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International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)
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IETC promotes and implements environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), including management systems, for disaster prevention, production and consumption and water and sanitation.
Since 2004, IETC has been focusing on:

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Disaster Management Sustainable Production and Consumption Water and Sanitation
 
Highlights
bullet Water and Sanitation : New web-site for the UNEP-UNESCO Joint Project "Natural and Cultural Management of the Iraqi Marshlands" has opened (July 2010)
bullet Waste Management: Call for review and comments on a draft paper on Waste and Climate Change (July 2010)
bullet Water and Sanitation: Consultative Workshop on Water Footprint, Neutrality and Efficiency in Osaka, Japan (1-3 June 2010)
bullet Water and Sanitation: Consultative Meeting on Water and Wastewater Management in Shiga, Japan (19 - 20 April 2010)
bullet Waste Management: Regional Workshop on WEEE / E-Waste Management in Osaka, Japan (6-9 July 2010)
bullet Water and Sanitation: Tool online – "SubWet 2.0" (March 2010)
bullet Waste Management: Regional Workshop on Waste Agricultural Biomass in Osaka, Japan (2-5 March 2010)
bullet Waste Management: UNEP GCSS-XI/GMEF Special Event on Waste Management in Bali, Indonesia (25 February 2010)
bullet Water and Sanitation: Publication online – "Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands: 2004-2009" (English version) (January 2010) (PDF 2.5MB)
bullet Disaster Management / Sustainable Production and Consumption / Water and Sanitation: Publication online – "Lessons Learned on Mainstreaming Pilot Projects into Larger Projects" (December 2009) (PDF 246KB)
bullet Sustainable Production and Consumption: Publication online – "Converting Waste Plastics into a Resource – Assessment Guidelines" (December 2009) (PDF 678KB)
bullet Sustainable Production and Consumption: Publication online – "Converting Waste Plastics into a Resource – Compendium of Technologies" (December 2009) (PDF 1.4MB)
bullet UNEP Executive Director: Asahi Newspaper Column – "Do one's best for the success in Copenhagen" (December 2009)
bullet Sustainable Production and Consumption: Consultation Workshop on Waste Management Partnership in Geneva, Switzerland (30 November – 1 December 2009)
 
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