Governing Plastics Network
The Governing Plastics Network was jointly created by the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of Surrey funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Since then we have broadened our reach, working with partners across Europe, East Africa, the Caribbean, Australia and particularly Brazil. Our main focus is currently the UN Plastics Treaty and in particular its potential to protect the world's most vulnerable communities from plastic pollution and provide climate justice. Our funders include the UKRI/GCRF, AHRC, EPSRC, UGPN and Surrey's ESRC Impact Accelerator Account.
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Governing Plastics Network blog
The network's blog features extensive coverage of the INC treaty negotiations for building the UN Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Waste.
Projects
The network works with policy makers, scientists, NGOs and other stakeholders in Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the Caribbean. It is now engaging with development of the UN Global Plastics Treaty and its implementation across developing nations.
Search the database
A wealth of articles and policy documents related to plastic governance can be found here in the network's searchable document repository, providing a forum for knowledge and information exchange.
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Plastics in the Circular Economy Research at the University of Surrey
The Governing Plastics Network collaborates with researchers investigating all areas of plastic waste as part of the University of Surrey's Institute for Sustainability.
Find out how our research tackles different stages of the plastics cycle via this interactive online resource.
About the network
Professor Nicholas Oguge and Professor Rosalind Malcolm describe how the network examines plastics governance systems across Africa and around the world to develop innovative new approaches to governing plastics waste.
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The power of law to curb #plasticpollution is limited if it is only used reactively. Professor Rosalind Malcolm ex… https://t.co/YMdkoCPLtp
Banning bottles and bags is only one way of using the law to fight #plastic pollution. Professor Rosalind Malcolm d… https://t.co/qmrnACOcfU
Some say last week's plastics treaty talks left 2 key questions unresolved: 1. do we need to limit plastic producti… https://t.co/pJyyntllyl
Partner Institutions
Contact us
To receive information about our activities and research, sign up to join the Governing Plastics Network.
- Email: gpnp@uonbi.ac.ke
- Telephone: 20-2247968/318262 Ext 28364
- Address: Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi
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