Knowledge and experiences of our experts
Strategy and Policy Development
Waste Management Planning
Backstopping and Evaluation
Standardization and Auditing
Environmental Education
Training and Research
Strategy and Policy Development
- WEEE management: Training of managers in WEEE management within the UNIDO/GEF program “Regional cooperation on e-waste management in Latin-American Countries” in San Jose/Costa Rica (see also here) (2019)
- WEEE Management: Cooperation and the systemic design of solutions, 5 days training in Cuenca/Ecuador (2018)
- Development of “A Practical Guide for the systemic design of WEEE Management Policies in Developing Countries” (2017)
- Methodological Support of the development of the National Policy on Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Colombia (2014-2016)
- Methodological support of the development of the Ecological and Environmental Policy of the Javeriana University (2013)
- Technical support for the design of the “Technical Regulation of the Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation Sector – RAS, Title J: Technological Alternatives in Water and Sanitation for the Rural Sector”, Ministry of Environment Colombia (2009-2010)
Waste Management Planning
- ResCuE – Responsible and Sustainable e-waste Management in Cuenca/Ecuador (2021-ongoing)
- Terraza Verde Bogotá/Colombia (2020-ongoing)
- Sustainable Management of Organic Municipal Waste in the Municipality of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica (2019-2022)
- Coordination of GEF/UNIDO project “Strengthening of National Initiatives and Enhancement of Regional Cooperation for the Environmentally Sound Management of POPs in Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Latin-American Countries” (2018-ongoing)
- Coordination of the Sustainable Recycling Industry Program in cooperation with the World Resources Forum (2013-2018)
- Development, coordination and implementation of Swiss e-waste program Latin-America in Peru and Colombia (2008-2012
Backstopping and Evaluation
Standardization and Auditing
- Conformity Assessment of Peruvian WEEE recycling partners (2017)
- Conformity Assessment of Colombian WEEE recycling partners from Ecocomputo (2016-2017)
- Development of the Swiss WEEE auditing scheme (2008-ongoing)
- Conformity Assessment of Swiss WEEE Recycling partners from Swico/Switzerland (2008-ongoing)
Environmental Education
- Development and evaluation of University Curriculum at Javeriana University Bogota/Colombia and other Universities in Colombia (2003-2016)
- Development and management of the socio-environmental education program Prosofi at Javeriana University in Bogota/Colombia (2009-2012)
- Development of the Project “Educando Ando” of the program Prosofi at the Javeriana University in Bogota/Colombia (2016)
Training and Research
- FE-SOR Don Bosco – An innovative and replicable training strategy to strengthen expertise and entrepreneurial capacities for integrated solid waste management in Colombia (2022-ongoing)
- Research in WEEE management (2008-ongoing)
- WEEE Management: Cooperation and the systemic design of solutions, 5 days training in Cuenca/Ecuador (2018)
- Train-the-trainers of teachers from SENA in WEEE management and recycling (2016)