Local Workshop “Closing the Loop: Challenges and Solutions”
The Environment Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and the Municipality of Geroskipou invite you to the Local Workshop on the theme: “Closing the Loop: Challenges and Solutions”, to be held on Tuesday, 10 March 2020, from 10:00 to 13:00 at the Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris Hotel & Spa, Aphrodite A Hall, 10 Poseidonos Avenue, Geroskipou.
The local workshop is being held as part of the implementation of the European project “Interreg Med BlueIslands“, for which the Lead Partner is the Environment Department.
The workshop will present the project as well as good practices for tackling the problem of plastic pollution in Mediterranean tourist destinations.
Those interested are kindly requested to complete the participation form at the link provided at the end of this announcement and send it electronically to mnikitas@geroskipou.org.cy no later than Friday, 06/03/2020.
For further information, those interested may contact us on 26961400 and 26960863.
AGENDA
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Arrival of Participants |
| 10:30 – 10:40
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Greetings
Mayor of Geroskipou Representative of the Environment Department |
| 10:40 -11:20 | Presentation of the “Interreg Med BlueIslands” project & good practices in the Mediterranean Athina Papanastasiou, Environment Officer |
| 11:20 -11: 40 | Good Practices and the Role of Local Authorities Marios Nikitas, Health Officer of the Municipality of Geroskipou
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| 11:40 – 12:00 | Presentation of the Interreg Europe “EURE” and Interreg Europe “2Lives” projects
Eleni Malekkidou, European Projects Officer, ANEL
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| 12:00- 12:20 | Presentation of the Interreg Balkan Med “MELTEMI” project TATHE Representative |
| 12:20 – 12:50 | Summary – Open Discussion
To be followed by an exhibition of alternative products to plastic use and a Light Lunch |