UN-Habitat and Ministry of Environment launch nationwide project to reduce marine litter and plastic pollution

UN-Habitat and Ministry of Environment launch nationwide project to reduce marine litter and plastic pollution

NNA -nbsp;Under the patronage of the Lebanese Minister of Environment, Dr. Nasser Yassin, and in the presence of the German Ambassador to Lebanon, H.E. Andreas Kindl; and, the United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, in addition to representatives from the public sector, UN agencies, NGOs, and media ndash; UN-Habitat launched today the ldquo;Reducing Marine Litter in the Mediterranean through Waste Wise Cities Lebanonrdquo; project, also known as ldquo;ReMaL.rdquo;

Funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety at a budget of EUR 4,574,096nbsp;and implemented in partnership with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and Technische Universitauml;t Berlin,nbsp;the ReMaL project aims to enhance municipal solid waste management and resource efficiency in coastal Lebanon to reduce marine litter in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, by supporting coastal unions of municipalities and the national government in the implementation of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Law of Lebanon minus; Law No. 80 (2018).

ldquo;The launch of the ReMaL project is a step in the right direction for the environmental recovery of Lebanon. In line with the Ministry of Environmentrsquo;s vision for the protection and preservation of Lebanonrsquo;s natural environment, and the roadmap