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Toward an Urban-Industrial Symbiosis - Actions from Kawasaki: Strengthening Cooperation among Cities in Asia to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -
From 11 to 15 December 2017, policy makers from Bhutan, Mongolia and Nepal will join the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) team in Bangkok, Thailand, for a five-day training on how to achieve long-term reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and short-lived climate pollutants from the waste sector.
G-STIC 2017 focuses on integrated technological solutions that potentially have a large impact on the achievement of the SDGs and climate change goals. The activities in G-STIC 2017 were organized and structured in 12 thematic areas, including 8 thematic clusters and 4 cross-cutting themes addressing aspects that are of global importance to the thematic clusters.
The International Environmental Technology Centre organised the Global Dialogue on Technology for Resilient Cities in collaboration with Osaka City and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. 130 people participated from 23 countries, 12 international organisations, academia, private sector, and NGOs. They discussed technology and urban resilience in hazardous waste and chemicals, waste management, pollution prevention, city-city cooperation, financing, education, and social aspects.
A workshop on the “Prioritization of activities within the national and city level waste management improvement strategies and action plans” was successfully organized in Ulaanbaatar on 10 October 2017 by The Asia Foundation Mongolian office. The workshop gathered more than 35 representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia, the Ulaanbaatar City Mayor’s office, other government and non-governmental organizations, as well as business entities which actively support and work on improving the solid waste management in the country.
IETC at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress 2017
IETC is organising two panel sessions at the 2017 ISWA World Congress titled “UN Environment Waste Management Outlooks: Opportunities and Solutions from the UNEP Regions” and “Plastic Waste and Marine Litter: Minimizing Our Footprint”.
UN Environment Waste Management Outlooks Session
The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1) will take place from 24 to 29 September 2017 at the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
THE MINAMATA CONVENTION
CCET Webinar Series 1 – Guidelines for National and City Waste Management Strategies – Moving from Challenges to Opportunities
First webinar on National and City Waste Management Strategies will be held from 17:30pm-19:00 pm on 25 July 2017.
Launch of the waste management improvement strategies and action plans for Mongolia and Ulaanbaatar and inauguration of the first eco-friendly sanitary facility pilot project
In collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE) of the Maldives and IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), UN Environment International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) organized a three-day regional workshop in GA Villingili from 18-20 July 2017 to develop regional and island-level waste management strategies and action plans for Zones 6 & 7.
Please see more information: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/scp/20170718.html
This workshop is part of the development of a project proposal to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund. UN Environment IETC is gathering local stakeholders to identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gases emissions from the waste sector, targeting Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks. In doing so, the workshop will assess the environmental, social and economic needs and challenges specific to these concentrated forms of industrial development.
Sora Fesstival
World Environment Day is a the United Nations' flagship day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for environment. In collaboration with Nippon Television, we will be present at Sora Festival with Sorajiro, a mascot whose passion is to care about the earth and find solutions to ecological problems.
We will talk about this year's theme "I'm with Nature", play games, and hold a workshop showcasting brand new TV clips (see below!).
Let's celebrate the World Environment Day together!
The International Environmental Technology Centre will be holding a side event during the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, which will take place between the 24th of April and the 6th May 2017.
The central question of this event will be:How can we apply environmentally sound technologies to the current mercury waste management practices?
According to the three conventions developed under UNEP auspices together they provide an international framework governing the environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals and ozone depleting substances. Hazardous Chemical and waste including ozone depleting substances (HFCs) are inevitable by-products of consumption and production processes. Sound management of these chemicals and waste is therefore necessary to avoid substantial adverse human, health and environmental effects that are associated with poor management in most of the urban areas in Africa.
"Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair" aims to deliver excellent environment-related information from "here in Kawasaki" within Japan and throughout the world and provide a venue for business matching between the exhibitors (companies / organizations) and the visitors (domestic / foreign companies).
Website Link: https://www.kawasaki-eco-tech.jp/2017/english/
The development of national and city waste management strategy and action plan, and pilot demonstration are in line with the overall goal to provide support on national and local capacity for waste management. With these, adopting waste management as a national priority presents an opportunity to address the challenges on political and social visibility.
Please join us at the side event to share your views and experiences and help guide the further development of the Outlook including its recommendations!
During the World Mountain Forum, the 'Waste(ing) Mountains' side event will be organized on Tuesday, 18 October, from 18:45 to 20:15.
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The mandate of IETC, as agreed in Decision 16/34 of UNEP Governing Council, is the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (EST) to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.