Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic Read more about Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic This brief provides governments with essential information to support their efforts to manage an increase in infectious medical waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gajanana Hegde Keywords regulatory development energy UNFCCC climate change renewable energy energy efficiency waste management Clean Development Mechanism digital technology applications for climate change climate chain coalition renewable energy applications Read more about Gajanana Hegde Gajanana Hegde leads the regulatory development (energy) team to develop standards to measure the outcomes of climate actions within the sustainable development mechanism (SDM) program of the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn. He has over two decades of professional experience in climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and waste management. He has contributed to the development of over one hundred methodologies applied in several thousand projects and programs hosted in over one hundred countries under the Clean Development Mechanism.
Naresh Giri Keywords waste management waste management nepal Read more about Naresh Giri Mr. Naresh Giri is a Senior Project Officer for urban development at ADB’s Water and Urban Development Sector Office. He plays a leading role in implementing ADB’s Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake. He has a blend of experience: at the field level as a municipal planner and at the policy level as a former UNDP officer. Prior to joining ADB in 2015, Naresh supported the implementation of the Building Code and Risk Sensitive Land Use Plan in Nepal.
Best Practice on Waste Management in Korea Read more about Best Practice on Waste Management in Korea Korean company Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation is changing the game in waste management not just in the Republic of Korea, but in some other countries as well. Discover how the company help solve waste management problems while promoting social and economic benefits.
Hee Dong Kwon Keywords korea waste management waste management sanitary landfill company Read more about Hee Dong Kwon
Matthew Barrie Keywords ICT waste management innovation Read more about Matthew Barrie Matthew is the former founder & CEO of Solu. He launched Solu in 2018 in Manila, Philippines, and led the company to its acquisition 14 months later in May 2019. He grew the company from an idea in a notebook to 22 people and 4 integrated tech products with the overarching ambition to fundamentally improve the way that waste is managed in developing nations. He was named a UN Young Environmental Changemaker for my work and as a company, we won multiple awards including the ASEAN Impact Challenge.
Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste Read more about Greening Industry: Improving Resource Use, Reducing Waste Growing volumes of waste are not matched with equal recovery and treatment capacity, especially in developing countries, making waste as one of today’s major global concerns. This session examines how a range of industries address resource use and efficiency and showcases some successful examples of market acceleration approaches to advance green technology and waste-related businesses.
3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Week Read more about 3rd International Fecal Sludge Management Week Fecal sludge is one of the biggest urban problems in developing countries. The urban environment is awash in untreated human waste, with severe public health and environmental consequences.
Karachi (Pakistan) Waste-to-Fuel Potential Read more about Karachi (Pakistan) Waste-to-Fuel Potential Following the fundamentals of waste-to-fuel technologies and the experience of the Republic of Korea, this presentation concentrates on the Karachi case study. As the largest and most populous city of Pakistan, Karachi generates a multitude of waste that primarily end up in canals, the river, and the Arabian Sea. There is a huge opportunity to address the waste issues of Karachi by segregating the waste and converting it into biogas, which could then be used as fuel for public transportation.
Waste Management in Kitakyushu City Read more about Waste Management in Kitakyushu City This presentation covers the methods of waste management employed by the City of Kitakyushu in Japan. How Kitakyushu City reduced its overall waste through the introduction of a new recycling system is examined. The cost and future targets of waste management in the city are also discussed.