2014/09/03
Apia, Samoa
Date: 3 September 2014 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Place: Apia, Samoa
Venue: SPREP Campus (TEC conference room), Apia, Samoa
Co-organizers:
SPREP
JICA
Griffith University, Australia
IPLA
UNCRD
Objectives
- Consider the international PPP for a sustainable waste management in PICs
- Identify the policy and institutional measures for treating with plastics and e-waste issues in PICs
- Recognize the concept and initiatives on 3R + Return and discuss the need to develop an effective regional cooperative framework to promote it
Concept Note & Programme
IPLA Parallel Event SIDS2014 - Concept Note & Programme
Participants
50
Provisional Programme
Chair: Mr. David Sheppard, Director General, SPREP
Facilitator : Dr. Frank Griffin, Hazardous Waste Management Adviser, SPREP
| Time | Provisional Programme | Speaker/Panel | Affiliation/Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Opening Address | Mr. David Sheppard | Director General, SPREP |
| Hon. Mr. Kazumasa Shibuta | Embassy of Japan in the Independent State of Samoa | ||
| Mr. Nikhil Seth | Director, Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSD/UN DESA) | ||
| 9:45-10:35 | Regional Approach to Integrated Waste Management in PICTs | Dr. David Haynes | Director, Waste Management and Pollution Control, SPREP / IPLA Sub-Regional Secretariat for the Pacific |
| Emerging Waste Management Issues and Opportunities for International PPPs – Case of Samoa | Mr. Suluimalo Amataga Penaia | Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of Samoa | |
| 3R+“Return” in PICTs – Challenges in Engaging the Private and inter-regional cooperation | Mr. Shiro Amano | Chief Advisor, J-PRISM, JICA | |
| P3R+ (Taking 3R forward in the Pacific Region) | Dr. Melchior Mataki | Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, & Meteorology, Government of the Solomon Islands | |
| Regional Training and Capacity Building Towards Successful 3R Implementation in SIDS Presentation | Ms. Lusiana Ralogaivau | GEF - Project Coordinator, SPREP on behalf of Griffith University | |
| 10:45-11:50 | Panel Discussion Q.1: How to promote international PPPs in waste sector of PICs? What are the challenges and opportunities? Q2: In order to deal with plastics and e-waste issues in PICTs, what policy and institutional measures are essential? How effectively private sector could be engaged? Q 3: Should PICTs consider a regional cooperative framework on collectively promoting the 3R + Return? What are the challenges and opportunities? |
All Panelists & participants | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Summary & Closing | Mr. David Sheppard (Chair) | Director General, SPREP |