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Jan 28, 2021
Nigeria will officially join the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete solutions.
The announcement emerges from a week of virtual dialogues during the Davos Agenda, a global summit where heads of state, CEOs, civil society leaders, activists and media have convened to choose bold and innovative solutions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure a green and inclusive recovery in the years to come.
Nigeria is the largest economy on the African continent as well as home to one of the largest youth populations in the world. The pandemic has slowed economic activity in this diverse and entrepreneurial nation and contributed to a depressed labour market, creating highly challenging setbacks for human and economic development efforts.
Nigeria partners with World Economic Forum to fight plastic pollution
In 2018, Nigeria was estimated to have discharged around 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean per year, while its annual plastics production is projected to grow to 523,000 tonnes by 2022
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The Government of Nigeria is officially joining the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) partnership in an effort to fight global plastic pollution.
It will work with the WEF’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GRAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society, alongside Indonesia, Ghana and Vietnam, to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete actions.
According to the WEF, mismanaged plastic waste and unsustainable production of plastics are commonplace in the West Africa region, with challenges including less capacity and investment in waste collection and recycling, varying levels of sustainable practices awareness among businesses and consumers
Nigeria joins WEF s Plastic Action Partnership to choose bold solutions
Nigeria is the largest economy on the African continent as well as home to one of the largest youth populations in the world. WEF | Geneva | Updated: 27-01-2021 16:51 IST | Created: 27-01-2021 16:51 IST
In joining GPAP, Nigeria will work with the World Economic Forum to launch a National Plastic Action Partnership, based on a promising model that has been piloted in Indonesia, Ghana and Viet Nam. Image Credit: Wikipedia
Nigeria will officially join the World Economic Forum s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete solutions.