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Waves of Plastic: A Snapshot of Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-28T13:50:12Z
dc.date.available2024-08-28T13:50:12Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-28
dc.description.abstractThe South Asian region faces pressing environmental concerns such as air pollution, biodiversity loss, and the degradation of land and water resources, compounded by the challenges of meeting the needs of growing populations. The region is interconnected by shared socioeconomic contexts and geographical features, including the Hindu Kush Himalaya mountain range, which influences climate patterns and serves as the source of transboundary rivers. Six of the eight South Asian countries share twenty major rivers, facilitating the transport of pollution across borders, including solid waste and microplastics. The study aims to shed light on the mounting concerns around inadequate waste management across urban and rural areas in the region, particularly the detrimental impact of plastic pollution, especially single-use plastics, on the environment and human health. The report seeks to establish a comprehensive baseline of plastic waste flow into water bodies in the region and support the formulation of evidence-based policies and strategies for plastic pollution reduction and a transition toward a regional circular economy framework for plastics. The study also highlights the need for interventions along the entire value chain, including reducing or substituting the use of plastics, introducing a reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R) hierarchy, implementing efficient collection and recycling systems, and enhancing waste management and treatment infrastructure. The report emphasizes the importance of coordinated efforts and improved policy implementation to effectively reduce plastic consumption, manage plastic waste, and mitigate marine pollution across South Asia.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099933108202431142/IDU18e0bbc271c078143281a4e016dc43e77b919
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42102
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42102
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectWATER SECURITY AND INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subjectSDG 6
dc.subjectLIFE BELOW WATER
dc.subjectSDG 14
dc.titleWaves of Plasticen
dc.title.subtitleA Snapshot of Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asiaen
dc.typeReport
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleWaves of Plastic: A Snapshot of Marine Plastic Pollution in South Asia
okr.date.disclosure2024-08-28
okr.date.lastmodified2024-08-21T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099933108202431142/IDU18e0bbc271c078143281a4e016dc43e77b919
okr.guid099933108202431142
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-8e0bbc27-c078-4328-a4e0-6dc43e77b919
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42102
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34379626
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34379626
okr.identifier.report193159
okr.import.id5180
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099933108202431142/pdf/IDU18e0bbc271c078143281a4e016dc43e77b919.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.sectorICT Services,Central Government (Central Agencies),Other Public Administration,Waste Management
okr.themePublic Private Partnerships,Mitigation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,ICT,ICT Solutions,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Public Sector Management,Biodiversity,Oceans,Environmental policies and institutions,Climate change,Data production, accessibility and use,Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Marine Environment
okr.unitSAR Environment PM 2 (SSAE2)
okr.unitSAR ENR PM 2 (SSAE2)
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