Only 11 per cent of the world’s treated wastewater is reused, and half of the untreated wastewater enters natural water bodies, posing significant health and environmental threats. Sustainable wastewater management can recover energy and nutrients, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide alternative water and energy sources. Despite its potential, only 32 of 195 NDCs recognise wastewater treatment as a mitigation measure, highlighting a missed opportunity in global climate strategies.

Moderator: Pär Larshans, Chief Sustainability Corporate Responsibility & Public Affairs Officer, Ragn-Sells

Panellists: 

• Tobias Lorentzson, Swedish Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Bruno Pozzi, Deputy Director Ecosystem Division, UNEP
• Rifaat Abdel Wahaab, Head of R&D Sector, Holding Company for Water & Wastewater (HCWW)
• Ramesh Ramachandran, Founding Director National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Brennan van Dyke, Principal Advisor to the Director of the Early Warning and Assessment Division, UNEP
• Jan Svärd, CEO, EasyMining
• Anna Lundom, Marketing & Product sales manager, EasyMining
• Johan Seijmer, CEO, Chromafora

Watch the session live from the Swedish Pavilion