| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Opening ceremony and opening remarks
- Matthias Kern, Secretariat of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions (SBSR)
- Miguel Alcaine, ITU
- Mauricio Herrera, Representative for Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET) and President of the Central American Regional Technical Commission on Telecommunications (COMTELCA) or his representative
- Nelson Trejo, Executive Secretary of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD)
- Lina Pohl, Vice-Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador (MARN)
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| 09:00 - 09-15 |
Special signing ceremony of the MOU between the Organization of American States and BCRC-CAM and its relevance to CCAD |
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| 09:15 - 10:15 |
Session 1 – Brief Introduction of PACE guidelines, ITU’s documents, and BCRC-CAM´s PACE Toolkit This session will provide basic information including objectives of the workshop, an introduction of PACE, ITU and BCRC-CAM, and the contents of the six guidelines or documents which were developed by the PACE project groups, ITU-T Recommendations, ITU’s Environmental Sustainability Toolkit and BCRC-CAM’s PACE Toolkit.
Moderator: Manlia Romero, MARN
Speakers:
- Cristina Bueti, ITU – Overview on ITU´s activities on e-waste [Presentation]
- Miguel Araujo, BCRC-CAM and Co-Chair of PACE project Group 4.1 – Introduction to PACE and to the PACE Toolkit
Questions and answers |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 |
Session 2 Part 1 – ESM of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment: advances and challenges This session will provide basic information on the current situation of WEEE, including some global analysis (based on StEP/UNEP document), country and subregional updates (including the ULAB Strategy for Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Mexico and Colombia) and how the national and sub-regional efforts should be coordinated. Furthermore, relevant experiences from outside the sub-region (e.g. Colombia and Peru) will be shared along with PACE “Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) Criteria Recommendations” as well as RELAC´s Guidelines for the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Latin America.
Moderator: Raúl Artiga, Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD)
Speakers:
Questions and answers
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| 11:00 - 12:05 |
Session 2 Part 1– ESM of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment: Challenges and Opportunities (Continued) - Leila Devia, BCRC-South America – WEEE in Argentina and Uruguay
- Ruediger Kuehr, StEP - Global and regional actions [Presentation]
- Raúl Roca, Ministry of Environment of Peru – WEEE in Peru
- Uca Silva, RELAC – WEEE in Latin America
- Miguel Araujo, President of Green Lead – The Green Lead Award [Presentation]
Questions and answers
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| 12:05 - 13:35 |
Lunch |
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| 13:35 - 14:50 |
Session 2 Part 1 – ESM of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment: Challenges and Opportunities (Continued) - Shunishi Honda, Ministry of Environment of Japan – WEEE in Asia [Presentation]
- Jonelle Jones, BCRC-Caribbean – WEEE in the Caribbean [Presentation]
- Laura Cornejo, ASEGIRE – Organizing the WEEE Management in Costa Rica
- Fabiola Ortega, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua – WEEE in Nicaragua
- Kenia Feliz, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Dominican Republic - WEEE in Dominican Republic
- Jaime Velez, Ministry of Health from Panama – WEEE in Panama
Questions and answers
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
Coffee break |
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| 15:05 - 16:25 |
Session 2 Part 1 – ESM of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment: Challenges and Opportunities (Continued) - Representative, Ministry of Environment of Belice – WEEE in Belice
- Nelly Calix, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Honduras – WEEE in Honduras
- Elviz Ajanel, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala – WEEE in Guatemala
- Beatriz López, MARN – WEEE in El Salvador
- Jim Pucket, BAN – WEEE perspective from a global NGO [Presentation]
Questions and answers
Summary of presentations and discussions
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| 16:25 - 17:55 |
Session 2 Part 2 – ESM of Waste Electronic and Electric Equipment : The Role of Policies and Standards in E-waste Management
ITU will present, inter alia, ITU-T Recommendations related to e-waste management including its universal charger standard as well as the Toolkit on End of Life Management for ICT Equipment which is part of the ITU’s Environmental Sustainability Toolkit. This session will also discuss the importance of legal and regulatory frameworks on e-waste issues.
Moderator: Cristina Bueti, ITU
Speakers:
Questions and answers
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| 17:55 - 18:10 |
Summary of the day |
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