Adopting Integrated Solid Waste Management towards Zero Waste Cities

Join Us for a Transformative Webinar on Building Zero-Waste Cities!

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) are organizing a collaborative webinar for this year's International Day of Zero Waste.

Date: 27 March 2024

Time:16:30 – 18:00 JST

Platform: Zoom |  Registration 

Objectives of the Event:

1. Educate and Raise Awareness: Understand the concept of zero-waste cities and their significance in fostering sustainable urban development.
2. Share Best Practices: Learn from successful case studies and initiatives worldwide, showcasing effective waste reduction and management strategies.
3. Identify Challenges: Engage in constructive discussions to address the barriers hindering cities on their path to zero waste, and propose viable solutions.

Speakers:

• Shunichi Honda |  Programme Officer, UNEP-IETC

• Nishshanka De Silva |  Founder, Zero Plastic movement in Sri Lanka

• Shibu K. Nair |  Regional Campaigner- Organics and Climate, GAIA Asia Pacific

• Akira Sakano |  Zero Waste Japan

• Rajeev Kumar Singh |  Associate Professor, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

• Miho Hayashi |  Programme Manager, IGES-CCET

For more information visit: https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20240327