The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a not-for-profit policy research institute in Japan, is launching Phase II of the Breaking the Plastic Habit in Asia project to test the effectiveness of behaviour-centred interventions to reduce the use and waste of single-use plastics in cities and communities. The project is conducted in close collaboration with the Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris, hosted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), with support from the Ministry of Environment of Japan. 

Phase II of this project, through an expanded set of pilot projects, aims to further develop practical knowledge and tools for applying behaviour-centred projects in concrete settings, pilot the use of a new measurement and assessment framework for behaviour-centred projects, and generate a set of case studies to support policymakers, businesses, and civil society in implementing behaviour-centred programming to address environmental challenges.

In line with this goal, the Breaking the Plastic Habit in Asia project calls for implementing partners from ASEAN countries to plan, implement, and monitor pilot projects in collaboration with IGES.

Duration of Call

Open from the date of announcement to the 31st of August 2024

Duration of Eligible Pilot Projects

Up to 6 months during the period from the 1st of January to the 31st of August 2025

Institutional Eligibility

The call is open to all organisations that meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Successful applicants will include local, regional, or national governmental institutions /agencies (or subsidiary bodies), companies, or not-for-profit organisations (including educational or research institutes).
• Eligibility will be limited to organisations based in ASEAN Member States (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam)

Reference

Please see the call document (PDF) and fill out the application form (MS-Word) as follows:

Call for Pilot Projects (PDF)

Application Form (MS-Word)

Contact

Dwayne Appleby
[email protected]
Programme Manager at Sustainable Consumption and Production Area
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
www.iges.or.jp