A disaster risk reduction framework for the new global instrument to end plastic pollution

Senathirajah, Kala; Bonner, Mark; Schuyler, Qamar; Thavamani, Palanisami

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131020

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“…Clearly, good coordination of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity mitigation and recovery activities will result with cobeneficial resilience building. 1 The current gap in good governance surrounding microplastics in WSSs needs urgent attention. The growing recognition of sound science-based risk approach to policy and decision-making is a positive step, but deficits in planning guidelines, nonexistent regulations, and limited public participation requires action.…”

Section: Governance Stressorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Microplastics in the WSC is a causal nexus, as microplastics directly contribute to exacerbating climate change, and climate change intensifies the effects of microplastics. , It has already been highlighted that climate change is a “threat multiplier” for security risk and microplastics in the WSC only heightens this risk and increases the potential for conflict over limited resources . Poor material choice, inadequate asset maintenance activities, lack of information and awareness, erroneous risk perception, and limited preparedness measures are additional aspects of vulnerability in the WSS that transects social, economic, and environmental dimensions.…”

Section: Microplastics In the Context Of Disastermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Clearly, good coordination of pollution, climate change, and biodiversity mitigation and recovery activities will result with cobeneficial resilience building . The current gap in good governance surrounding microplastics in WSSs needs urgent attention.…”

Section: Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The plastic pollution crisis meets all criteria to qualify as a slow-onset disaster. 1 Microplastics are ubiquitous plastic fragments, spheres, fibers, filaments, and films, viz., plastic particles greater than 100 nm and less than 5 mm in size. Nanoplastics are particles less than 100 nm.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Plastics are versatile, synthetic, widely used, persistent materials found in all aspects of our lives, in all sectors, and as pollution all around the globe. The plastic pollution crisis meets all criteria to qualify as a slow-onset disaster . Microplastics are ubiquitous plastic fragments, spheres, fibers, filaments, and films, viz., plastic particles greater than 100 nm and less than 5 mm in size.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Strategies to Reduce Risk and Mitigate Impacts of Disaster: Increasing Water Quality Resilience from Microplastics in the Water Supply System

Senathirajah,

Palanisami

2023

ACS EST Water

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Microplastics contaminating the water supply system qualifies as a disaster. This has major far-reaching implications, posing significant threats to economic growth and human livelihoods, as well as environmental and human health and well-being. Thus, we need to reduce the risk and mitigate against the effects of microplastics to build resilience and ensure continuity and efficiency of water supply system functions. To date, microplastics in the water supply cycle have not been considered in the context of disaster management. Hence, we provide an understanding of the disaster risk that microplastics pose using a conceptual mathematical framework. Additionally, we enhance understanding of the resilience of the social and physical infrastructure by highlighting hazards that people and infrastructure in the community face. Insights of the social, economic, and other human factors that make them vulnerable highlights capacities required to reduce risk and mitigate impacts. By evaluating the social and physical infrastructure resilience to microplastics in the water supply system and recommending multidisciplinary strategies to build resilience over time, we aim to catalyze action to address the problem. This will also contribute toward achieving targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Section: Governance Stressorsmentioning

confidence: 99%