This report, "Blueing the Black Sea: Reducing Marine Plastics Pollution in Georgia. Synthesis Report," is an output of a multiyear "Blueing the Black Sea" regional program to create a shared regional framework...
Malaysia’s healthcare sector accounts for less than three percent of national plastic consumption, making it one of the smallest consumers. Despite its low usage, global plastic circularity initiatives...
Malaysia’s construction sector, the fourth largest plastic consumer, contributes around six percent of national plastic usage. Despite this, plastic circularity efforts have largely focused on packaging...
Malaysia’s automotive sector generates significant plastic waste from end-of-life vehicles, with polypropylene (PP) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) identified as key recyclable materials. However...
Malaysia's plastic recycling sector has historically relied on imported plastic waste. Imported plastic provides some certainty and scale for feedstocks that are ready and suitable for recycling, making...
Malaysia faces considerable challenges with marine plastic debris, primarily due to mismanaged plastic waste from land-based sources such as packaging. This mismanagement leads to global economic costs...
Malaysia’s home appliances sector generates substantial plastic waste, primarily from end-of-life items like refrigerators and televisions. Key recyclable plastics include polypropylene (PP) and acrylonitrile...
Thailand is advancing efforts to develop a structured approach for integrating blue finance within the existing Kingdom of Thailand (KOT) Sustainable Financing Framework (SFF). The initiative builds on...
FY24 marked a year of growing leadership for the World Bank Group’s (WBG ) Korea Office, as Korea’s development experience and technical expertise played an increasingly important role in supporting client...
In the Baseline Assessment conducted for this project (full assessment is provided in the supplementary report), Thailand’s progress in advancing marine and coastal resource management through an ecosystem-based...
The Black Sea has been a crucial factor in the economic and human development of the surrounding region for thousands of years. In the past decades, the Black Sea region and its 160 million inhabitants...
Viet Nam possesses significant competitive advantages in marine economic development, supported by its diverse marine and coastal ecosystems, which provide essential services for economic growth. The World...
This presentation focuses on the integration and restoration in aquaculture, emphasizing the promotion of ecosystem services to attract investments in Africa. It discusses the urgency of sustainable food...
Thailand is advancing efforts to develop a structured approach for integrating blue finance within the existing Kingdom of Thailand (KOT) Sustainable Financing Framework (SFF). The initiative builds on...
Viet Nam possesses significant competitive advantages in marine economic development, supported by its diverse marine and coastal ecosystems, which provide essential services for economic growth. The World...
Global plastic production increased from 288 Mt in 2012 to 391 Mt in 2021. The increasing plastic waste has become an urgent environmental issue, including resource and waste problems, marine plastic litter...
The objectives of the report are to learn the material flows of plastic packaging by EPR in Korea, the governance and financial support and flows of plastic packaging recycling by EPR, how to determine...
