近年来,以色列国陷入了严重的浪费危机。在2021年和2022年发布的国家审计长报告以及近年来发布的以色列PRTR(强制性排放报告)中,已经可以确定致癌物质和温室气体排放的问题,主要是甲烷,这些物质是从垃圾填埋场排放的,以及在开放空间不受控制地焚烧废物。
South Africa’s worrying state of wastewater management requires urgent public-private partnerships to accelerate technology development to improve the current situation, says Dr Rembu Magoba, Manager of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Water Research Centre. Dr Magoba was speaking at the Africa Water, Waste and Green Energy Conference held in Cape Town recently. Government representatives, business leaders and decision-makers from African countries attended the conference. The country's wastewater treatment system has worsened over the years since 2013. 39% of assessed wastewater treatment systems are now classified as critical, a drop from 29% in 2013.
巴塞尔公约、鹿特丹公约和斯德哥尔摩公约缔约方大会(BRS COP)2021-2022年会议今天闭幕。马拉松式的会议从2021年7月的在线部分开始,到2022年6月1日在瑞典斯德哥尔摩举行的高级别部分,再加上斯德哥尔摩+50国际会议,并于2022年6月6日至17日在瑞士日内瓦举行了面对面会议。在“健康地球全球协议:化学品和废物的健全管理”的主题下,来自世界各地的1500多名代表参加了BRS混合COP。