Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP)

Why in the news?

• Seven more countries have joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 Annual Meeting.
  • Now the number of countries involved in this initiative has increased to 25.

Key Points:

• The new member countries include Angola, Bangladesh, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania.
• These countries will work on reducing global plastic waste, promoting sustainable materials and strengthening recycling systems.
• Their aim is to make the earth clean and green.
• GPAP has so far raised investments worth $3.1 billion.
• This initiative is also helping countries to reduce plastic waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (which amount to 1.8 billion tonnes every year).

Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP):

• It was officially launched in September 2018 by WEF at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit.
• It brings together governments, businesses and civil society to turn commitments into action against plastic pollution at both global and national levels.

Need for Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP):

• More than 6 million tonnes of plastic waste reaches the oceans every year.
  • Twice that much pollutes land.
• This plastic waste has a serious impact on ecosystems, biodiversity and human life.
• GPAP aims to adopt circular systems for plastic management, which will reduce harmful gases such as methane released from landfills.
  • Methane is 80 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide in the short term.
• The initiative also aims to promote green jobs, which could create 6 million new jobs globally by 2030.

World Economic Forum:

• It is a non-profit and international organization.
• It was founded in the year 1971.
• Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.