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27 NOVEMBER 2025

ASEAN convenes the 6th PSC Meeting of SEA-MaP

25 NOVEMBER 2025

Government Consultation held as follow-up to discuss development of the Best Practice Manual on Plastic Packaging and Labeling

24 NOVEMBER 2025

Government Consultation convened to discuss development of the Regional Guidebook on Phasing Out Single-use Plastics (SUP)

21 NOVEMBER 2025

SEA-MaP Knowledge Exchange Program (KEP) 2025 Study Tour: Lessons from Malaysia’s Waste Management and EPR Practices

20 NOVEMBER 2025

SEA-MaP Knowledge Exchange Program (KEP) 2025 Study Tour: Practical Exposure to Circular Packaging and Recycling in Malaysia

18-19 NOVEMBER 2025

SEA-MaP kicks off second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

15-17 OCTOBER 2025

SEA-MaP convenes First Innovation Expo under the Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments

15 OCTOBER 2025

ASEAN Advances Regional Collaboration on Extended Producer Responsibility at First SEA-MaP High-Level Policy Dialogue and Workshop

ASEAN Member States further guided the development of the Regional Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) Strategy Playbook through Second Technical Consultation

23-25 SEPTEMBER 2025

Second Technical Consultation on the development of the Guidebook for Common Methodologies for Assessment and Monitoring of Plastic Pollution

Second Technical Consultation discussed Best Practice Manual for Plastic Packaging and Labeling in the ASEAN Region

5th Meeting of the PSC of SEA-MaP convened to discuss Project implementation progress

2nd PSC Engagement Workshop held to discuss the Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments

First Technical Consultation held to discuss development of the Regional Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) Strategy Playbook

Technical Consultation Workshop on Four Complementary Workstreams Held to Discuss Findings of Stocktaking Review and Gap Analysis in Jakarta, Indonesia

13-14 MARCH 2025

PSC Workshop discusses next steps for the Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments

27 NOVEMBER 2024

ASEAN convenes the 4th PSC Meeting of SEA-MaP

24 OCTOBER 2024

ASEAN endorses Synthesis Report of the Regional Baseline Study

ASEAN participates in local clean-up activities and visits one of the cleanest traditional villages in the world

ASEAN visits three local waste management facilities and a waste management company in Bali, Indonesia

19-20 AUGUST 2024

SEA-MaP kicks off training under the Knowledge Exchange Program in Bali, Indonesia

ASEAN convenes the 3rd PSC Meeting of SEA-MaP

ASEAN and international delegates visits community-based waste recycling establishments in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Networking Session on Plastics Innovation in ASEAN

SEA-MaP organizes an ASEAN Regional Workshop on the Regional Baseline Report and the Guidebook for Common Methodologies

Feature Message by Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME)

SEA-MaP convenes stakeholder consultation workshops for the Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments

Highlights from the First SEA-MaP Consultation Workshop on the Regional Platform for Knowledge and Partnerships

FORTHCOMING AND RELATED EVENTS

Coming soon

17-18 December 2025

SEA-MaP 2nd Innovation Expo (Regional Platform for Innovation and Investments)

Preventing Plastic Pollution: Scaling ASEAN Circular Solutions

📍 Location: Bangkok, Thailand

22 January 2026
13.00 (GMT+7)

SEA-MaP Regional Workshop: Socialization and Dissemination of the Regional Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Strategy Playbook

Turning the Behaviour Change Playbook into action across the region.

Register by 20 January.

📍 Location: Video Conference

26 January 2026

First Stakeholder Consultation of the Marine Plastics Resource Mobilization Strategy (RMS) under the Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) Regional Project

📍 Location: Video Conference

28 January 2026

Prototype Introduction, Second Stakeholder Consultation with the Project Steering Committee (PSC), and Second Coordination Meeting with Development Partners and Knowledge Platforms – Regional Platform for Knowledge & Partnerships (KPP)

📍 Location: Video Conference and hybrid in Bangkok, Thailand

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(TBC)

6th SEA-MaP PSC Meeting

📍 Video Conference

CONTRACT & JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Position Opening

Coming soon

Communication Specialist (SEA-MaP) (Part-time)

Closing date: 18 January 2026 (11:59 pm, GMT+7)

Environmental Marine Technical Specialist (SEA-MaP)
(Part-time, homebased option available) (two positions)
Closing date: 1 February 2026 (11:59 pm, GMT+7)

Project Officer of Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (Full-time)
Closing date: 4 February 2026 (11:59 pm, GMT+7)

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FIND OUT MORE

Request for Expressions of Interest

Development of the Marine Plastics Resource Mobilization Strategy (Individual Consultants)
Closing date: 13 October 2024

FIND OUT MORE

Request for Proposal

Regional Platform for Knowledge and Partnerships

COMING SOON

See previous opportunities

CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES

Position Opening

Terms of Reference for Procurement Specialist of the SEA-MaP Project Management Unit (Part-time)
Closing date: 19 June 2024

FIND OUT MORE

Request for Proposal

Development of the Marine Plastics Resource Mobilization Strategy

COMING SOON

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