đď¸ Date: 2nd March 2026 (Monday) đVenue: Samata Campus, Dabbanda village, Gandigundam post,Visakhapatnam-531173 Organised by: Samata, Greater Visakhapatnam Citizensâ Forum and Centre for Financial Accountability To participate in the workshop, please register using the...
đď¸ Date: 2nd March 2026 (Monday) đVenue: Samata Campus, Dabbanda village, Gandigundam post,Visakhapatnam-531173 Organised by: Samata, Greater Visakhapatnam Citizens’ Forum and Centre for Financial Accountability To participate in the workshop, please register using the...
The three-year-long negotiation process for a Global Plastics Treaty has reached a stalemate, concluding after 11 days of talks at INC-5.2 in Geneva. The negotiations, which began on August 5, 2025, aimed to refine...
Over 100 countries rejected the draft text for the global plastics treaty, labeling it “unambitious” and “inadequate”. This rejection was led by a coalition of âhigh ambition countriesâ including many African and Pacific nations,...
A workshop on understanding the impacts of plastics across its lifecycle. Centre for Financial Accountability, in collaboration with the Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics and Samata: Assertion for People, is organising âUnpacking...
As the world prepares for the next round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations at the United Nations (INC-5 in Geneva, August 2025), we have been amplifying grassroots voices from pollution-impacted communities. Youth Voices from...
A âstrong presenceâ of fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists is overshadowing the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) talks in Geneva seeking to determine a global plastics treaty, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)...
As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance New Delhi: Globally, it is estimated that less than 10% of all plastics are recycled....
Protect Our Health First â Stop Plastic Pollution at Its Source: Over 700 concerned citizens, communities, and Civil Society Organisations call on the Government of India for Urgent Action on Plastic Pollution in the...
Industry Presence Threatens Plastics Treaty Integrity at INC-5.2 GENEVA, Switzerland, August 7, 2025 â At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists â a new high compared to the 221 identified by CIEL...
Online Workshop on Indiaâs Plastic Crisis & the Global Plastics Treaty 99% of plastics is made from fossil fuels. Plastics have an impact on both the environment and humans in each stage of its...
As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy incineration plants
While governments and corporations focus on âtechno-fixesâ and individual-centric sustainability practices
Single-use plastic ban vilified street vendors and small players, but conveniently missed the real villains: the producers and users of plastic â petrochemicals companies, plastic producers, and FMCG companies â who choose to make...
What transpired during INC 5 is the outcome of a process, which lacked leadership and courage needed to represent the mandate laid out in resolution 5/14 and address conflicts that emerged through the two...
