WIMAYA: Interdisciplinary Journal of International Affairs
Vol 1 No 02 (2020)

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Environment: Environmental Diplomacy on Handling Covid-19 Medical Waste in Indonesia

Benita Kristi Firmalasari (Department of International Relations, UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur)
Resa Rasyidah (Department of International Relations, UPN “Veteran” Jawa Timur)



Article Info

Publish Date
11 Dec 2020

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the environment. The enormous need for personal protective equipment (PPE) masks (both medical and non-medical masks), protective clothing, face shields, gloves to hand sanitizers and disinfectants has resulted in the accumulation of medical waste in some regions in Indonesia. This paper aims to describe the environmental diplomacy and international cooperation efforts undertaken by the Indonesian government to address these problems. The author finds that Indonesia's environmental diplomacy was carried out before the pandemic occurred, but not much has focused on medical waste management. International cooperation to overcome the problem of medical waste accumulation has been carried out with some countries such as Japan, ASEAN and also WHO. Of course, considering that this pandemic is still ongoing, it is hoped that this paper can be the start of research and can be used as a stepping stone for further research.

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wimaya

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Subject

Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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WIMAYA is an international scholarly journal devoted to international affairs. Published twice a year by the International Relations Department, Pembangunan Nasional Veteran East Java University, the journal aims to promote the importance of interdisciplinary approach to analyze various ...