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LOCATION:\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Research Seminar: Tackling Manufacturing Pollution in the South
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The uptake of productive capacities by developing countries has
  delivered important economic and social gains.  But as productive capaci
 ties increase\, countries often incur various types of air\, soil\, and wa
 ter pollution as a consequence of manufacturing in response to domestic an
 d foreign demand. The resulting impacts of pollution on the local environm
 ent and human health imposes a limiting factor to social development\, and
  therefore\, competitiveness.    \n\nPollution-inducing manufacturing ac
 tivity does not occur in isolation. Many of the pollution effects can be t
 raced to exports\, making the linkages between producers and buyers very i
 mportant to improve environmental governance of production and trade.  Ac
 ross sectors\, trends are observed for increasing adoption of data-product
 ion and traceability technologies which will clear the fog between product
 ion and consumption ends of the value chain\, stimulating better behaviour
  on both ends.   \n\nPolicy developments such as the EU Sustainable Prod
 ucts Initiative (SPI) are also likely to raise the environmental bar for p
 roducts entering developed-country markets\, which will increasingly tie e
 nvironmental performance to the ability to compete in foreign markets.  
  \n\nWATCH SEMINAR RECORDINGS HERE \n\nThis seminar will discuss themes 
 related to the pursuit of SDG 12 in developing countries\, especially as g
 rowing trade integration and economic diversification cast a shadow of pol
 lution linked to local production.  The seminar focuses on Sub-Saharan Af
 rica (SSA) and South Asia (SA)\, areas which are being supported through t
 he Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme\
 , established by UK-FCDO and implemented in partnership with UNCTAD. \n\n
 In specific\, four themes will be discussed\, each supported by a draft re
 search paper (available in &quot\;Documents&quot\; tab): \n\n\nPromoting 
 a circular economy in the south \nPlastic pollution mitigation strategies
  \nCommon threads among manufacturing pollution  \nMitigating pollution 
 from Tanneries  \n\n\nWhile each session will have thematic specificities
 \, they are united by an overarching narrative calling for attention to po
 llution effects other than GHG emissions. Those effects\, such as water so
 il and air contaminants\, as well as plastic pollution\, all share similar
  patterns of damage to biodiversity\, reducing ecosystems services\, and i
 ndirectly increasing unknown risks such as microplastic-health interaction
 s and release of pathogens (e.g.\, epidemics-inducers).  \n\nThe goal of 
 the seminar is to compare evidence structured in the four research papers 
 (based on elements from the SMEP programme and recent thematic literature)
 \, with the experience from practitioners with thematic experience on the 
 sectors and target regions.  \n\nThe ultimate objective is to advance und
 erstanding of common themes that intersect across various types of polluti
 on beyond climate impacts\, in view of assisting the deployment of SMEP fu
 nding assistance expected in the 2nd half of 2022.   \n\nThis virtual ev
 ent is open to the public and is part of the Sustainable Manufacturing and
  Environmental Pollution Programme\,  supported by the UK-FCDO.   \n\n
  \n\nPROGRAMME  \n\n(All speakers tbc) \n\nDAY ONE - MARCH 31\, MORNING
 \, CET/GENEVA TIME \n\n9:00 SESSION 1 - CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH \n
 \nModerator: Mr. Desta Mebratu\, UN High Level Champion Lead on Waste\, Et
 hiopia\n\nCommentators\n\n\nMs. Anna Balance\, UK-FCDO\, Bangladesh\nMr. K
 onstantinos Tsagarakis\, Technical University of Crete\, Greece\nMs. Saima
  Murtaza\, Environmental Consultant\, Pakistan\nMs. Susanne Yvonne Karcher
 \, co-founder\, African Circular Economy Network\, South Africa\n\n\n10:45
   SESSION 2 - PLASTIC POLLUTION MITIGATION STRATEGIES\n\nModerator:  Mr.
