Unmanaged waste: the hidden cause of climate change

When: 11 November 2022, 12:30-13:30 (GMT+2), at the EU Pavilion

Location: EU Pavilion, COP27, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Organisers: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions Secretariat and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

What: The waste sector contributes 10% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. The high-level side event on Unmanaged Waste: a hidden cause of climate change will show the value of combating waste trafficking, and supporting environmentally sound management of waste to reduce GHG emissions, and pollution and promote a circular economy as a climate mitigation strategy. Specific high-impact waste streams will be showcased to illustrate the importance of their sound management for climate change, healthy oceans, and biodiversity.

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