SDG & Circular Economy
AGENDA
![Ulla Kronborg Mazzoli, Chief Advisor, Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency, Denmark ModeratorUlla Kronborg Mazzoli, Chief Advisor, Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency, Denmark](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Ulla-Kronborg-Mazzoli.jpg)
Ulla Kronborg Mazzoli
![Greg Scott, Inter-Regional Advisor, Global Geospatial Information Management, United Nations Keynote AddressGreg Scott, Inter-Regional Advisor, Global Geospatial Information Management, United Nations](/speaker/SpeakersImages2021/Greg-Scott.jpg)
Greg Scott
![Menno-Jan Kraak, Professor, Geovisual Analytics and Cartography, University of Twente, The Netherlands Menno-Jan Kraak, Professor, Geovisual Analytics and Cartography, University of Twente, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Menno-Jan.jpg)
Menno-Jan Kraak
![Britta Ricker, Assistant Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Britta Ricker, Assistant Professor, Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Britta-Ricker.jpg)
Britta Ricker
![Tim Trainor, President, International Cartographic Association, USA Tim Trainor, President, International Cartographic Association, USA](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Tim-Trainor.jpg)
Tim Trainor
![Javier Carranza, Director, GeoCensos, Argentina Javier Carranza, Director, GeoCensos, Argentina](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Javier-Carranza.jpg)
Javier Carranza
![Rolando Ocampo, Director, Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Chile Rolando Ocampo, Director, Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Chile](/speaker/SpeakersImages2021/ocampo_rolando.jpg)
Rolando Ocampo
![Sandra Mayorga, Technical Director of Geostatistics, National Administrative Department of Statistics – DANE, Colombia Sandra Mayorga, Technical Director of Geostatistics, National Administrative Department of Statistics – DANE, Colombia](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Sandra-Mayorga.jpg)
Sandra Mayorga
![Caroline Robinson, Senior Editor, Maplines Magazine, British Cartographic Society, The Netherlands ModeratorCaroline Robinson, Senior Editor, Maplines Magazine, British Cartographic Society, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Caroline_Robinson.jpg)
Caroline Robinson
![Amy Coughenour Betancourt, CEO, CADASTA Foundation Amy Coughenour Betancourt, CEO, CADASTA Foundation](/speaker/SpeakersImages2021/Amy-Coughenour.jpg)
Amy Coughenour Betancourt
![Cathrine Armour, Chief Customer Officer, UK Hydrographic Office, UK Cathrine Armour, Chief Customer Officer, UK Hydrographic Office, UK](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Cathrine-Armour.jpg)
Cathrine Armour
![Christian Sevcik, Manager, Strategic Software Alliances, RIEGL, Austria Christian Sevcik, Manager, Strategic Software Alliances, RIEGL, Austria](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Christian-Sevcik.jpg)
Christian Sevcik
![Huib Pasman, Innovation Director, Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA ModeratorHuib Pasman, Innovation Director, Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Huib-Pasman.jpg)
Huib Pasman
![Rudiger Ahrend, Head - Economic Analysis, Data & Statistics, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, France Rudiger Ahrend, Head - Economic Analysis, Data & Statistics, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, France](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Rudiger.jpg)
Rudiger Ahrend
![Marino Cavallo, Head - Innovation, Metropolitan City of Bologna Marino Cavallo, Head - Innovation, Metropolitan City of Bologna](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Marino.jpg)
Marino Cavallo
![Marcel Broekhaar, Program Leader Smart Society, City of Zwolle, The Netherlands Marcel Broekhaar, Program Leader Smart Society, City of Zwolle, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Marcel-Broekhaar.jpg)
Marcel Broekhaar
![Michael Groves, Founder & CEO, Topolytics, UK Michael Groves, Founder & CEO, Topolytics, UK](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Michael-Groves.jpg)
Michael Groves
![Alexander Gunkel, CEO, Space4Good, The Netherlands Alexander Gunkel, CEO, Space4Good, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Alexander-Gunkel.jpg)
Alexander Gunkel
![Sami Pippuri, CTO, MaaS Global Oy Sami Pippuri, CTO, MaaS Global Oy](/speaker/SpeakersImages2020/Sami-Pippuri1.jpg)
Sami Pippuri
![Elspeth McIntyre, Senior GIS Consultant, Atkins, UK Elspeth McIntyre, Senior GIS Consultant, Atkins, UK](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Elspeth-McIntyre.jpg)
Elspeth McIntyre
