19 Jan 2022
The UNEP-IETC (United Nations Environment Programme International Environmental Technology Centre) and the Global Environment Centre (GEC) successfully organized the "UNEP Global Dialogue - Sustainable Waste Management towards a Pollution-Free Planet" from 7 to 9 December 2021.
UNEP-IETC organizes the UNEP Global Dialogue every two years, and the theme for this time was "Sustainable Waste Management towards a Pollution-Free Planet". A Multifaceted and lively discussions were held on the importance of environmentally appropriate waste management and sustainability, as well as waste management in a future sustainable society that should be beyond the SDGs. The results of the dialogues and a series of session are as follows.
| Agenda | Speakers/panelists |
| Opening talks | Mr. Shunichi Honda, Programme Officer, UNEP-IETC Mr. Daimaou Kosaka、Comedian and Producer of PIKOTARO |
| Opening remarks | Mr. Kevin Helps, Head, GEF Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division UNEP |
| Opening remarks | Mr. Yutaka Shoda, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
| Opening remarks | Mr. Yoshihiro Kitamura, Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| Round table dialogue on sustainability |
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After the opening session, a video of “Gender and Waste Nexus” (in Bhutanese, Mongolian, Nepalese and Japanese local language versions of the gender video series) was launched and released.
7th December - Osaka Special Event – International Workshop on plastic waste reduction- Towards realization of the “Osaka Blue Ocean Vision”
| Agenda | Speakers |
| Opening Remarks | Mr. Horii Hisashi, Director General for Energy Policy, Environment Bureau, Osaka City |
| Keynote | Ms. Brenda Koekkoek, Programme Manager, Circle of Excellence on Plastic Pollution, UNEP |
| Presentation and Panel Discussion– actions, challenges, and opportunities of mutual learning | |
| Presentation 1 "Action plan for Osaka Blue Ocean Vision" | Ms. Akiko Hiraoka, Manager for International Cooperation, Osaka City |
| Presentation 2 "A comprehensive look at Toray sustainability initiatives" | Mr. Hajime Furuuchi , Manager, Industrial Materials Sect. Staple Fibers Dept. Toray Industries, Inc. |
| Presentation 3 "Lesson from the Community based project for to take action to reduce avoidable single use plastic" | Ms. Atsuko Hanashima, Associate Professor, Osaka Sangyo University |
| Presentation 4 "Tackling the Plastic Challenge in Greater Manchester" | Ms. María González Principal International Relations, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, UK |
| Panel Discussion– actions, challenges, and opportunities of mutual learning | |
| Summary, next steps by UNEP-IETC | Mr. Shunichi Honda, UNEP-IETC |
| Closing remarks by Osaka City | Ms. Yuko Ihara, Director for Environmental Policy, Environment Bureau, Osaka City |
| Agenda | Speakers |
| Opening Remarks Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan | Ms. Tomoe Kotani, Deputy Manager, Global Environment Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| Presentation 1 "Long-term prognosis of COVID-19" | Mr. Edward Holmes, Professor, The University of Sydney |
| Presentation 2 "Pandemics in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss, urbanization" | Ms.Tharanga Thoradeniya, Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo Mr. Saroj Jayasinghe, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Colombo |
| Presentation 3 "andemics and the rise of plastic waste" | Ms. Neha Parashar, Doctoral research student, Indian Institute of Technology Patna |
| Panel Discussion (w/ Q&A) | Mr. Mushtaq Memon, Regional Coordinator for Resource Efficiency and SWITCH-Asia RPAC Project Manager UNEP, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) |
| Presentation 4 "Preparing for the future: waste management as part of health systems strengthening" | Ms. Megha Rathi, Technical Officer, Environment Safeguards World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Presentation 5 "Case study of healthcare waste management: Nepal" | Ms. Miho Hayashi, Programme Manager, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES CCET) |
| Presentation 6 "UNEP Compendium, fact sheets and other resources for current and future pandemics" | Mr. Jorge Emmanuel, Adjunct Professor, Silliman University |
| Discussion | Ms. Misato Dilley, UNEP-IETC |
| Closing Remarks | Mr. Kevin Helps, Head, GEF Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division UNEP |
9th December - Session 3 Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (E-waste) and Closing Session
| Agenda | Speaker |
| Introduction/opening remarks | Mr. Daniel Ternald, UNEP IETC |
| Presentation 1 "Case studies in e-waste management from India" | Ms. Deepali Sinha, Managing Director Sofies India |
| Presentation 2 "DOWA’s Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste" | Mr. Tetsuya Yumoto, Deputy General Manager, International Business Development Dept. DOWA Eco-System Co., Ltd. |
| Presentation 3 "Emerging economies: Incentivizing problematic e-waste fractions" | Mr. Jakob Lennartsson, Director, Towards Zero Waste |
| Discussion/ Q&A | |
| Closing remarks of Global Dialogue | Mr. Kevin Helps, Head, GEF Unit, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division, UNEP |
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