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AIT Expert Talk—Microplastics: A Global Challenge with Local Solutions

11 Nov 2025
1:00pm - 3:30pm

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming AIT Expert Talk under the theme “Microplastics: A Global Challenge with Local Solutions.”

📅 Date: Tuesday, 11 November 2025

🕐 Time: 13:00 – 15:30 hrs

📍 Venue: AIT Library, Asian Institute of Technology

Microplastics have emerged as a pressing global environmental issue with far-reaching implications for water and air quality, as well as human health. This event will:

  1. Enhance scientific awareness of microplastic pollution and its critical impacts on water and air systems essential for human well-being.
  2. Provide a platform for policy-driven knowledge exchange and the sharing of strategic approaches to air and water quality management aligned with national frameworks, regional collaboration, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  3. Strengthen cooperation among government agencies, academic institutions, the private sector, and local communities to promote collective actions toward environmental sustainability.