Learning Centre on "Synergizing Resource Efficiency with Informal Sector towards Sustainable Waste Management"

Date: 9 May 2011 (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Place: New York, USA

Venue: Organizers: UNCRD, UN HABITAT

Lecturers:

• Dr. Graham Alabaster, UN HABITAT

Sustainable Waste Management in World's Cities - Challenges and Opportunities (PDF)

• Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (the 3Rs) and Resource Efficiency as the basis for Sustainable Waste Management (PDF)

• Dr. Anthony Shun Fung CHIU, Professor of Industrial Engineering and Senior Research Scientist, Center for Engineering & Sustainable Development Research (CESDR), De La Salle University, Philippines

Turning Waste to Resource - Case Studies and Enabling Frameworks (PDF)

• Dr. Prasad Modak, Executive President, Environmental Management Centre, India

Informal Sector in Partnerships for Expanding Waste Management Services (PDF)

Programme (PDF)

More information: f0DSD/UN DESA webpage for Learning Centre