IETC@30 Webinar on Gender and Waste

This year, the International Environmental Technology Centre, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-IETC) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. UNEP-IETC was established in 1992 based on the decision of the UNEP Governing Council with a mandate to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies focusing on urban environmental and freshwater issues. In recent years, UNEP-IETC focused its activities on environmentally sound management of solid waste to implement UNEP’s Medium-term Strategies and Programme of Work.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary, UNEP-IETC will organize a series of events this year. This IETC@30 Webinar on Gender and Waste aims to draw attention to the nexus between waste management and gender.

Gender inequalities and gender roles are deeply embedded in many aspects of waste management. Yet, existing waste management policies and practices are often gender blind, failing to address specific needs and issues related to gender dynamics at each level of policy and programme development and implementation. However, with their expertise and extensive experience in handling waste, women can play key roles in waste management as agents of change, rather than being passive beneficiaries

Panelists from different regions and expertise will share experiences and lessons learned on how to mainstream gender in waste management and how to empower women as agents of change.

Wednesday, 7 September 2022

07:00-08:30 Rio de Janeiro

12:00-13:30 Cape Town, Amsterdam, Geneva

13:00-14:30 Nairobi

15:30-17:00 Mumbai

19:00-20:30 Osaka
 

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