At Italian Exhibition Group's leading trade show for green
technologies, from 5th to 8th November, in
Rimini, Italy, focus on
Africa and global environmental
challenges.
More than 100 African representatives and delegations from
120 foreign countries expected to attend.
RIMINI, Italy, Oct. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Only a month to go until Ecomondo 2024,
Europe's beacon event for the
circular and green economy, organised by IEG - Italian Exhibition
Group, from 5th to 8th November at Rimini
Expo Centre in Italy. "The new
edition will have an increasingly international look: 900 buyers
and delegations from 120 countries are expected, in particular from
the Balkan area, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East and Latin America," announced IEG CEO
Corrado Peraboni.
IEG President, Maurizio Ermeti,
explained: "A leading event that, now at its 27th
edition, will spotlight Africa and
global environmental challenges with a full programme of
events."
Africa Green Growth Forum, together with an abundant
global conference offer coordinated by Ecomondo's Scientific
Committee, chaired by Professor Fabio
Fava, will highlight, among other things, the Mattei Plan,
textile waste exports and rising sea levels in the
Mediterranean.
As Alessandra Astolfi, head of
IEG's Green&Technology Division, outlined: "Africa Green
Growth Forum (Thursday 7th November)
organised by Ecomondo, the Ministry for the Environment and
Energy Security, and the Mission Structure for implementing the
Presidency of the Council of Ministers' Mattei Plan, with the
participation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation and RES4Africa, will focus on the Mattei Plan's support
for setting up a Centre of Excellence in Morocco, aimed at the entire African
continent, for training experts in the renewable energy sector.
Energy, agriculture, the circular economy, and socio-economic
development in Kenya will also be
on the agenda." The Mattei Plan supports the development of the
biofuel supply chain in Africa, in
addition to endorsing the use and valorisation of waste (used
cooking oil), along the lines of Eni's efforts, through the Italian
Climate Fund and together with the International Finance
Corporation (World Bank Group), with a 210-million-dollar funding to support over two
hundred thousand small agricultural enterprises.
Scheduled events will include "Rising sea levels in the
Mediterranean, the forgotten threat" (Wednesday 6th
November) organised by Ecomondo and UfM, "Accelerating blue
interregional cooperation in the Mediterranean basin" (Thursday
7th November) organised by Ecomondo & Cluster BIG
Blue Italian Growth, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation. And "Urban textile and second-hand
waste exportation" (Friday 8th November) organised
by Ecomondo and UNIRAU.
The constantly updated programme of events is available on
link
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