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Driving an inclusive and just transition towards a circular economy

Driving an inclusive and just transition towards a circular economy

FromParlAmericas Podcast


Driving an inclusive and just transition towards a circular economy

FromParlAmericas Podcast

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This episode features a panel discussion on good practices to achieve a circular economy and the social, economic, and environmental factors they should be considered to attain a just transition. The panel features Mr. David Oswald, Founder and President of Design and Environment, and Ms. Virginia Rose Losada, Specialist in Sustainable Enterprise Development and Job Creation for the International Labour Organization, and was moderated by Canadian Senator Rosa Gálvez, Vice-President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change for North America. The dialogue answers questions on the importance of a circular economy in the current socio-economic climate caused byCOVID-19, strategies to achieve a just and inclusive transition, the value of a blue economy to diversify and create jobs, good practices to achieve circularity, financing options, and the application of circular models to the  tourism industry.This presentation was recorded during a virtual working session as part of the 17th ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly: Towards a Circular Economy on November 16, 2020.
Released:
Dec 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

ParlAmericas is the inter-parliamentary institution that promotes parliamentary diplomacy in the inter-American system. Convening the national legislatures from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, ParlAmericas works to strengthen democratic governance in the hemisphere by enhancing the ability of legislators to fulfill their roles and responsibilities through exchanges of parliamentary best practices and by promoting cooperative political dialogue on regional issues. The ParlAmericas Podcast is compiled from sessions recorded from different ParlAmericas activities delivered on-location across the hemisphere. For more information about ParlAmericas visit www.parlamericas.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @parlamericas ........................... ParlAmericas es la institución interparlamentaria que promueve la diplomacia parlamentaria en el sistema interamericano. Convoca a las legislaturas nacionales de Norte, Centro y Sur América y el Caribe, ParlAmericas trabaja para fortalecer la gobernanza democrática en el hemisferio amplificando la capacidad de los legisladores para cumplir con sus funciones y responsabilidades mediante intercambios de buenas prácticas legislativas y promoviendo un dialogo político cooperativo sobre problemáticas regionales. El podcast de ParlAmericas se ha compilado a partir de sesiones grabadas de las diferentes actividades de ParlAmericas realizadas localmente alrededor de todo el hemisferio. Para obtener más información acerca de ParlAmericas, visite www.parlamericas.org o síganos en Facebook y Twitter @parlamericas