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 The
International Conference and Exhibition on Municipal Solid
Waste Management in the Mediterranean and Arab Region,
which was held under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Atef Ebeid
the Prime Minister lasted for three days and dealt with
one of the most serious problems that confront us in the
Mediterranean and Arab Region. The Arab Network for
Environment and Development (RAED), the Mediterranean
Information Office for the Environment. Culture and
Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) and Envirotech-Middle
East worked together to organize the conference with the
support of AOYE, and a large number of donors and
sponsors: EC DG ENV, UNDP'LIFE Program, UNEP West Asia.
USAID. DANIDA. Japanese Embassy, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Semiramis Intercontinental. Xerox, Proctor and Gamble and
AI-Fardouss International. The invitation was not confined
to governmental organizations, private organizations, or
municipalities, but was extended to experts as well. The
conference was attended by 243 participants from 31
countries.
Through 8 sessions and about 40 papers presented from all
corners of the world, the conference aimed to cover issues
related to Solid Waste Management in the Mediterranean and
Arab Region. Issues that were dealt with were: strategies;
appropriate technologies; innovative approaches and
institutional arrangements; business opportunities and job
creation: and partnership, participation and
communication.
The conference
was considered as a part of a continuous movement because
the solid waste problem is ever increasing. It
should be noted however, that some addresses and
interventions may have not been included for technical
reasons and any omissions or inaccuracies were not
intentional. |
