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Local and Subnational Governments Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Overview

Sign up to support the Coalition and the Statement Inscríbase para apoyar a la coalición y la declaración Signez pour soutenir la coalition et la déclaration

 

In February 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution (resolution 5/14) was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument to contain plastic pollution, including in the marine environment with the ambition to complete the negotiations by end of 2024.

The instrument is to be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. The INC will consider how to promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics from product design to environmentally sound waste management through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches.

The rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious global environmental issue that negatively impacts the environmental, social, economic and health dimensions of sustainable development. Under a business-as-usual scenario and in the absence of necessary interventions, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems could nearly triple from some 9–14 million tonnes per year in 2016 to a projected 23–37 million tons per year by 2040.

Read the Media Release Read the Coalition Statement Open letter to the INC Chair Draft language

Local and Subnational Governments Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

  • Coalition Concept

    To establish an international coalition of Local and Subnational Governments (LSNG), and relevant organizations, with the collective goal of engaging Member States and the INC-Secretariat during and post INC negotiations with a unified voice. The coalition also seeks to ensure that the future international instrument on plastic pollution has a high ambition to address plastic pollution, and also create healthy and thriving communities and workforce in line with the principles of a Just Transition, while ensuring a sustainable economy. 

  • Coalition Statement

    The Coalition Statement, that is developed specifically for INC-4, sets out the rationale for local and subnational governments voice to be included in the final instrument. The Statement also identifies critical areas that impacts local and subnational governments, while advocating for an ambitious final instrument. The coalition can be found here.

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  • Coalition Signatories

    We currently have 104 signatories:

    1.  ACR+ (Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management)

    2.  Asociación de ciudades capitales (ACC)

    3. Asociación de residuos DS Latinoamericana – Latin America (regional)

    4. Asociación Dominicana de Municipios del Este, Dominican Republic

    5. Asociación Nacional de Autoridades Ambientales Estatal (ANAAE)

    6. Asociación Mexicana de Oficinas de Asuntos Internacionales de los Estados (AMAIE)

    7. AVF Germany

    8. Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    9. Blaine County, Idaho, United States

    10. British Columbia, Canada

    11. Cámara Municipal de Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal

    12. Cantón de Buenos Aires, Costa Rica

    13. Cantón de El Guarco, Costa Rica

    14. Cantón de Flores, Costa Rica

    15. Cantón de Jiménez, Costa Rica

    16. Cantón de La Unión, Costa Rica

    17. Cantón de Oreamuno, Costa Rica

    18. Cantón de Paquera, Costa Rica

    19. Cantón de Puriscal, Costa Rica

    20. Cantón de San José, Costa Rica

    21. Cantón de Tibás, Costa Rica

    22. Cantón de Tilarán, Costa Rica

    23. Cape Coast, Ghana

    24. Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management – Global

    25. Chefchaouen City, Morocco

    26. Med Network

    27. City Government of Mati, Philippines

    28. City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    29. City of Boulder, Colorado, United States

    30. City of Lansing, Michigan, United States

    31. City of Luleå, Sweden

    32. City of Matosinhos, Portugal

    33. City of Medellín, Colombia

    34. City of Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    35. City of Santa Rosa, California, United States

    36. City of West Hollywood, California, United States

    37. Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) – Europe (regional, covers multiple countries)

    38. Distrito Central, Honduras

    39. Fortaleza, Brazil

    40. Goicoechea, Costa Rica

    41. Government of Catalonia, Spain

    42. Government of Quebec, Canada

    43. Goyang Special City, South Korea

    44. Jackson, Mississippi, United States

    45. Jackson, Wyoming, United States

    46. Kampala City, Uganda

    47. KISUMU, Poverty Transition Initiative, Kenya

    48. Key West, Florida, United States

    49. La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

    50. Lagos City, Nigeria

    51. Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran

    52. MedCities

    53. Miami, Florida, United States

    54. Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI)

    55. Municipality of Walvis Bay, Namibia

    56. Nansana, Waisko District, Uganda

    57. Navas de San Juan, Jaén, Spain

    58. Odun State, Nigeria

    59. Ocean Cities Network – Global

    60. Provincia de Arauca, Colombia

    61. Provincia de Atlántico, Colombia

    62. Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    63. Provincia de Boyacá, Colombia

    64. Provincia de Casanare, Colombia

    65. Provincia de Cauca, Colombia

    66. Provincia de César, Colombia

    67.Provincia de Córdoba, Argentina

    67. Provincia de Chocó, Colombia

    68. Provincia de Guaviare, Colombia

    69. Provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador

    70. Provincia de Jujuy, Argentina

    71. Provincia de La Guajira, Colombia

    72. Provincia de Meta, Colombia

    73. Provincia de Nariño, Colombia

    74. Provincia de Putumayo, Colombia

    75. Provincia de Sucre, Colombia

    76. Provincia de Valle del Cauca, Colombia

    77. Provincia de Vichada, Colombia

    78. Renca, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

    79. Salvador City Hall, Bahia, Brazil

    80. Secrétaire général adjoint ONG ASP-AL-HERI – Regional

    81. Seongnam City, South Korea

    82. Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

    83. State of Baja California, Mexico

    84. State of Campeche, Mexico

    85. State of Chiapas, Mexico

    86. State of Chihuahua, Mexico

    87. State of Colima, Mexico

    88. State of Guanajuato, Mexico

    89. State of Guerrero, Mexico

    90. State of Jalisco, Mexico

    91. State of Mexico, Mexico

    92. State of Michoacán, Mexico

    93. State of Morelos, Mexico

    94. State of Nuevo León, Mexico

    95. State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    96. State of San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    97. State of Sonora, Mexico

    98. State of Tamaulipas, Mexico

    99. Tigray Development Association, Ethiopia

    100. Turku, Finland

    101. Unión Nacional de Gobiernos Locales de Costa Rica (UNGLC)

    102. Valle del Cauca, Colombia

    103. Zaria Metropolitan Development Authority, Nigeria

    104. Zoueratte, Mauritania

  • WEBINAR RECORDING: LSNG Coalition to end plastic pollution towards INC-5

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  • WEBINAR RECORDING 17.07.2024 "LSNG to end plastic pollution: a look back on INC4 and the way forward to INC5"

     

    Webinar recording AM session

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Partners

Convening partners:

Founding LSNG Signatories:

  

In collaboration with:

Contacts

ICLEI, Magash Naidoo, Head of Circular Development- World Secretariat, magashen.naidoo@iclei.org, 

Government of Quebec, Rachel Levesque, Rachel.Levesque@mri.gouv.qc.ca

Government of Catalonia, Maria Rosés Giralt, mariaroses@gencat.cat

United Cities and Local Governments, Pablo Sebastián Mariani, p.mariani@uclg.org

Global Cities Hub, Kamelia Kemileva, k.kemileva@globalcitieshub.org

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