INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION - Denkstatt

The Board
The Board is elected by the General Assembly and is
responsible for all strategic and policy issues of ISWA.
Within the authorities assigned to it by the General
Assembly, the Statutes, the Internal Regulations and
Operational Guidelines, the Board assures that the
mission of ISWA is met. The Board met 5 times in 2010
and 4 times in 2011, the main issues and activities
were as follows:
The Board at the General Assembly 2010
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Project Funding
Regarding the financial support of projects a new procedure
has been developed and implemented. One of
the main issues was to ensure a transparent, uniform
and clear decision-making process for the sound use of
the ISWA Project Grant. 12 projects have been selected
by an evaluation committee and the Board to be funded
(see chapter 3.6.4).
Climate Change Activities - UNFCCC
A comprehensive action plan was developed and carried
out with regard to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conferences.
The main aim of the action plan is that Waste Management
and Recycling is identified in the final UN-declarations
on climate change as a crucial sector for investment
to mitigate climate change. All relevant ISWA
stakeholders have been contacted to cooperate on and
contribute to this important issue (see chapter 3.6.1).
Review Group
The General Assembly has given a mandate to a so
called “Review Group” to study and make proposals regarding
membership development, the role of National
Members and the relations between these and ISWA.
This Review Group, consisting of Board Members and
representatives of the National Members, met two times
in 2011 and will present their findings at this year’s
General Assembly.
Position- and Key Issue Papers
Two comprehensive papers developed by the Working
Group on Recycling and Waste Minimization have been
adopted: a Position Paper on Waste Trafficking and a Key
Issue Paper on Waste Prevention, Waste Minimization
and Resource Management.
GS Matters
With the completion of the consolidation process within
the General Secretariat, a series of activities and projects
have been successfully developed, e.g. the implementation
of ISWA’s Priorities and Programme Plan, cooperation
projects with UN bodies and training courses.
Regional Development Network (RDN) Activities
In 2010 a Memorandum of Understanding to establish
a Training, Advisory & Promotion (TAP) Centre for waste
management in the Asia Pacific Region has been negotiated
and signed. This year first activities of the TAP Centre
located in Singapore were carried out: a workshop and
symposium with more than 200 participants has been
organised, and training courses for the region of South
East Asia are planned. The RDN Latin America organised
a very successful Beacon Conference on Waste Prevention
and Recycling in Buenos Aires in June 2011, and the RDN
The Balkans, Middle East and Mediterranean is on the way
to organise another Beacon Conference later this year.
Beacon Conferences
Two Beacon Conferences on Waste Prevention and
Recycling have already been organised this year, one in
Vienna, Austria, and another one in Buenos Aires. Two
more Beacon Conferences will be held later this year,
one on Waste-to-Energy in Malmö, Sweden, and one
focusing on Waste-to-Energy and Packaging Waste
in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Members of the Board in 2010/2011
Jeff Cooper, United Kingdom,Vice President
David Newman, Italy, Vice President
Helmut Stadler, Austria, Treasurer
Antonis Mavropoulos, Greece, STC Chair
Erik de Baedts, The Netherlands,
National Member Representative
John Skinner, USA, National Member Representative
Jørgen Haukohl, Denmark,
Organisation Member Representative
Jean–Paul Leglise, France,
Organisation Member Representative
Doron Sapir, Israel,
Regional Development Network Representative
Guah Eng Hock, Singapore,
Regional Development Network Representative
Alberto Bianchini, Brazil,
Regional Development Network Representative