https://www.undp.org/asia-pacific/bizhumanrights
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] 01:36 – 03:19
Plastic pollution in Asia 04:35 – 05:45 Alternative solutions to tackle plastic pollution
05:50 – 07:30 Circular economy is a solution to address water crisis
07:50 – 08:50 Multi-stakeholder approach is needed to fill the circularity gap
09:16 – 10:45 Acknowledgement on the right to clean water is a milestone
11:31 – 15:00 Joint effort to clean up the Citarum River in Indonesia
17:22 – 19:48 Economic growth and water pollution in Asia
20:05 – 22:00 Connecting dots to build up wider understanding of water pollution
22:20 – 23:08 The role of technology
23:20 – 24:00 The new knowledge gap in chemicals to water pollution
24:55 – 26:50 Main sectors are responsible for the water pollution in Asia
27:00 – 28:04 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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