  Mahesh Sugathan\, Graduate Institute\n\nCommentators\n\n\nMr. Chris Whyte
 \, ACEN foundation\, South Africa\nMs. Diana Barrowclough\, Senior Economi
 st\, UNCTAD\nMr. Gadzikano Munyuki\, Lecturer\, Chinhoyi University of Te
 chnology\, Zimbabwe\nMr. Dipesh Pabari\, Project Leader\, FlipFlopi projec
 t\, Kenya \nMs. Tze Ni Yeoh\, Global Circular Packaging Manager\, Danone 
 Malaysia\n\n\n12:15 END OF DAY ONE\n\n \n\nDAY TWO - APRIL 1\, MORNING\, 
 CET/GENEVA TIME. \n\n9:00 SESSION 3 - PATTERNS OF MANUFACTURING POLLUTION
  IN THE SOUTH\n\nModerator:  Mr. Harro von Blottnitz\, Professor\, Univer
 sity of Cape Town\, South Africa \n\nCommentators:\n\n\nMs. Keru Munene\,
  Open Capital Advisors\, Kenya\nMs. Ying Zhang\, UNEP\, Geneva\nMs. Jaee N
 ikam\, SEI-Asia\, Bangkok\nMr. Arpit Bhutani\, Snowpeak\, India\nMr. Desta
  Mebratu\, UN High Level Champion Lead on Waste\, Ethiopia\n \n\n\n10:45
   SESSION 2 - MITIGATING POLLUTION FROM TANNERIES\n\nModerator: Mr. Henri
 que Pacini\, UNCTAD\, Switzerland\n\nCommentators:\n\n\nMr. Sohail Ali Naq
 vi\, WWF\, Pakistan \nMr. Amir Rashid\, Royal Institute of Technology\, S
 weden\nMr. Richard Oruko\, Leather development officer\, Kenya\nMr. Mohamm
 ad Sadat Shibli\, Asia Foundation\, Bangladesh\n\n\n12:15 END OF DAY TWO\n
 \n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRLETa72DwaE35XY65Y_JFA\n\nView mee
 ting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/research-seminar-tackling-m
 anufacturing-pollution-south
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DTSTART:20220401T070000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20220401T101500Z
LOCATION:\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Research Seminar: Tackling Manufacturing Pollution in the South
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The uptake of productive capacities by developing countries has
  delivered important economic and social gains.  But as productive capaci
 ties increase\, countries often incur various types of air\, soil\, and wa
 ter pollution as a consequence of manufacturing in response to domestic an
 d foreign demand. The resulting impacts of pollution on the local environm
 ent and human health imposes a limiting factor to social development\, and
  therefore\, competitiveness.    \n\nPollution-inducing manufacturing ac
 tivity does not occur in isolation. Many of the pollution effects can be t
 raced to exports\, making the linkages between producers and buyers very i
 mportant to improve environmental governance of production and trade.  Ac
 ross sectors\, trends are observed for increasing adoption of data-product
 ion and traceability technologies which will clear the fog between product
 ion and consumption ends of the value chain\, stimulating better behaviour
  on both ends.   \n\nPolicy developments such as the EU Sustainable Prod
 ucts Initiative (SPI) are also likely to raise the environmental bar for p
 roducts entering developed-country markets\, which will increasingly tie e
 nvironmental performance to the ability to compete in foreign markets.  
