Keep Poop in the Loop: A Global Sewage Treaty for Our Ocean
Organizer: Ocean Sewage Alliance and OCTO
Date and Time: Tue, May 19, 2026 · 1:00 PM EDT (5:00 PM UTC)
Location: Virtual
About This Event: Nearly half the world’s wastewater flows untreated into rivers and oceans, fueling biodiversity loss, threatening public health, and costing the global economy more than $4 trillion a year. This webinar outlines the case for a binding United Nations resolution that would establish international standards for sewage management, unlock financing, and support countries in ending the problem at its source.
The conversation will frame sewage pollution as a cross-cutting issue affecting climate, plastics, biodiversity, and water scarcity, and make the economic argument for treating wastewater as a recoverable resource rather than a waste stream.
What to Expect:
- The case for a Global Sewage Treaty at the UN level
- Economic and ecosystem-service arguments for intervention
- Circular-economy approaches to wastewater
- How to join the growing coalition behind the proposal
Panel Presenters / Speakers:
- Jasmine Fournier, Ocean Sewage Alliance
Contact or Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v21zPDxCRuWJUjRvFZdYuA