Circular economy strategies at different levels of government are essential to ensure a transition towards circularity. Measuring progress and impacts towards a circular economy is, hence, an important part of these public policies. Currently, there is no agreed measure of progress on how circular an economy is for countries to compare peer to peer progress and there is no harmonized framework to monitor progress towards a circular economy and for more circular solid waste management. In this context, for concerted regional progress on circular economy enabling conditions, this Accelerator Session aims to address data and capacity gaps to better measure regional progress and ensure evidence-based policymaking for a circular economy. The adoption of a comparable and replicable set of indicators to complement national strategies is the main topic that will be covered in this accelerator session. 

15th May - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Venue: Pullman Sao Paolo Ibirapuera , Rua Joinville 515, Vila Mariana, 04008-011 Sao Paulo

8:50h - Reception

9:00h - Introduction of the Session 

Moderator: Ms. Karina Martinez, ECLAC 

Introductory Session

 Luiz Fernando Krieger Merico, Senior Officer – UN-ECLAC 

 Silvia Ortiz Stradtmann, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist – IADB 

Opening Remarks

Mr. Chun Kyoo Park, Head -UNOSD – UN-DESA 

Mr. Jae Woong Jeong, Executive Director, HQ of Resource Recirculation Management – K-eco 

9:50h - Presentations

Moderator: IADB

• The case of Peru on statistical information and circular economy, César Manuel Quispe Luján, Vice-minister of MYPE and Industry – Peru 
• The case of Colombia on tracking circular economy statistical information, Diego Cobaleda, Representative of the National Statistical Department (DANE)
• Implementing Buenos Aires’ Circular Economy Strategy, Ms. Analia Flores, Secretariat of Environment, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires 
• Measuring Circularity in Germany, Öko-Institut E.V. Institut for Applied Ecology 

Digital Innovations for measuring resource circularity 

Moderator: ECLAC

• Korea’s Industrial Waste Collection, Transport, and Disposal Tracking System (Allbaro System – IT based total waste data and management tracking system), Mr. Kwang-Nyung Lee, Assistant Manager of Allbaro Operation Division, Department of Industrial Waste, K-eco 
• Satellite-based MRV methodologies for measuring circularity, Mr. Henrique Becerra, Energy Market Specialist, Global Methane Hub

Closing dialogue on regional indicators for measuring progress on a circular economy

• Circular Economy Indicators for LAC: building indicators for national strategies, Luiz Fernando Krieger Merico– SDHSD/ECLAC 

11:50h - Closing remarks, conclusions 

12:00h - Lunch