Cook Islands Infrastructure Sector Forum

T i me S e s s i o n
9:00am - 9:10am Official Welcome and Opening
Prayer by Chairman
9:10am - 9:15am Opening Address
Minister of Infrastructure & Planning, the Honourable William Heather Jnr
9:15am - 9:20am Snapshot of Waste Management
(Setting the ‘Solid’ Scene)
This short session will provide
participants with an overview of solid
waste management, including key issues
and solutions highlighted in the ‘Solid
Waste Management Project Independent
Review’ report.
9:20am - 9:40am Waste Generation, Disposal and Landfill
Presenter: Ministry of Infrastructure
and Planning (MOIP)
This session re-looks at the scope of
problems and issues; communicating the
challenges, and looking at emerging
trends (waste to energy/reduction at
source/increase in waste generation). Specific areas of focus addressed in this session include:
Options for Waste Management - Action Plan
Waste Collection
Institutional/Regulatory Framework
Private Sector Partnerships
Knowledge Dissemination - awareness creation
9:40am - 10:00am Waste Management Initiatives –
A Private Sector Perspective
Presenter: Cook Islands Recycling
This session provides a private sector
experience in addressing waste
management, and is aimed at leading to
further discussions in the breakout
groups on what should be done; the
roles and responsibilities and possible
recommendations.
10:00am - 10:10am Light Refreshments
10:10am - 10:15am Snapshot of Sanitation
(Setting the ‘Liquid’ Scene)
This short session will provide
participants with an overview of
sanitation and brief familiarization
of the various sewerage initiatives in the
Cook Islands.
10:15am - 10:55am Sanitation Issues and Options - Making
Sanitation Everybody’s Business
Presenter: Ministry of Health and
Ministry of Marine Resources
This session re-looks at the scope of
problem and issues; communicating the
challenges,technology options and
looking at emerging trends. Specific
areas of focus addressed in this
session include:
Options for Disposal
Increased pollution and lagoon health
Regulator and Institutional arrangements
Private Sector Partnerships
10:55am - 11:40am Plenary Session: Sanitation
Initiatives - Community Perspective
Facilitator: Tekao Herrmann
(EU Muri Project)
This session provides community
experiences in addressing sanitation.
The session is aimed atleading to
further discussions in the breakout
groups on what should be done; the
roles and responsibilities and
possible recommendations within
the context that sanitation can be
perceived both as a problem and as
an opportunity for both
government, communities and
business.
11:40am - 12:00pm National Environment Strategic
Action Framework (NESAF) -
Waste of Waste Not?
A presentation on the
recommendations, including
priorities from the NESAF Forum
held 20 - 22 July 2010.
12:00pm - 1:00pm Working Breakout Group Lunch
Breakout groups will explore key
elements of waste and sanitation.
1:00pm - 1:45pm Summary of Working Groups - Key
Outcomes and Actions that will
move the waste and sanitation
agenda forward
1:45pm - 2:00pm Closing Remarks by Chairman

 

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