Spotlight Session: Island Waste Challenges and the Potential for a Circular Economy (Americas)
Description: The Island Waste Challenges and the Potential for a Circular Economy session will include (a) a one-hour panel discussion with researchers and policy experts on waste situation and circular economy potential in the Caribbean, and (b) offer a networking opportunity to participants and enhance collaborations. The session invites both practitioners and researchers interested in island resource security and sustainability.
Session program:
- Minute 0-10: Welcome by session chairs (Dr. Bart van Hoof and Dr. Simron Singh)
- Minute 10-70: Panel “Island Waste Challenges and the Potential for a Circular Economy”, moderated by Dr. John Telesford, Grenada. Speakers are:
Dr. Matthew Eckelman, Northeastern University, U.S.A
Dr. Luc Alofs, University of Aruba, Aruba
Ms. Allison Elgie, University of Waterloo, Canada
Mr. Alex Saer, Senior Advisor for the Minister of Environment, Colombia
- Minute 70-80: Break, and allocation of breakout rooms for networking session
Minute 80-120: Networking session in breakout rooms
Organizers and session chairs: This session is organised by the Island Industrial Ecology Section of ISIE, and will be chaired by Bart van Hoof (University of Los Andes) and Simron Singh (University of Waterloo)
If you need technical assistance, please contact us at industrialecologyday@is4ie.org.