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Online event
Scaling up Solutions for Sustainable Wastewater and Nutrient Management [...]
23 August 2023
World Water Week - Online Event
- Overview
- Convenors and Programme
Recovering resources, including nutrients, from wastewater is an effective way to tackle several issues related to sustainable development. However, the effectiveness of this solution depends on building blocks such as governance, financing, human, technical and institutional capacity, as well as awareness raising.
The side event aims to discuss the challenges and opportunities of recovering nutrients from wastewater as well as ways to scale up solutions for sustainable wastewater and nutrient management. It will also draw the attention of the audience to practical examples by institutions working to address them through innovative financial and practical solutions on the ground.
The event aims to generate synergies among actors involved in this sector and enhance collaboration especially between financial institutions, governments, UN agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
The event will be held online only, Wednesday 23 August 2023, 9:30-10:00 AM Stockholm time.
Register for the event at: worldwaterweek.org/tickets and look for Session ID 10945.
Convenors
- United Nations Environment Programme - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
- The Global Wastewater Initiative
- Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM)
- European Investment Bank
- Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India
Programme
Welcome:
Heidi Savelli-Soderberg, Chief a.i., Source to Sea Pollution Free Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Panel discussion:
Moderator: Riccardo Zennaro, Programme Management Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Sangeeta Bansal, Project Officer, Sustainable India Trust
- Olfa Mahjoub, Associate Professor/Senior Researcher at National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water, and Forestry (INRGREF), Tunisia
- Emmanuel Chaponniere, Senior Water Sector Engineer, European Investment Bank
Final statements, closing reflection and next steps:
Ramesh Ramachandran, Chair of the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM) and Founder Director, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India
Aslıhan Kerç, Chair of the Global Wastewater Initiative (GWWI)
