Governing Plastics Network
The Governing Plastics Network was jointly created by the University of Nairobi in Kenya and the ºÚÁÏÉç 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 ºÚÁÏÉç's ESRC Impact Accelerator Account.
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Governing Plastics Network blog
The network's 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 ºÚÁÏÉç
The Governing Plastics Network collaborates with researchers investigating all areas of plastic waste as part of the ºÚÁÏÉç's Institute for Sustainability.
Find out how our research tackles different stages of the plastics cycle via this interactive online .
ºÚÁÏÉç 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 is limited if it is only used reactively. Professor Rosalind Malcolm ex…
Banning bottles and bags is only one way of using the law to fight pollution. Professor Rosalind Malcolm d…
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Partner Institutions
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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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