Illegal Waste Trade: What are we wasting our time on?
A Talk by Shirleen Chin , Yeo Bee Yin , Ioana Cotutiu , Virginia Comolli and Huib van Westen
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
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.
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.
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.