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12.6.14
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1st Capitalisation International Event
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Thursday 12.6.2014 9:00 Registration 9:45 Greetings Chairman: Adv. Amit Bracha - CEO of Israel Union for Environmental Defense Mr. Amir Peretz, Minister of Environmental Protection, Israel Mr. Giora Salz, Mayor of Upper-Galilee Regional Council Mr. Lars Faaborg-Andersen, EU Ambassador to Israel Mr. Avishai Levy, CEO of MIGAL, Galilee Research Institute Mr. Francisco Cardenas, BCNecologia and SCOW project Manager,Barcelona Mrs. Sigal Shaltiel-halevi, Director General of Negev-Galilee ministry, Israel Mr. Martin Heibel, Programme communication manager Joint Managing Authority, ENPI CBC Med Programme 10:30 Learning from Europe and Israel - Best Practices and Policies Chairman: Prof. Uri Marchaim, MIGAL Mrs. Gemma Nohales - BCNecologia, SCOW project technical coordinator, presentation of the SCOW project Prof. Dan Levanon - Senior scientist, Head of research group Agricultural Biothechnology, MIGAL. Capitalisation of the SCOW project Mr. Marco Ricci-Jürgensen - Italian Composting Association CIC, Chair of ISWA Working Group on Biological Treatment. Biowaste strategies in Europe; Key elements for the application of best practices Mr. Ramon Plana - International expert for composting. Camping's sites self-treatment, low cost, low tech in Spain Mr. Francesc Giró - Deputy Director, Waste Agency of Catalonia. The Biowaste Strategy in Catalonia. The Importance of Landfill & Incineration Tax. Mr. Gilad Ostrovsky - Director of sustainability Department, MISGAV regional Council. Source Separation - an overview and planning for the future 12:30 The Mihazorit Prize for 2013 to local and regional authorities,By Haim Zarbiv CEO of ELA – Beverages Containers Collection Corporation Ltd and Amit Bracha CEO of IUED 12:45 Lunch 13:30 Innovative models for source separation and composting of biowaste Chairman: Prof. Dan Levanon, MIGAL
Mr. Giora Salz – Chairman of the Upper-Galilee Regional Council. The composting model of the Upper-Galilee Regional Council Mr. Michele Giavini - ARS ambiente, consultant of Italian Composting Association CIC. Different successful experiences Mr. Rani Idan - Mayor of Emek Hefer Regional Council - Composting model Mr. Ron Shani - Mayor of MISGAV Regional Council - Composting model Mr. Abdelhamid Shami - SCOW Projects Manager, "HWE"- Palestine Authority- Composting model of Ramallah and Nablus Mr. Ramon Plana - International expert for composting. The SCOW general model for biowaste management and other alternatives. Catalonia, Spain
14:45 Treatment of Organic Waste from small businesses and industries Research, experience and policy recommendations Chairman: Mr. Aviv Lavi, Journalist, Galatz Commercials Organic Waste- The potential of reduction and treatment Adv. Asaf Rosenbloom - IUED Head of legal department. New perspectives on organic waste policy: focusing on commercial and institutional waste. Mr. Gidi Kruch - CEO of "Leket-Israel". NGO for saving food from the tourism sites & Catering sectors. Industrial Organic Waste – Innovative ways of treatment Mr. Adi Cohen - A.K.SHIBOLET. Reuse of food waste at industry Ms. Ronit Shahar – Environment protected manager,STRAUS Company. Recycling organic waste in food industry: Solutions & Dilemmas Agricultural Organic Waste – treatment and implementation in the soil Mr. Massimo Centemero - Technical Director of Italian Composting Council, member of the board of European Compost Network. The Use of Compost as a Substitute of Mineral Fertilizers. Ms. Anat Lowengart - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel. Treatment and re-use of organic by products in Israeli Agriculture – current situation 16:15 Summery and vision for the future Chairman: Gilad Ostrovsky. Director of sustainability Department, MISGAV regional Council Mr. David Lefler - Director General of the Environmental protection ministry, Israel. Mr. Dov Hanin - Member of Knesset Israel. Chairman of the Environmental-Social lobby at the Israeli Parliament 16:45 Coffee Break
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17:00-18:30 Professional study tours (3 parallel)
Study-tour 1- "Sustainable community - practices of waste treatment"; Sustainable principles for compost treatment and uses in the community at Kibbutz AMIR; Waste treatment of households with the neighborhood's composters. Uses of compost at the community garden, visit the permaculture farm and meeting with green active people in the community. Mr. Tal Israeli, Mr. Amik Hacohen, Mr. Alex Kachan.
Study-tour 2 - Freindly Agriculture at Havat Hamataim In our tour at “Havat Hamataim" research station located at the Northern Hula Valley we will learn about different methods to control pest in various crops with environmentally friendly means. We will also talk about an environmentally friendly agriculture project that is successfully operated in the region for the last 4 years. In addition we will find out about the MISSTOW system that treats agricultural wastewater from wineries and olive press in a multidisciplinary environmentally safe approach. With Dr. Liora Shaltiel.
Exhibition of companies and Posters' presentation Simultaneous translation in Hebrew and English
Buy less, Separate at source and Recycle
Conserve natural resources. We can make it happen! The project SCOW is implemented under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme (www.enpicbcmed.eu). Its total budget is 4.97 million Euros and it is financed, for an amount of 4.47 million Euros (90%), by the European Union through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument. The ENPI CBC Med Programme aims at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union and partner countries regions placed along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Conference coordination: Smadar Dahan Smadard@migal.org.il