Ahead of the 4th session of the International Negations Committee (INC4) in Ottawa Canada, we collaborated with the ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry to co-convene Kenya Plastics Technical Working Group. The goal of the meeting was to deliberate our position on the plastic treaty negotiations by having a unified voice guided by our priorities and needs as a country.
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End Plastic Pollution Technical Work Group
Ahead of the 4th session of the International Negotiations Committee (INC4) in Ottawa, Canada, we collaborated with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry to co-convene the Kenya Plastics Technical Working Group. The meeting aimed to unify Kenya's position on plastic treaty negotiations based on national priorities and needs
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