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Side Event: Connecting climate mitigation to depolluting oceans through concrete solutions in the Pacific Islands
Marine plastic pollution is a global environmental threat. In the Pacific region, which is hard-hit by climate related disasters, marine plastic pollution magnifies climate impacts. Plastic pollution causes environmental disruption: pollution of soil and water systems, emission of methane gas from l...

Side Event: Connecting climate mitigation to depolluting oceans through concrete solutions in the Pacific Islands

Side Event: Connecting climate mitigation to depolluting oceans through concrete solutions in the Pacific Islands

4 December 2023
9:00-9:50 a.m.
Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion No 29
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Webcast

Marine plastic pollution is a global environmental threat. In the Pacific region, which is hard-hit by climate related disasters, marine plastic pollution magnifies climate impacts. Plastic pollution causes environmental disruption: pollution of soil and water systems, emission of methane gas from landfills, thinning of ozone layer, negative impact on marine environments.

There are exciting initiatives in Pacific Islands to reduce marine pollution, such as the SPREP Moana Taka Partnership providing a regional opportunity to export hazardous wastes for environmentally sound management and disposal elsewhere. This event will explore these different initiatives in place to tackle plastic pollution and mitigate climate change.

Programme

Moderator:

  • Dr. Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Director of the Forum on Trade, Environment, and the SDGs (TESS)

Keynote address:

  • Hon Prime Minister Mark Brown, the Cook Islands (tbc)

Panelists:

  • Mr. Rolph Payet, the Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
  • Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra, Director-General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
  • Ms. Leticia Carvalho, Head of Marine and Freshwater Branch, Ecosystems Division and the SIDS Focal Point, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • Ms. Ellysar Baroudy, Lead natural resources specialist, World Bank Organisation (WBO)
  • Ms. Jewel Batchasingh, Director, the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean
  • Mr. Joao Sousa, Senior Programme Manager, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Resources

Presentation   Webcast recording
 
    

 

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Side Event: Accelerating integration of low-carbon waste management in Nationally Determined Contributions to Reach Climate Commitments
Environmentally sound management of waste, and its responsible trade, is essential in mitigating climate change and promoting a circular economy. The waste management sector can play a vital role in climate mitigation through a multitude of actions.

Side Event: Accelerating integration of low-carbon waste management in Nationally Determined Contributions to Reach Climate Commitments

Side Event: Accelerating integration of low-carbon waste management in Nationally Determined Contributions to Reach Climate Commitments

3 December 2023
16:00–16:45 p.m.
Finland Pavilion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
webcast recording

Environmentally sound management of waste, and its responsible trade, is essential in mitigating climate change and promoting a circular economy. The waste management sector can play a vital role in climate mitigation through a multitude of actions. First, through direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from solid waste management and, second, indirectly through the effects of waste prevention, re-use, recycling, and replacement of fossil fuels and feedstock by secondary raw materials. Waste recycling and resource recovery - which are at the core of a circular economy - offer potential GHG reductions in the magnitude of up to 20% of the global emissions.

By bringing together experts from different horizons, the side event will foster the sharing of experiences and solutions to support countries to consider integrating waste management policies and circular economy interventions in their nationally determined contributions (NDC).  

Programme

Moderator:

  • Ms. Kerstin Stendahl, Special Envoy for Climate Change, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Panelists:

  • Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
  • Daniel Tutu Benefoh, Climate Change Unit Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana
  • Peter Simões, Chair, Working Group on Climate Change, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
  • Jorge Laguna Celis, Director, One Planet Network, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Resources

Building Circularity into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – A Practical Toolbox co-developed by UNDP, UNEP/One Planet Network Secretariat, and UNFCCC secretariat .

    

 

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Side Event: International regulations and national policies driving low carbon waste management and circularity
Environmentally sound management of wastes, and its responsible trade, is essential in mitigating climate change and promoting a circular economy. The waste management sector can play a vital role in climate mitigation through a multitude of actions.

Side Event: International regulations and national policies driving low carbon waste management and circularity

Side Event: International regulations and national policies driving low carbon waste management and circularity

3 December 2023
09:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Waste and Resources Pavilion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Environmentally sound management of wastes, and its responsible trade, is essential in mitigating climate change and promoting a circular economy. The waste management sector can play a vital role in climate mitigation through a multitude of actions. First, through direct GHG reductions from solid waste management and, second, indirectly through the effects of waste prevention, re-use and recycling. Waste recycling and resource recovery – which are at the core of a circular economy - offer potential GHG reductions in the magnitude of up to 20% of the global emissions. The side event will explore the role of international regulations and national actions in driving waste management and circular economies in order to respond to the climate crisis.

Programme

Moderator:

  • Ms. Corinne Trommsdorff, Executive Director, French Solid Waste Partnership

Panelists:

  • H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC )
    “Global actions to combat waste crime and illegal trafficking in waste”
  • Mr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions)
    “The role of the Basel Convention in turning waste into resources and combating climate change”
  • Mr. Neil Khor, Special Advisor to the Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
    “Overview of the contribution of solid waste management to climate change, including major challenges in developing countries”
  • Ms. Pia Tanskanen, Head of Environment, Nokia
    “Private sector engagement to meet global environmental commitments on waste management, circularity and climate change”
  • Mr. Roland Marion, Director of Circular Economy, French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME)
    “Success factors that allow circularity in value chains”
  • Mr. Carlos Silva Filho, President, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)

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Side Event: Decarbonization and Detoxification: Linkages and Opportunities for Integrated Actions
Chemicals are integral to almost all areas of society and are used across all economic sectors. The chemicals sector is the largest industrial energy consumer and the third largest industry subsector in terms of direct CO2 emissions.

