Enhancing local-global dialogue for sustainable waste management in urban areas
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Description
Enhancing local-global dialogue for sustainable waste management in urban areas
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GCH in cooperation with UNCTAD and UN-Habitat is organizing the webinar on Enhancing Local-global dialogue for Sustainable Water and Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: implications for trade and cities development. Recent studies highlight that while solid waste scales linearly with population growth, wastewater production increases at a superlinear rate, and emissions grow sublinearly. For example, Municipal solid waste generation is predicted to grow from 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023 to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050 (UNEP, 2014). It is also estimated that, globally, over 80% of all wastewaters produced is discharged into the environment without adequate treatment although the level varies across different regions. The complexity of these challenges, which involve multiple dimensions of pollution beyond GHG emissions, requires innovative solutions that promote circular economy actions at the local level with global support. A transformative approach, involving a shift from unsustainable consumption and production patterns towards a circular economy across the various fractions of solid waste and water management, is essential. International organizations, by fostering cooperation with Local and Regional Governments (LRGs), can play a critical role in supporting cities to achieve water and solid waste management and material recovery goals that contributes to local socio-economic development and aligns with global sustainability objectives (SDG 6, 11, 12 and 14).
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Date: 11 December 2024
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Objectives
The webinar aims to:
- Facilitate Cooperation: Explore how international organizations can support local waste management efforts through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and funding.
- Showcase Best Practices: Present successful case studies of waste reuse, repurposing, recycling, upcycling and reduction from cities around the world.
- Encourage Policy Innovation: Discuss policy frameworks that integrate circular economy principles into urban planning and waste management.
Speakers
- Graham Alabaster, Head of UN Habitat Geneva Office
- Gulnara Roll, Head of Cities Unit, UNEP
- David Vivas Eugui, Chief of Section, Ocean and Circular Economy, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Henrique Pacini, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, UN Trade and Development, (UNCTAD)
- Victor Neequaye Kotey, Deputy Director of the Waste Management Department of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly
Moderation
- Andras Szorenyi, Senior Policy Advisor, Global Cities Hub
Registration
To attend this webinar, please register here.