DIALOGUE ON PLASTIC POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS TRADE
DPP AFRICAN REGION WORKSHOP HELD ON
8 APRIL 2025
Informal Brief[1]
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The WTO Dialogue on Plastic
Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) held an African
Region-focused workshop on Tuesday, 8th April 2025. It was the first
DPP special workshop focused on the particular challenges and opportunities for
the African continent in addressing plastic pollution through enhanced trade
cooperation. Below, an informal brief on the discussions is provided for
information purposes.
[1] This informal brief, prepared and circulated
under the coordinator's responsibility, is being shared to provide delegations
with a brief overview of the discussions and assist them in reporting back to
their capitals as well as to the Dialogue plenary meeting. It provides a
non-exhaustive, illustrative review of the issues addressed by Members and stakeholders
at the workshop. The DPP coordinators were Australia, Barbados, China, Ecuador,
Fiji and Morocco.