Asia in Focus: Clean Water and the Business and Human Rights Agenda (Business and Human Rights in Asia)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnR1uga6xL4

Join us for a conversation with: Sushimita Mandal, @Stockholm Environment Institute Jyotiraj Patra, @Oxfam in Cambodia Mohamad Mova Al'Afghani, @Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor

 

Why is water pollution at crisis levels in Asia and what must government and business do to mitigate its harmful impacts on public health, the environment and regional economies?


In this episode of Asia in Focus, we discuss the causes, impacts, tradeoffs, and solutions involved in achieving clean water in the region.

Join us for a conversation with:
Sushimita Mandal, @Stockholm Environment Institute
Jyotiraj Patra, @Oxfam in Cambodia
Mohamad Mova Al'Afghani, @Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor

The program also features a short documentary on efforts to clean the Citarum River in Indonesia, what some call the most polluted river in Asia.

 

The program also features a short documentary on efforts to clean the Citarum River in Indonesia, what some call the most polluted river in Asia. [Chapters] 01:3603:19

Plastic pollution in Asia 04:3505:45 Alternative solutions to tackle plastic pollution

05:5007:30 Circular economy is a solution to address water crisis

07:5008:50 Multi-stakeholder approach is needed to fill the circularity gap

09:1610:45 Acknowledgement on the right to clean water is a milestone

11:3115:00 Joint effort to clean up the Citarum River in Indonesia

17:2219:48 Economic growth and water pollution in Asia

20:0522:00 Connecting dots to build up wider understanding of water pollution

22:2023:08 The role of technology

23:2024:00 The new knowledge gap in chemicals to water pollution

24:5526:50 Main sectors are responsible for the water pollution in Asia

27:0028:04 Decolonizing approach to tackle the issue and local innovation is important

 

#undp #Bizhumanrights #Bizcleanwater #UNGPs #cleanwater #waterpollution #humanrights #Asia #Indonesia #Thailand #India #China #Vietnam #Mongolia #innoviation #data #southeastasia #europe #EU #Citarumriver #Circulareconomy Asia in Focus is a series exploring the interconnections between business, human rights, climate change and the environment. The series is complemented by research and interactive digital platforms that inform the difficult choices and tradeoffs Asia faces in tackling water pollution, climate change and air pollution crises. Watch previous episode on Clean Air and Business and Human Rights: https://youtu.be/tUghBSNwVHo Read Clean Air and Business and Human Rights Report: https://bit.ly/3BIfbY4

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