Dear All;
ICWE Africa in conjunction with Ministry of Environment and Mineral
Resources (MEMR) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is organizing
a one-day National Conference on Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE/E-Waste) to be held on
Tuesday 7th September 2010 at the
UN complex in Gigiri.
The conference will also serve as a launching pad for the Ministry of
Environment to launch the National e-Waste
Guidelines being developed by NEMA and other stakeholders. As a way
forward, the conference will also set into motion development of the e-Waste Disposal & Management Regulations
formulation.
Speakers and participants
at the conference will include decision-makers, e-waste experts, and
manufacturers of electronic equipments, consumers and information specialists
working in international organizations, UN agencies, government ministries,
non-governmental organizations and the private sector.
The Conference Objectives will be to:
a) Identify
and map environmental impact of e-waste on
b) Discuss
capacity constraints on disposal of e-waste in
c) Promote
multi-stakeholder partnership by involving manufacturers’ and private
sector in tackling e-waste.
d) Recommend
policy development framework taking into consideration International best
practices
e) Identify
and discuss positive aspect of e-waste such as job creation.
f) Formulate
common stand and way forward on e-waste management and disposal in
For more information on the conference please visit: www.ewaste.icwe.co.ke . For
registration to attend the conference kindly register on: http://ewaste.icwe.co.ke/?page_id=10
. Limited reservations for the conference and confirmation will be on a first-come
basis.
Looking forward to
hearing from you.
My regards;
Terry Njoroge
Accounts Manager
ICWE Africa
P.O. Box 746-00100,
Contacts: 020-234 3961
Cell: 0724 866771