Illegal Waste Trade: What are we wasting our time on?
A Talk by Virginia Comolli , Shirleen Chin , Huib van Westen , Yeo Bee Yin and Ioana Cotutiu
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About this Talk
The global trade in illegal waste is a phenomenon that lacks proper monitoring and enforcement for a myriad of reasons. With the UNODC’s plan for a global strategy to fight this and UNEP’s upcoming negotiations on the binding plastics treaty, how can ensure that we don’t waste time on the unnecessary details of our uncontrollable waste problem?
About The Speakers
Head of Pacific Programme, GI-TOC
Virginia is responsible for GI-TOC’s new portfolio in the Pacific (Oceania) which consists of research and analytical outputs (including as part of the Global Organized Crime Index), as well as on-the-ground engagement with local and international stakeholders.
Managing Director, Green Transparency
Shirleen Chin is an international legal expert working on matters related to environmental crime, international criminal law, illicit trade, anti-corruption, organised crime and economic crimes.
Senior Inspector, Human Environment and Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands
Senior Inspector focused on the prevention and enforcement of illegal transboundary movements of (hazardous) waste.
Former Minister of Environment of Malaysia
Yeo Bee Yin is a Member of Parliament for Puchong, Malaysia, and a politician from the Democratic Action Party, a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.