Shipment of Waste Enforcement Actions Project

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When: Thursday, 2 July 2020, 11:30-12:30 CET time

Several policies at national, regional and international levels have been introduced to address the issues linked to waste shipments. However, even in the presence of these regulations, significant amounts of illegal waste shipments are occurring across the European borders and beyond.

It is not clear whether, and if yes, to what extent, these policies have affected the trend of illegal waste shipments across EU and across the globe.

The fifth webinar of the series of capacity building initiatives under the Waste Force project, will focus on existing methodologies for impact assessment of changes in policies, markets and legislative changes affecting the waste trade and management at EU and Global level.

After a brief overview of the WasteForce Project, presented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), researcher from the University of Limerick will brief the participants on the findings from the latest report on impacts of policies linked to waste shipments and management. In addition, case studies on e-waste and plastic waste will be analysed in relation with policy instruments.

The webinar is organised under WasteForce, a two year project funded by the EU Internal Security Fund – Police and aimed at boosting operational capacities of authorities involved in the fight against illicit waste trade and management.

Representatives from the enforcement sector, academia, researchers and policy makers are invited to attend the online lectures and participate to the Q&A session envisaged at the end of the webinar.

You can register at the following link:

Registration form

Agenda

  1. Introduction
  2. Brief overview of the Waste Force Project
  3. Methodologies for policy impact assessment
  4. Case studies: E-waste and plastic waste
  5. Conclusions
  6. Q&A

Presenters

  • Mr. Andrea Cararo, Consultant, Chemicals and Waste Management Programme, UNITAR
  • Dr. Keshav Parajuly, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Limerick

To access the webinar please click here:

Access the webinar

(Meeting ID: 922 2054 8649)

Online Etiquette

  • At the beginning of the meeting, all participants are encouraged to switch on their cameras in order to facilitate effective communication.
  • Please mute your microphone when you are not speaking.
  • Please use the chat if you would like to intervene or ask a question. Your question will either be directly addressed, or you will be called on to elaborate.

Technical problems?

In case of technical difficulties, please contact Ester Hermosilla at ester.hermosilla@unitar.org

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