![Mark Noort, Director, HCP international, The Netherlands ModeratorMark Noort, Director, HCP international, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Mark-Noort.jpg)
Mark Noort
![Alexandre Cabaret, Senior Director, Partnerships, Devex Alexandre Cabaret, Senior Director, Partnerships, Devex](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Alexandre-Cabaret.jpg)
Alexandre Cabaret
![Peter Rose, Managing Director, Orbica, Germany Peter Rose, Managing Director, Orbica, Germany](/speaker/SpeakersImages2021/Peter-Rose.jpg)
Peter Rose
![Lino Oliveira, Senior Researcher, INESC TEC, Portugal Lino Oliveira, Senior Researcher, INESC TEC, Portugal](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Lino-Oliveira.jpg)
Lino Oliveira
![Tim Buckley, Chief Operating Officer, Alcis, UK Tim Buckley, Chief Operating Officer, Alcis, UK](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Tim-Buckley.jpg)
Tim Buckley
![Andy Wilson, Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Andy Wilson, Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Andy-Wilson.jpg)
Andy Wilson
![Derek Clarke, Advisor, World Geospatial Industry Council ModeratorDerek Clarke, Advisor, World Geospatial Industry Council](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Derek-Clarke.jpg)
Derek Clarke
![Mila Koeva, Assistant Professor, University of Twente, The Netherlands Mila Koeva, Assistant Professor, University of Twente, The Netherlands](/speaker/speakersimages2021/Mila-Koeva.jpg)
Mila Koeva
![Kasirajan Mahalingam, Industry Manager - AEC, Geospatial World Kasirajan Mahalingam, Industry Manager - AEC, Geospatial World](/speaker/speakersimages2021/kasirajan.jpg)
Kasirajan Mahalingam
BACKGROUND
In today’s linear economy, manufacturers work around the take-make-waste model, where natural resources are extracted to create products, and products are disposed when they’re no longer useful. Such model is costly, not only in terms of economic value, it also imposes great loss to the environment.
Circular Economy, on the other hand, ensures that everything has value and nothing is wasted. Products are designed and made to last. Manufacturers adopt reuse-repair-reproduce model, enabling materials to remain in use at their highest value for as long as possible.
THE GEOSPATIAL ENABLER
While it is well established that Geospatial and Earth Observation data are powerful tools in measuring, monitoring and reporting of the SDGs; tracking and managing the Circular Economy pose a different challenge altogether.
Circular Economy requires products to be connected digitally to the manufacturer so the entire product lifecycle can be monitored. The complex circular networks connecting suppliers and partners, too, must be managed seamlessly in order to support Circular Economy collaborative model. Advances in digital technologies, especially the combination of mobile, machine-to-machine and data analytics, will play a big role in matching the supply and demand of underused assets and products.
There are various ways Geospatial technology is supporting and has the potential to support Circular Economy practices, among others:
SYMPOSIUM ON SDG & CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT GWF 2021
Geospatial World Forum 2021 shall host a 2-day symposium on SDG & Circular Economy, with the objective to demonstrate how Circular Economy practices can help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and the promising role of Geospatial solutions in this regard.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
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- Sustainable water management
- Waste management
- Sustainable products and services
- Sustainable supply chains
- Synergies with renewable energy
- Reducing industrial pollution of water and soil
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- Sharing Platforms
- Products-as-a-Service
- Circular Supply Chains
- Product Life Extension
- Recovery and Recycling
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- Implementation of sustainable food production systems
- Resilience to climate change and severe disasters
- Recycle farming
- Rehabilitation of degraded land
- Digitizing agricultural supply chain from farm to fork
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- Transforming energy, industry, transport, food, agriculture and forestry ecosystems
- Critical role of renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures
- Tackling industrial emissions (cement, steel, plastic and aluminium)
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- Synergies among local government, knowledge institutes and local entrepreneurs to accelerate change
- Encouraging citizen participation
- Educating leaders and consumers