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Circular Economy and Technological Innovation in Solid Waste: Opportunities in Latin America

15 November 2017
09:00 am - 10:30 am (Costa Rican time)

Day: Wednesday, November 15, 2017.

Time: 09:00 am - 10:30 am (Costa Rican time)

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Agenda

Introduction

Ana María Majano. Secretariat Coordinator, LEDS LAC Platform.

Camilo Rojas. Senior Executive, Corporate Direction of Environment and Climate Change, CAF and Coordinator of the Regional Collaboration Center -Bogotá.

Waste management in the context of circular economy and climate change. Jordi Pon. Coordinator of the Chemicals and Waste Program, UNEP (Panama). | Download presentation

Methanization technologies and application potential in Latin America and the Caribbean. Luis Felipe de Dornfeld Braga Colturato. Executive Director, METHANUM Waste and Energy (Brazil). | Download presentation

Mechanical biological treatment: advantages and barriers for its implementation in Latin America. David Pintre. International Sales Manager, Sutco Recycling Technik GmbH (Germany). | Download presentation

About the webinar

The webinar will present the experiences of some of the most advanced European and Asian countries in solid waste management, in order to generate new opportunities on technologies and measures for adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Latin America. This paradigm shift, in which waste is considered a resource, is part of the strategy towards a circular economy.

Speakers will share case studies of solid waste management in various areas (organic, waste to energy and recycling), with the aim of promoting climate actions that will allow participants to discuss opportunities for implementation in countries of the region.

The webinar will be held at Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat: info@ledslac.org.

About the panelists

 He holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Marine Sciences from the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. He is currently coordinator of the chemicals and waste program at the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Program. Environmental Engineer, Master in Environmental Technology and PhD in Sanitation, he has been working for 15 years in planning, management and treatment of waste and effluents, generation and use of biogas. Since 1999 he has worked in the field of solid and non-hazardous waste treatment plants, designing, manufacturing and supplying facilities in more than 100 projects in Latin America (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) as well as in Central America and the Caribbean. He has vast experience in the design and conception of Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) and WtE facilities.

The Regional Collaboration Centers (RCCs) are a network of regional offices located in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia, in order to support Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Investors, Multilaterals and the Private Sector, involved in the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects and the use of their tools. The CRC Panama is a partnership between the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and CAF - Development Bank of Latin America.  

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