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Presentation:
The well known and recognized necessity of a satisfactory, sufficient, and good quality of the heritage, in terms of natural resources, to the wellfare of coming generations, have in some way reach a conciliaritory agreement from extremes environmental policies, through the implementation os sustainable development.

Our compromise is to honour our best effort, in order to reach the feasibility of this approach, covering and giving encouragement to this philosophy and principles.

The fourth Pan-American Congress of Sustainable Development is organized by the SPIA. (PANAMANIAN ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS), under the XXVI Convention of the UPADI, (PAN-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ENGINEERS ASSOCIATIONS).

Objetives:
Continuous improvement of our performance for the succesful implementations of our common goals on environmental & social sustainable development, by means of:

  • Technology transfer, research & development of ESD programs & projects.
  • Regional cooperation and technical partnership supporting new ESD ventures.
  • Definition of innovative policies, strategies and management procedures, for the financing of ESD programs and projects.

Main Topics:

  • Science & technology aplications for environmental sustainable development.
  • Environmental research programs and projects applied to environmental sustainable development.
  • Environmental technology verification programs for ESD.
  • Research in monitoring and protection of pollution of ground waters and surface waters.
  • Innovation and research & development in pollution prevention toward cleaner production.
  • Experiences and policies concerning national environmental funds developments.
  • Federal commitments to environmental sustainability.
  • Effective financing to reach the change for eco-efficiency. Cleaner production and environmental sustainable objectives.
  • New technologies and cooperation for the development of environmental programs and projects through partnership with indutrialising and developing countries.
  • Global business perspectives, trade and social production including consumption for the fullfillment of ESD objectives.
  • Performance evaluation of market based instruments for the environmental sustainable development.
  • Implementation of sustainable management projects.
  • Policies for environmental managements of resources at urban centers.
  • Valuing the envoronment, resources pricing and economic analysis of environmental degradation.
  • Technology and innovation in delinking economic growth from environmental degradation.
  • Latest developments and recomendations in the development and applications concerning ESD indicators.
  • Adverse impact prevention and research of human activities on marine ecosystems.

Coordinator:
Celedonio Moncayo
Coordinador local del congreso desarrollo sostenible.
Apdo. 9034, Zona 6, Panamá
Tel.: (507) 261-6993
Fax: (507) 261-7112
E-mail: cmoncayo@sinfo.net