ICT for reducing pollution: pressure from Garbage
Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh / Biobekia / CITIES Foundation / PricewaterhouseCoopers / Qatar Government
Session 213
As human beings are in pursuit of economic development, pollution caused in the process not only encroaches the habitat of wild animals, but also jeopardize human health. In some areas of low-income countries, people are suffering from various pollutions: infectious diseases in Africa, respiratory issues and water pollution in South-East Asia, according to UNEP. Especially, the single-use plastic products, are being produced and consumed in a large scale. Those 300-million-tonnes plastic wastes impose great challenges for the environment to accommodate and degrade. As the ICT advanced, ICT has played the role of the agency in improving the awareness of the public, providing the platform and mechanism for plastic recycling. The panel “ICT for Reducing Pollution: Pressure from Garbage” will therefore explore:
· the current barriers to solve alleviate the pressure,
· ICT programs that recycle and make the best of the plastic wastes,
· and vision toward the future.
Moderator
T I M Nurul Kabir, Policy and Socio-Economic Analyst and C-Level Consultant, Telecommunications and Digital Technology in Bangladesh
Speakers/Panellists
Ali Al-Thani, Economic Affairs Officer, Qatar Government
Francesca Miazzo, Managing Director, Cities Foundation
Hassan Aboelleil, Founder and CEO, Biobekia
Stephen Bochanski, Director, PwC
Session's link to WSIS Action Lines
- C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
C7. ICT Applications E-environment:
The panel will discuss the ICT solutions to the detrimental influences of the plastic wastes to the environment.
Session's link to Sustainable Development Process
- Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
- Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
SDG11. Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable:
Recycling usage of plastic wastes is indispensable in building sustainable and resilient cities.
SDG13.Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Improving the efficiency of plastic wastes will reduce the demand for plastic products, which will, in turn, cut down the amount of fossil fuel in the production process and reduce the emission of Carbon Dioxide.