ISWA heads to Belem: Road to COP30
Following the successful interventions on behalf of the waste and resource sectors at COP29 in Baku, ISWA heads to Belem, Brazil for COP30.
Recap: ISWA at COP29, November 2024
ISWA proudly hosted the Waste and Resources Pavilion in the Green Zone at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.
Live from Baku: Tackling Plastic Waste, Open Burning and Food Waste
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Live from Baku: ISWA’s interventions in the Blue Zone at COP29
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As the world’s leading network promoting professional and sustainable waste and resource management, The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), in collaboration with its dedicated members and esteemed partner organisations, proudly carried the voice of this sector to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties 29, better known as the UNFCCC COP 29. Our mission remains clear: to call upon decision-makers worldwide to recognise the Waste and Resource Management sector as a net reducer of GHG emissions towards a low-carbon future.
Pavilion Programme
Week 1
| Monday 11 November | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Opening of the ISWA Waste & Resources Pavilion |
| Wednesday 13 November | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Panel: How should we reflect the waste sector in climate mitigation and adaptation? |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Panel: The impact of management choices on landfills and closing dumpsites |
| Thursday 14 November | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Social Business as a driver for a just circular economy transition |
| 15:00 – 16:45 | Spearheading NDC and waste sector ambitions: Ghana, Senegal and South Africa use climate finance mechanisms |
| Friday 15 November | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Reducing GHG emissions by diverting waste into energy |
| Saturday 16 November | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Waste and digitalisation |
Week 2
| Monday 18 November | |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Panel: Making Biogas Happen by 2030 |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Sustainable Waste Management: ISWA’s Principles and Guidance for Lasting Change |
| Tuesday 19 November | |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Activating the global youth in ISWA activities: How can civil society participate? |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Panel: Towards a low carbon future – Reducing Food Loss and Waste in World Cities |
| Wednesday 20 November | |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Investing in Impact: Financing transformative action to end open burning in the waste sector |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Panel: Mitigating methane from waste in the Global South – Pathways to COP30 in Belem |
| Thursday 21 November | |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Community of action against plastic pollution: Tackling marine environmental impact in the face of climate change |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Waste policy enablers for transitioning to circular economy and low carbon societies and EPR implementation |
| 15:00 – 16.30 | From Rivers to Oceans: Collaborative solutions for clean waterways and waste management |
Partners of the Waste and Resources Pavilion at COP29
Recap: ISWA at COP28, 2023
Press Release October 2023
Launch of the “Waste and Resources Pavilion” at COP28: Pioneering Global Sustainability Through Waste Management.
Declaration
Amplifying the Voice of the Waste and Resource Management Sector at COP 28
Press Release November 2023
The Waste and Resources Pavilion at COP 28: Championing the Crucial Role of Waste and Resource Management in Climate Strategies
Strategic partners for COP28
Main partners for COP28
Supporting partners for COP28
Recap: ISWA at COP27, 2022
ISWA joined the 27th edition of UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27), held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The COP27 summit brings together parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Managing Director Marc Tijhuis shares his experience in a blog titled “COP27 waste(d)?“, written for Waste Management World.
In the run up to COP27, ISWA released a revised Declaration on Climate Change as a contribution to the programme.
Highlighting the importance of the considerable cost-effective solutions that the waste and resource management sector can provide towards mitigating greenhouse gases and fighting climate change, this Declaration is endorsed by several ISWA National Members, and reinforces ISWA’s stance as being a proactive leader in the sector, towards positive, global change.
Endorsements from ISWA National Members
Recap: ISWA at COP26, 2021
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) took place in Glasgow on 1 – 12 November 2021. ISWA was present in Glasgow representing the waste and resource management sector.
During an Official Side-Event hosted in partnership with UN-Habitat, Engineering X – an international collaboration founded by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), WasteAid, Emory University and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a panel of speakers shared their expertise and knowledge on the impact of open burning on climate change and global health.
