ESPAÑOL

ISSUE: OCTOBER 2000

Urban Waste Management:

- The outcome of a project on “Solid waste in small and medium-sized cities and sustainable development: the Mogi Mirim case in Sao Paulo, Brazil” is available in our website.
http://www.ems-sema.org/castellano/proyectos/solidaria/Mogi_Mirim/mogi_mirim.htm

Culture and Cities:

- The result of the Marine Archaeological Project in the Montevideo Bay Area is available in our website. http://www.ems-sema.org/castellano/proyectos/cultural/ciudad/informe.htm

  Press report on the same project:
http://www.idrc.ca/lacro/observador3.html

- The Federation of Municipalities of the Central American Isthmus (FEMICA) and the International Development Research Centre – Canada (Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean), have signed an Agreement for the promotion of activities aimed at institutional and local capacity building in urban management in Central America, through the EMS.

- Workshop on “Public-private participation in the management of urban infrastructure in Bolivia”, organised by the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. organisation, the United Nations Development Programme, through its Public-Private Partnership for the Urban Environment and the Municipal Development Institute of La Paz, Bolivia. Exclusively oriented to Municipalities in Bolivia. 13/15 November, 2000, in La Paz.
For further information: Mr. Michael Funcke-Bartz – Funcke-B.M@CDG.de

- Training Seminar for all member cities of CIDEU (Ibero-American Centre for Urban Studies). 20/24 November, 2000. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

- 1^st International Symposium on Architecture and Engineering Serving the Environment – ARINSEMA 2000. 14/17 November, 2000. University of Camaguey, Havana, Cuba.
For more details: unaicc@ip.etecsa.cu

- Urban Management Education Programme for Perú (PEGUP).
http://www.ihs.nl/pequp/principal.htm
For further information: foro@ciudad.org.pe

- International Seminar on “Cities in critical natural environments”. 20/24 November, 2000. Layoune, Morocco
For more information: Mr. Jeroen van Alphen – intainfo@inta-net.org

- International Conference on “Economic Development and Sustainability: Environmental and Cultural Tourism as a new opportunity for employment”. 2/5 November, 2000, Anacapri, Italy
For more information: Mrs. Eugenia Aloj – aloje@complab.com

- International Course on “Low cost technology in the treatment of agro-industrial effluents"” Organised by the Pan-American Milk Federation (FEPALE) and the Uruguayan Technological Laboratory (LATU). 23/27 October, 2000. Montevideo, Uruguay.
For more information: Mr. Daniel Espíndola – capacita@fepale.org/www.fepale.org

- First National Seminar on Solid Waste Management (in areas with less than 100.000 inhabitants). 9/10 November, 2000. General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina. Organised by: Consorcio Provincial para la Basura (CO.PRO.BA), and the Municipality of General Pico.
For more information: spyh@infovia.com.ar / Mr. Hugo Peinetti: hpeinetti@cospec.com.ar

- IV Inter-American Dialogue on Water Management, organised by the Water Resources Secretariat of the Ministry for the Environment, Brazil. 22/26 April, 2001 in Foz de Iguazú, Paraná, Brazil. Deadline for presentation of documents: 30 November 2000.
For further information: dialogo@acquacon.bom.br - eduardow@cnpq.br

- Electronic conference organised by FAO/ETC-RUAF on “Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in the Political Agenda”. From 21 August to 30 September, 2000.
http://www.fao.org/urbanag/inicio.asp

- On 12-15 September, the Habitat Brazil 2000: III Ibero-American Meeting on Urban Habitat and the III Multi-disciplinary Congress on Urban Practices, were held in Florianópolis, Brazil.
http://www.sul21.com.br/hbrame.html

- New research project: Local government and climatic policies. Research conducted by the National Research Programme on Global Air Pollution and Climatic Change, the Netherlands.
http://www.nop.nl/gb/nieuwsbrief/change52/n52p5.htm
For more information: Marijke Menkveld – menkveld@ecn.nl

