The Marine Plastics Abatement Program is a 1-year Master’s Degree Program that aims to train new generation of environmental leaders who will help combating marine plastic litters with advanced technologies and management practices.
Plastic pollution is one of the greatest problems affecting the marine environment today. A staggering 8 million tons of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The top 6 countries in the world that discharge the most plastic debris into the ocean are in Asia, according to scientific research. The specialized MPA program seeks to empower young Asian practitioners, social entrepreneurs, officials and professionals who can play significant roles in marine plastic abatement, which is the key for attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This new MPA Program will be launched in August 2020 at AIT under the Environmental Engineering and Management Program (EEM), Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change with support from the Government of Japan as a step towards its “MARINE Initiative” with regards to realization of the “Osaka Blue Ocean Vision” shared at the G20 Osaka Summit last year, aimed at reducing additional pollution by marine plastic litter to zero by 2050.
For more information, kindly contact:
Ms. Suchitra Piempinsest Senior Administrative Officer,
Environmental Engineering and Management,
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change
Tel. 66-2-5245642
E-Mail: suchitra@ait.ac.th
