UNEP-IETC Japan Supplementary Budget Projects on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management

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Japan-funded projects strengthening policy, infrastructure, and stakeholder capacity for environmentally sound plastic management. Includes empowering SMEs for plastic recycling in Cambodia and other countries.

Source: https://unep.org/ietc/what-we-do/plastic-waste-management/japan-funded-project

Funding Details

Deadline

Periodic — Japan Supplementary Budget allocation cycle (JSB 2022 and 2023 projects completed; future rounds subject to government budget) (periodic)

Contact

JSB 2022: Felipe Dall'Orsoletta — felipe.dallorsoletta@un.org JSB 2023: Shunichi Honda — shunichi.honda@un.org General IETC: unep-ietc@un.org | (+81) 80-4186-7035

Last Checked

2026-03-15 11:52

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Eligibility is limited to UNEP-selected partner countries and institutions — no open application process exists.
• Focus countries for implementation have been developing nations (Cambodia, Pakistan); other developing countries may be considered in future cycles.

Project Scope

• Projects must address plastic waste management aligned with circular economy and environmentally sound management principles.
• SME engagement and green job creation are explicit scope priorities under JSB 2023 model.

Required Documents

• Technical outputs (LCA studies, feasibility reports, working papers) are expected as project deliverables.

Constraints

• Projects are tied to annual Japan Supplementary Budget cycles — future rounds depend on continued Japanese government funding.
• UNEP-IETC serves as implementing agency; external organizations can engage as implementation partners, not as primary grantees.

Historical Context

JSB 2022 project on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management was implemented and produced working papers published in 2024. JSB 2023 project on SMEs-led Plastic Recycling in Cambodia and Pakistan was completed with a final project report and a completion meeting in Phnom Penh in March 2025. The page was published/updated July 2024 with further updates in September 2025. These appear to be sequential annual budget cycles.

Why it was added

SE Asia plastic waste/circular economy funding

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