🚨 Exposure to #pollution including #chemicals causes 10% of all #cancer cases in Europe 😧 🧪🧪 Several chemicals are known or suspected to induce cancer 🧪🧪 including #asbestos, #lead, #arsenic, chromium, cadmium, acrylamide, #pesticides, #BPA & #PFAS ➡️ This is preventable!

📢 Happening today Join us online for this virtual Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) side-event that will start today at 12:30 CET (11:30 Lisbon time). #BarcelonaConvention #Act4Med Register (Zoom): bit.ly/3OraYLX Livestream: youtube.com/c/SPARACinfos Learn more: bit.ly/UNEPMAP-UNOC

At #UNOC2022, Magali Outters shared the floor with the UN Environment Programme Young Champion of the Earth, Lefteris Arapakis from Greece, co-founder of #Enaleia. Through his team he trains, empowers & incentivises the local fishing community to collect plastic from the sea! When #SDG14 meets #SDG12

✍️✅ #PierNext analitza l'estat de l'economia blava circular amb Magali Outters de MedWaves i coautora de ‘A Circular Blue Economy for the Mediterranean: current practices and opportunities’. piernext.portdebarcelona.cat/ca/medi-ambien…

Thrilled to be part of this adventure. Have a look to the #Blueprint: an approach to scale up solutions to achieve "zero plastic pollution" in the Mediterranean islands. #BeMedIslands

Let's welcome together the #PolicyHub! The space for #policymakers working for the green and circular economy transition in the Med: theswitchers.org/Policy

You are invited to join the all-new space for #policymakers working for the green and #CircularEconomy transition in #Mediterranean countries.  The Switchers Policy Hub Group 👉 linkedin.com/groups/1267982… Stay informed about 📔 publications, 📅 events, and 📰 news.

#COP27 On the importance of #policy, #prevention, #transparency, #toxicChemicals and safe #alternatives when it comes to the scourge of plastic pollution: Euractiv gives the floor to Magali Outters, team leader of the Policy area at MedWaves. Read more: euractiv.com/section/energy…

#COP27 Decision noting the importance of transition to #sustainableliving and #SCP for efforts to address #ClimateCrisis is a milestone ‼️ Years back EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 switch-asia making the link switch-asia.eu/resource/a-key… AlessandraLeporeEU

Joining the #PLASTIC2022_IDAEA on textile as "it is the new plastic": the 3rd use of plastic goes to textile. Urgent challenges ahead to make the sector much more circular and safe: "580 chemical sustances are used for the production of 1kg of polyester" says Gema Gomez 🌍💚🌱

Thread #Algeria | This week, MedWaves' team is in Algeria for a Restitution workshop on university training in #greenentrepreneurship and #circular economy, as part of the EU-funded WES-BCA project project.

🧭 Abordar els reptes de les bosses de plàstic d'un sol ús: una història tunisiana 🇹🇳 📖Llegeix aquesta història de MedWaves, des del terreny, demostrant la voluntat col·lectiva d'actuar i cridant l'atenció sobre el que funciona: bit.ly/3AMy4YL

Ensemble, relevons les défis liés à la problématique des sacs plastiques à usage unique : une histoire tunisienne. Découvrez cette histoire de MedWaves, démontrant la volonté collective d'agir et attirant l'attention sur ce qui fonctionne : bit.ly/3GTabTk

#INC1 Thread | #PlasticPollution 🌊Unique opportunity to join forces against a global challenge: Yesterday marked the start of the negotiations for a #Global #Plastics Treaty with #INC1: the Intergovernmental negotiating committee. ❓❔bit.ly/3VhnRM8❓❔

#COP27 #MediterraneanPavilion Thanks to Magali Outters from MedWaves for sharing her vision with us! ➡️bit.ly/3H4NCuD

📣Dernière chance de postuler ! Vous êtes du sud de la Méditerranée et vous souhaitez mettre en place des actions auprès des écoles, des médias ou du grand public sur le thème du textile ? 🏆 Gagnez 3000€ pour concrétiser vos idées 📅 Date limite: 12Dec bit.ly/3fC332f

#COP27 dubbed as the COP of #Implementation, saw the very 1st #MedPavilion, a coalition between Union for the Mediterranean Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) PRIMA Plan Bleu & MedWaves Side events serve an important function to Climate Talks. Read our take-away messages: bit.ly/3P58HYc

Historic milestone here: Nations have reached agreement to protect the world's oceans. Human activity has altered 66% of marine environment. Action to protect our oceans, marine biodiversity & livelihoods must now be immediate. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Chemistry ‼️ Yes, that topic we always avoid... - but when it comes to your health - ignorance isn’t bliss. And it’s not as simple as you might think… Check out the full video 👉bit.ly/3U90IvE UN Environment Programme The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions #toxicchemicals #sustainability #circulareconomy

🔴Better legislation on chemicals to protect our health - what you need to know. Watch our latest video and learn about the policy options 👉 bit.ly/3U90IvE UN Environment Programme The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions #toxicchemicals #sustainability #circulareconomy