read More

Plastic Waste in the ocean
Road to G20: WWF-Indonesia, Delterra and Minderoo Announce Pledge to Scale Towards a More Circular Southern Bali

January 26, 2023

On November 3rd 2022, as part of the Road to G20 events under the Indonesian presidency, Delterra, Minderoo Foundation and WWF-Indonesia through the Plastic Smart Cities Initiative announced an ambitious pledge to tackle waste in Badung Regency, Southern Bali. 

Read More