The WUF was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. The impact of cities on biodiversity is an emerging topic, that will be on the agenda, given the timing of the COP16 on Biodiversity ending the week before. In this context, waste management is an essential topic that remains to be addressed more thoroughly.
The first WUF was held in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002 and has been held around the world ever since. This Forum initiated by UN-Habitat is the main worldwide conference gathering all urban stakeholders: public, private, civil society, and academics, in order for them to share experience and define common overarching goals. Thousands of participants were expected to attend WUF12 which is co-hosted by The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
FSWP contribution
This forum brings together local authorities, who are the forefront of waste management planning. It is therefore an opportunity for the FSWP to convey our messages and to point out that their mobilisation, along with all the waste management stakeholders, is essential for sustainable urban development.
Our events
– November 5 from 9h to 9h30- French pavilion’s Pitch corner
Essential services and land management
Partners : French Water Partnership, International Union of Notaries & French Solid Waste Partnership
– November 5 from 10h45 to 11h45 - FSWP intervention
Roundtable on zero waste cities
Organiser : UN Habitat
– November 6 from 17h to 18h30 - FSWP intervention in “Voices from Cities”
“Moving Towards Zero Waste Cities: Planning and Designing Sustainable Cities”
Organiser : UN Habitat
– November 7 from 16h to 18h - French pavilion event
Global Push for Waste management
Organiser : French Solid Waste Partnership
Partners : International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), UNEP, UN-Habitat, Egypt Solid Waste Management Center of Excellence and BRS Secretariat, UCLG
Our member’s events
- The Syctom is planning to attend two events :
– November 7 from 9h to 10h30 - SDGs in Action - Room A
Reframing Municipal Waste Management and Financing
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– November 7 from 15h to 16h30 - Networking event - Multipurpose room #18
Reframing Waste Management Local and Global Financing for all. Seizing a Historic Opportunity
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- The IRD is planning to attend five events on french pavilion :
– November 4 from 14h to 15h30 - Feedback from solidarity French Partnership for Cities and Territories’s (PFVT) working group
Cooperation between South-South or South-North universities
– November 5 from 10h15 to 11h15 - Debate: Territorialising the SDGs
Integration of SDG 11 and SDG 13 in Douala urban planning
– November 6 novembre at 9h45 - PFVT pitch corner
pitch on the ePop Sustainable Cities project
– November 6 from 10h30 at 12h - Feedback from adaptation PFVT Working Group
What adaptation solutions? feedback from a local experience
– November 6 from 13h30 to 15h - Feedback from health PFVT Working Group
Environmental health & urban air quality in Senegal - The AirGeo project
Transition to a global sound waste management is urgently needed to achieve the 2030 Agenda
UN-Habitat is the organiser of this event and is also the custodian of SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities. This is the only SDG with a specific target (11.6) addressing waste collection and treatment, with a monitoring through the following two indicators:
11.6.1 Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
11.6.2 Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)
– Discover our infographic on the many links between waste management and Sustainable Development Goals
See the infographic