- Free access bibliographical database on Water Supply and Sanitation in developing countries. (IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre).
www.irc.nl/ircdoc

- Comparative studies on Urban Solid Waste management in the Urban Waste Expertise Programme, WASTE Organisation website.
www.waste.nl/publ.htm

Water management and urban basin management:

- Brazilian company in the environmental services area seeks information on biological products for industrial and home sanitation degradation.
Please contact: Alexandre Scarfi incal@uol.com.br

- Information is sought on ground water management in metropolitan areas.
Please contact: miriampien@latinmail.com

- Information is requested on recycling systems for black and grey waters of medium and small volume for a project to build homes in the Paraguayan Chaco.
Please contact: Gustavo Alfaro fundacionarete@hotmail.com

- Information is sought on genotoxic activity assessment in tannery effluents, Central Department of Paraguay.
Please contact: Deidamia de Diana rodiana@conexion.com.py

Waste management:

- Information is sought on municipal waste management in Chile, in the area of collection, deposit and recycling programmes.
Please contact: Mr. Bergamaschini a.bergamaschini@engitec.com – Italy

- Information and orientation are sought on state policies for the promotion of solid waste classification in origin and also on mechanisms that foster the commitment of manufacturers in terms of the final destination of plastic and other kinds of waste.
Please contact: Civil Eng. Uriel Gustavo Arias - ug_arias@hotmail.com

Environmental management in the urban-rural interface:

- Information is sought on the environmental planning of the urban-rural interface.
Please contact: Oscar Armando Rangel osaran@ingenierosmix.com

Environmental solutions in informal settlements:

- Definitions are sought for informal settlements to work on settlements as a claim to the right of housing.
Please contact: Ireli Guzmán ireli@latinmail.com

Financial mechanisms in environmental management initiatives:

- Three municipalities in Bolivia (Guardia, Tomo, Porongo) wish to implement a project on the alternative uses or a pilot programme to improve Piraí River.
Please contact: ALDEA – verde@cotas.com.bo

- Solid Waste Treatment Project for the Preparation of Organic Waste through the Enzyme Decomposition in the Guija Lake basin, El Salvador, is looking for financial support.
Contact: Fredy Renso Eduardo fredyrenso@LatinMail.com

- Project on Urban Solid Waste in Mexico is looking for industrial partner. Draft project can be requested to J. Antonio Amuchastegui chaus@df1.telmex.net.mx, chaus@axtel.net.mx, cahus@Prodigy.net.mx

- The Municipality of Tomé, requires financial and consultancy support to redesign the operation and structure of their home garbage collection services. Contact: ealetelier@entelchile.net

Culture, education and environment:

- Needing to identify Canadian NGOs specialised in environmental issues currently working in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Contact Katherine Buzan bsimpso2@julian.uwo.ca

Information of interest

From 28 August to 1^st September, 2000, the First Moral Judgement Public Hearing was held to deal with 12 relevant cases of contamination and other impacts on water resources in the Central American region, together with the opening of the “Latin American Forum on Water Resources: Water and Society”. Central American Water Court: traqua@sol.racsa.co.cr
San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Public-Private Partnership

ANDE, a Peruvian NGO devoted to environmental issues launched, together with environmental workers and the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, the “Environmental Campaign for Massive House Clean-up” which resulted not only in the benefit of the city but also of the workers who will be trained in water networks, installation and maintenance of sewage systems, thanks to the support of AMANCO.
For further information: ande@terra.com.pe

City-Press: Publish your news on environmental management in cities and municipalities of Latin America and the Caribbean in the INFO-EMS Bulletin.
http://www.ems-sema.org/english/noticias/city_press.htm

City-Forum: Find out about environmental management experiences in cities and municipalities of Latin America and the Caribbean
http://www.ems-sema.org/castellano/noticias/forum.htm

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