Municipal Solid Waste Knowledge Platform

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition's Municipal Solid Waste Initiative, supported by CEGESTI, held an invite-only workshop on reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from the solid waste sector in the Central American region.  This event took place at the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica, on May 10 and 11, 2017. The objective of this activity was to launch the regional community of learning during a capacity building training with the participation of key stakeholders. The event included technical trainings on organic waste, as well as shared experiences from stakeholders of the region. Details of the network management and functions were also discussed, as well as the inputs of the content that will be created for the community of learning.The launch was attended by representatives of cities, municipal associations and national governments of Costa Rica, Belize, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama. Speaker presentations from the event as well as the Agenda are linked on the right-hand side of the page.

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition's Municipal Solid Waste Initiative (MSWI) held a workshop on reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from the solid waste sector in countries in the South East Europe and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) regions. This event took place at the University of Novi Sad,  in Novi Sad, Serbia, on September 21 and 22, 2016, following the ISWA World Congress (www.iswa2016.org).The workshop offered participants training to use the tools developed by the MSWI and the opportunity to learn from shared experiences of partners in the region. During this 1.5-day workshop, city representatives conducted a site visit to the sanitary landfill in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Hercegovina. Furthermore, cities built up action plans guided by experts from diverse waste management fields and by representatives of the MSWI. The goal of the workshop was to help participants develop a robust waste management action plan to achieve real reductions in short-lived climate pollutants and other development benefits. This workshop was organized by ISWA and was a joint effort of CCAC Partners, led by Canada, Mexico, the United States of America, and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40 Cities), in collaboration with other MSWI partners. Cities are some of the most important partners in addressing the complex set of issues that arise from the management of municipal solid waste.

Methane experts and policy-makers from around the world met in Washington DC, March 29 - 31, to discuss options for methane reduction and abatement activities. Organized by the Global Methane Initiative (GMI) in partnership with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Forum has followed by a CCAC Working Group meetings.The forum included: High-level plenary sessions on cross-cutting issues such as project financing and policy.Technical sessions on biogas (agricultural sources, municipal solid waste, municipal wastewater systems), coal mines, and oil and natural gas systems.Joint GMI Subcommittee – CCAC Initiative level discussions on policy and projects.Opportunities for networking with methane experts in the public and private sectors from around the world.