Design and Accountability for Source-to-Sea Action on Plastic

By weaving source-to-sea perspectives and applying the source-to-sea approach to local processes such as environmental and strategic planning, the project created a greater understanding of the necessity and benefits of utilizing a source-to-sea approach in strategy design and its significance in environmental management. It also strengthened the recognition of the need for coordination among government authorities and the cross-sectoral nature of environmental issues.

Collaborative action is necessary to prevent plastic pollution and the source-to-sea approach provides a structured process for engaging a wide range of stakeholders in building a shared understanding of the problem that can be used as a basis for developing an action plan. The innovation of an accountability framework for preventing plastic pollution furthers the source-to-sea approach as a valuable tool in addressing complex issues such as plastic pollution.