ISWA GENERAL ASSEMBLE SIGNS DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

摘要

On 6 September, the ISWA General Assembly held itsannual meeting in Antwerp, Belgium. The 79 National Member Representatives present elected new Board Members and signed a Declaration on Climate Change and Waste and Resource Management. The Declaration on Climate Change and Waste and Resource Management is part of the continuing work which ISWA is doing on climate change mitigation. Gary Crawford, ISWA Board Member and Chair of ISWA's Working Group on Climate Change and Waste Management, mentioned that the world is at a tipping point and climate change mitigation requires immediate action, which the waste sector should and can play a significant role in.