SCIP Plastics at MariNEX Conference, Khulna

The SCIP-Plastics project had the pleasure of contributing to the MariNEX Conference, held from 29 to 31 January 2025. Dr. Thomas Haupt and Senta Berner joined on behalf of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. As experts in the field, they had the honor of chairing scientific sessions and joining panel discussions. With their colleagues, Trisa Das and Md. Ajijur Rahman from the CUET SCIP team, they presented findings from the project at the 3rd scientific session, which focused on “Addressing Marine Litter at its Source: The role of land-based waste management in combating plastic pollution“.

The Awareness Center team, comprising Enjamamul Haque, Fahima Akter, and Anik Sarkar, showcased the project’s work at the conference stall and engaged with participants. In the poster session, our working group leads from the KUET team, Sourav Saha and Pangkaj Kumar Mahanta, presented findings on waste generation, waste collection, and final disposal in Khulna City.

One of the highlights of the conference was a one-day excursion into the Sunderbans, the world’s largest Mangrove forest.

The conference was organized by the Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline of Khulna University and funded by the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH). In the preparation phase, the SCIP-Plastics project and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar supported the conference organization team in developing the vision and main themes for the event. The conference was a highly successful event that brought together diverse stakeholders from various countries and disciplines. We hope it will be the first of many MariNEX conferences at Khulna University.