[kictanet] 1st National eWaste Conference on 7th September, 2010 at UNEP, Gigiri

[Terry]

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 Kenya.

b)      Discuss capacity constraints on disposal of e-waste in Kenya

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 Kenya

 

For more information on the conference please visit: www.ewaste.icwe.co.ke
<http://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,

Nairobi, Kenya.

 <http://www.icwe.co.ke/> www.icwe.co.ke 

 

Contacts: 020-234 3961

Cell: 0724 866771

 

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