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Kenya asks for money and a Nairobi base as countries try again to agree a global plastics treaty.
Heads of delegation from around the world are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from Sunday, 27 September to Wednesday, 30 September, to try to settle the remaining disagreements on a global treaty to cut plastic pollution.
What Kenya is asking for
New money for developing countries to carry out the treaty: "accessible, adequate, predictable and sustainable" financing, plus technical help.
A treaty that covers the whole life of plastic, from how it is made to how it is thrown away, not just the litter.
The treaty's secretariat to be based at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi.
Kenya is represented by William Melau of the Directorate of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Dr Ayub Macharia, NEMA's director of enforcement and compliance. Kenya called for "a legally binding agreement based on science and supported by adequate financing and technical assistance".
The background
The Bangkok meeting follows informal talks in Nairobi from 30 June to 3 July. Countries have been trying to agree the treaty for several years. The rules are still being negotiated, so it is not yet clear what limits, if any, will be put on making plastic.
What it means for you
If the treaty passes, Kenya would take on new rules on how plastic products are designed, imported, sold and disposed of. Kenya already bans plastic carrier bags.
Kibra deals with plastic every day: it blocks the drains that flood in the rains, and it is what most clean-up groups pick out of the Ngong River. Money for waste collection in settlements is exactly the kind of financing Kenya is asking for.
The talks end on Wednesday. KNN will report what was agreed.
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Heads of delegation from around the world are meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, from Sunday, 27 September to Wednesday, 30 September, to try to settle the remaining disagreements on a global treaty to cut plastic pollution.
What Kenya is asking for
New money for developing countries to carry out the treaty: “accessible, adequate, predictable and sustainable” financing, plus technical help.
A treaty that covers the whole life of plastic, from how it is made to how it is thrown away, not just the litter.
The treaty’s secretariat to be based at the UN Environment Programme headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi.
Kenya is represented by William Melau of the Directorate of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Dr Ayub Macharia, NEMA’s director of enforcement and compliance. Kenya called for “a legally binding agreement based on science and supported by adequate financing and technical assistance”.
The background
The Bangkok meeting follows informal talks in Nairobi from 30 June to 3 July. Countries have been trying to agree the treaty for several years. The rules are still being negotiated, so it is not yet clear what limits, if any, will be put on making plastic.
What it means for you
If the treaty passes, Kenya would take on new rules on how plastic products are designed, imported, sold and disposed of. Kenya already bans plastic carrier bags.
Kibra deals with plastic every day: it blocks the drains that flood in the rains, and it is what most clean-up groups pick out of the Ngong River. Money for waste collection in settlements is exactly the kind of financing Kenya is asking for.
The talks end on Wednesday. KNN will report what was agreed.
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