FOCUS SESSION IV / 13 October 2023 / 15:00 - 17:00
ROUND TABLE - Role of Waste Management in meeting SDGs
Moderator:
Marion Huber-Humer - BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT)
Considered Sustainable Developing Goals:
Panelists:
Margherita Ferrante - University of Catania (IT)
Jutta Gutberlet - University of Victoria (CA)
Gudrun Obersteiner - BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (AT)
Michal Struk - Masaryk University (CZ)
Dongbei Yue - Tsinghua University (CN)
Ian Williams - University of Southampton (UK)
Already in the year 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations´ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development officially came into force. Till the year 2030, countries worldwide shall mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change and other environmental challenges, while ensuring that no one is left behind. Big tasks, big responsibility, big challenges.
A global effort is needed that involves all diverse stakeholders and sectors to achieve these ambitious goals. This also applies to the waste management sector, which is explicitly addressed in some SDGs, and indirectly in others, but must make a no less important contribution.
The role of the waste management community in the challenges posed by the goals of the SDGs will be discussed with experts from different disciplines in this focused closing session. Future approaches to tackle these tasks and possible solutions are reflected in the context of waste management. Special focus will be put on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).