Side Event: Decarbonization and Detoxification: Linkages and Opportunities for Integrated Actions

Side Event: Decarbonization and Detoxification: Linkages and Opportunities for Integrated Actions

1 December 2023
15:15-16:00 (UTC+4)
UNEP Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone B7, Building 87
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Chemicals are integral to almost all areas of society and are used across all economic sectors. The chemicals sector is the largest industrial energy consumer and the third largest industry subsector in terms of direct CO2 emissions. Many chemicals that are produced and utilized can have impacts on the environment and climate, with climate change in turn increasing the toxicity of some chemicals and amplifying their releases into the environment. There is growing evidence of the many varied interconnections between climate change and chemical production and use. Yet chemicals are often overlooked in climate discussions, and vice versa.

This side event aims at:

  • Enhancing the understanding of the pernicious and complex interactions between climate change and chemical pollution;
  • Identifying opportunities for synergistic actions that have benefits to address both the climate and pollution environmental crises;
  • Calling for a better recognition of the chemicals-climate link in the global climate governance and policies.

Programme

Opening and setting the scene:

  • Mr. Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Panel discussion

  • Mrs. Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov, Minister of Environment, Republic of Moldova
  • Mr. Nicola Rega, Executive Director Climate Change and Energy of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)
  • Ms. Ruth Do Coutto, OiC, Chief, Energy and Climate Branch, Industry and Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  • Ms. Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, Vice-Chair, Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)

Q&A

Closing

  • Ms. Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

Resources

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Organizers

Training Course on Basic Principles of Chairing and Role of the Chairs of Meetings of the BRS Conventions
Enhance your chairing skills by taking the free, upgraded training course on Principles of Chairing and Role of the Chairs of BRS Convention Meetings.

Training Course on Basic Principles of Chairing and Role of the Chairs of Meetings of the BRS Conventions

Training Course on Basic Principles of Chairing and Role of the Chairs of Meetings of the BRS Conventions
 
2023 BRS COPs meeting reports available
Read the advance English versions of the reports of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions 2023 COPs.

2023 BRS COPs meeting reports available

2023 BRS COPs meeting reports available
 
Outcomes of the nineteenth meetings the Chemical Review Committee and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
The objective of this online briefing is to inform Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, observers and other stakeholders on the outcomes of the nineteenth meetings of the Rotterdam Convention’s Chemical Review Committee (CRC-19) and the Stockholm Convention’s Persistent Or...

Outcomes of the nineteenth meetings the Chemical Review Committee and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee

Outcomes of the nineteenth meetings the Chemical Review Committee and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
 
Pacific region takes significant steps by aligning the Waigani Convention with global efforts to control plastic waste
On 13 October 2023, the Conference of Parties to the Waigani Convention made history by adopting the first-ever amendment to the Convention, marking a significant step by countries in the Pacific region toward aligning the Convention with global efforts under the Basel Convention to better control p...

Pacific region takes significant steps by aligning the Waigani Convention with global efforts to control plastic waste

Pacific region takes significant steps by aligning the Waigani Convention with global efforts to control plastic waste
 
Join the online briefings on the 19th meetings of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention and the POPs  Review Committee (POPRC)  of the Stockholm Convention
The online briefings will provide an overview of the issues that will be considered by the nineteenth meetings of the CRC and the POPRC to be held respectively from 3 to 6 October 2023 and 9 to 13 October 2023 in Rome, Italy.

Join the online briefings on the 19th meetings of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention and the POPs Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention

Join the online briefings on the 19th meetings of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention and the POPs  Review Committee (POPRC)  of the Stockholm Convention
 
BC COP-16 meeting report now available
Read the advance English version of the report of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.

BC COP-16 meeting report now available

BC COP-16 meeting report now available
 
Briefing on the outcomes of the face-to-face segment of the COP.16 to the Basel Convention, the COP.11 to the Rotterdam Convention and the COP.11 to the Stockholm Convention
The online briefings provided an overview of the outcomes of the latest meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. Recordings and presentations are available for download.

Briefing on the outcomes of the face-to-face segment of the COP.16 to the Basel Convention, the COP.11 to the Rotterdam Convention and the COP.11 to the Stockholm Convention

Briefing on the outcomes of the face-to-face segment of the COP.16 to the Basel Convention, the COP.11 to the Rotterdam Convention and the COP.11 to the Stockholm Convention
 
The global governance of plastics and associated chemicals report is now available
The recently launched report on the Global governance of plastics and associated chemicals provides the first comprehensive mapping of the existing global governance landscape for plastics and associated chemicals. The mapping includes both binding and voluntary measures adopted at the global level...

The global governance of plastics and associated chemicals report is now available

The global governance of plastics and associated chemicals report is now available
 
FAO strongly supports the global environmental agenda at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention
Representatives of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) met in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 12 May 2023, to take legally binding action regarding the impact of hazardous chemicals and wastes on human health and the environment.

FAO strongly supports the global environmental agenda at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention

FAO strongly supports the global environmental agenda at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention
 
Join a side event during the 2023 meetings of the BRS COPs!
The schedule for the side events planned during the meetings of the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions is now available on the side events webpage. The schedule includes clickable links to side events allowing online attendees.

Join a side event during the 2023 meetings of the BRS COPs!

Join a side event during the 2023 meetings of the BRS COPs!
 
Register now and join our webinar session on 26 April 2023 on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 proposed for listing in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention
The Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (COP-11) will consider, among other things, the recommendations of the POPs Review Committee on the listing of three new chemicals in Annex A to the Convention: Dechlorane Plus; UV-328; methoxychlor. To exchange information about the chemical...

Register now and join our webinar session on 26 April 2023 on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 proposed for listing in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention

Register now and join our webinar session on 26 April 2023 on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 proposed for listing in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention
 
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