  \n\nWATCH SEMINAR RECORDINGS HERE \n\nThis seminar will discuss themes 
 related to the pursuit of SDG 12 in developing countries\, especially as g
 rowing trade integration and economic diversification cast a shadow of pol
 lution linked to local production.  The seminar focuses on Sub-Saharan Af
 rica (SSA) and South Asia (SA)\, areas which are being supported through t
 he Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme\
 , established by UK-FCDO and implemented in partnership with UNCTAD. \n\n
 In specific\, four themes will be discussed\, each supported by a draft re
 search paper (available in &quot\;Documents&quot\; tab): \n\n\nPromoting 
 a circular economy in the south \nPlastic pollution mitigation strategies
  \nCommon threads among manufacturing pollution  \nMitigating pollution 
 from Tanneries  \n\n\nWhile each session will have thematic specificities
 \, they are united by an overarching narrative calling for attention to po
 llution effects other than GHG emissions. Those effects\, such as water so
 il and air contaminants\, as well as plastic pollution\, all share similar
  patterns of damage to biodiversity\, reducing ecosystems services\, and i
 ndirectly increasing unknown risks such as microplastic-health interaction
 s and release of pathogens (e.g.\, epidemics-inducers).  \n\nThe goal of 
 the seminar is to compare evidence structured in the four research papers 
 (based on elements from the SMEP programme and recent thematic literature)
 \, with the experience from practitioners with thematic experience on the 
 sectors and target regions.  \n\nThe ultimate objective is to advance und
 erstanding of common themes that intersect across various types of polluti
 on beyond climate impacts\, in view of assisting the deployment of SMEP fu
 nding assistance expected in the 2nd half of 2022.   \n\nThis virtual ev
 ent is open to the public and is part of the Sustainable Manufacturing and
  Environmental Pollution Programme\,  supported by the UK-FCDO.   \n\n
  \n\nPROGRAMME  \n\n(All speakers tbc) \n\nDAY ONE - MARCH 31\, MORNING
 \, CET/GENEVA TIME \n\n9:00 SESSION 1 - CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE SOUTH \n
 \nModerator: Mr. Desta Mebratu\, UN High Level Champion Lead on Waste\, Et
 hiopia\n\nCommentators\n\n\nMs. Anna Balance\, UK-FCDO\, Bangladesh\nMr. K
 onstantinos Tsagarakis\, Technical University of Crete\, Greece\nMs. Saima
  Murtaza\, Environmental Consultant\, Pakistan\nMs. Susanne Yvonne Karcher
 \, co-founder\, African Circular Economy Network\, South Africa\n\n\n10:45
   SESSION 2 - PLASTIC POLLUTION MITIGATION STRATEGIES\n\nModerator:  Mr.
  Mahesh Sugathan\, Graduate Institute\n\nCommentators\n\n\nMr. Chris Whyte
 \, ACEN foundation\, South Africa\nMs. Diana Barrowclough\, Senior Economi
 st\, UNCTAD\nMr. Gadzikano Munyuki\, Lecturer\, Chinhoyi University of Te
 chnology\, Zimbabwe\nMr. Dipesh Pabari\, Project Leader\, FlipFlopi projec
 t\, Kenya \nMs. Tze Ni Yeoh\, Global Circular Packaging Manager\, Danone 
 Malaysia\n\n\n12:15 END OF DAY ONE\n\n \n\nDAY TWO - APRIL 1\, MORNING\, 
 CET/GENEVA TIME. \n\n9:00 SESSION 3 - PATTERNS OF MANUFACTURING POLLUTION
  IN THE SOUTH\n\nModerator:  Mr. Harro von Blottnitz\, Professor\, Univer
 sity of Cape Town\, South Africa \n\nCommentators:\n\n\nMs. Keru Munene\,
  Open Capital Advisors\, Kenya\nMs. Ying Zhang\, UNEP\, Geneva\nMs. Jaee N
 ikam\, SEI-Asia\, Bangkok\nMr. Arpit Bhutani\, Snowpeak\, India\nMr. Desta
  Mebratu\, UN High Level Champion Lead on Waste\, Ethiopia\n \n\n\n10:45
   SESSION 2 - MITIGATING POLLUTION FROM TANNERIES\n\nModerator: Mr. Henri
 que Pacini\, UNCTAD\, Switzerland\n\nCommentators:\n\n\nMr. Sohail Ali Naq
 vi\, WWF\, Pakistan \nMr. Amir Rashid\, Royal Institute of Technology\, S
 weden\nMr. Richard Oruko\, Leather development officer\, Kenya\nMr. Mohamm
 ad Sadat Shibli\, Asia Foundation\, Bangladesh\n\n\n12:15 END OF DAY TWO\n
 \n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRLETa72DwaE35XY65Y_JFA\n\nView mee
 ting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/research-seminar-tackling-m
 anufacturing-pollution-south
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