CAP SEA's Regional Pilot Project Exchange

Background 

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH‘ global project Export Initiative Environmental Protection (ExI), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) aims to create sustainable and favourable conditions for introducing of resource-efficient, climate-friendly, and innovative technologies in its target countries. 

For the regional module “Collaborative Action for Single-Use Plastic Prevention in Southeast Asia” (CAP SEA), implemented by GIZ, aims to reduce disposable plastic waste, focusing on prevention and preparation for reuse. To achieve this, CAP SEA provides circular economy policy advice, develops a design for recycling standards, provides capacity development for key stakeholders, and implements local pilot activities and supports for innovative business models for SUP prevention. 

In addition to that, CAP SEA also designs and implements a pilot project aiming at SUP prevention with one municipality in Indonesia (DKI Jakarta), Malaysia (Shah Alam) and Thailand (Phuket). The pilot project focuses on reuse solutions in collaboration with our partners, Enviu, which are Allas and Tapauware together with one local subsidy recipient in Indonesia, namely The Indonesian Plastic Bag Diet Movement (GIDKP). 

Overall Objective 

The pilot project exchange is intended for project partners to learn from each other municipality, (Shah Alam, Phuket, DKI Jakarta) on CAP SEA’ Pilot Project activities and extract best practices & lessons learned. 

Expected Outputs 

• Provides ground for exchange and discussion on innovative concepts and strategies to develop favourable conditions in establishing SUP prevention activities  

• Present results and share success stories from our pilot sites implementation  

• Show potential of future developments of continuing project activities  

• Network with relevant partners and stakeholders for better synergies and knowledge sharing  

Target Groups 

Mostly decision-makers, policy implementers, and innovators. A total of 30 participants. 

• Municipality representative from Shah Alam, Phuket and DKI Jakarta  

• GIZ project staff from CAP SEA  

• Öko Institute  

• Interested policymakers, practitioners, businesses, organisations, and individuals who are passionate about increasing circularity in plastics and preventing the proliferation of single-use plastics.