The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Affiliation (CWWA), in collaboration with the Caribbean Improvement Financial institution, the Inter-American Improvement Financial institution (IDB), the United Nations Surroundings Programme (UNEP), with the assist of the EU funded challenge “Zero Waste within the Caribbean New Methods, New Waves”, and beneath the patronage of Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, organized the seventh Excessive-Degree Discussion board of Caribbean Ministers Chargeable for Waste Administration (HLF 7).
This prestigious occasion is scheduled to happen on the twenty sixth and twenty seventh of October, within the picturesque metropolis of Georgetown, Guyana.
The Caribbean Waste Ministers and Professionals have been convening since 2017 throughout the margins of CWWA’s Annual Convention and Exhibition: this yr, the thirty second Annual Convention and Exhibition in Guyana can be hosted from the twenty third to the twenty seventh of October.
The seventh Excessive-Degree Discussion board serves as a platform for dialogue and collaboration amongst Caribbean leaders and professionals devoted to discovering holistic options for waste administration: the theme for this yr’s discussion board is ‘Roadmap to Zero Waste’.
This theme underscores the pressing have to develop and implement a planning framework focusing on stable waste discount throughout the context of a round economic system and the 3Rs idea: Scale back, Reuse, Recycle. Delegates are anticipated to interact in discussions concerning the progress made within the development of waste administration inside Caribbean territories and to forge new agreements with implementable options for the best way ahead. Key focal subjects embrace plastic air pollution, sustainable financing of waste administration, the implementation of round economic system fashions, and enhanced cooperation towards improved waste administration.
The seventh Excessive-Degree Discussion board of Caribbean Ministers and Professionals Chargeable for Waste Administration (HLF 7) will concentrate on the next key goals:
- Information Change:Within the dynamic panorama of waste administration, staying knowledgeable about rising developments, applied sciences, and insurance policies is important. The discussion board gives a novel platform to realize insights from famend consultants and thought leaders who will share their findings, analysis, and success tales. This information will empower attendees to make knowledgeable selections and implement efficient waste administration initiatives.
- Collaborative Commitments:the discussion board will foster open dialogue, permitting for the change of concepts and the formation of joint commitments in assist of the Caribbean Waste Administration Motion Plan. By means of collaboration, a shared imaginative and prescient and motion plan might be cultivated, transcending borders, and serving to tackle regional waste administration challenges extra successfully.
- Networking Alternatives:HLF 7 will convey collectively authorities ministers, trade consultants, donor companies, and different influential stakeholders from throughout the Caribbean. Partaking in fruitful discussions and establishing helpful connections permits attendees to be taught from the experiences and finest practices of others. This can pave the best way for potential collaborations and partnerships to collectively sort out waste administration challenges.
The discussion board will embrace digital and in-person classes and contributors will embrace authorities officers, environmental professionals, waste administration consultants, financing establishments and representatives from related organizations and establishments from throughout the Caribbean area.
This initiative is made doable by collaboration with the European Union, CARIFORUM, the German Improvement Cooperation, the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Affiliation (CWWA), the Caribbean Improvement Financial institution (CDB), the Inter-American Improvement Financial institution (IDB), and the United Nations Surroundings Programme (UNEP), who’re all dedicated to supporting sustainable waste administration practices within the Caribbean.
UNEP and its companions are excited to facilitate this essential discussion board, which is predicted to have an enduring influence on waste administration practices and environmental preservation efforts within the area, with the intention to contribute to the shared imaginative and prescient of a waste-free Caribbean and to strengthen collective dedication to sustainable waste administration options.
“The roadmap to zero waste isn’t just a imaginative and prescient: it’s a necessity – Hon. Anand Persaud, Minister of Native Authorities and Regional Improvement of Guyana, mentioned in the course of the official opening of the HLF 7- to embark on this journey, we should first acknowledge that waste just isn’t an issue however a useful resource. It is a chance ready to be harnessed. As leaders, it’s our obligation to advertise this shift in mindset and to encourage revolutionary options that can take us in direction of a zero-waste society.”.
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