Una mirada a convertir todas las escuelas en sustentables usando recolectores de agua de lluvia, páneles solares, generación física de energía, baños secos, reciclado y tratamiento de agua y jardines siempre verdes.
Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso and CEC Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) member spoke about transparency, risk communication and stakeholder engagement at the CEC Chemicals Management Forum on May 16, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. More information: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Cristina Cortinas de Nava, Chair of the Queretaro Waste Management Network and Member of the National Advisory Committee for the Sound Management of Chemicals, Persistent Organic Pollutants and Hazardous Waste under International Environmental Conventions, Mexican NGO representative.
Cortinas spoke at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Chemicals Management Forum in San Antonio, Texas, on May 15, 2012.
Find out more: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Spencer Williams, Research Scientist, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, spoke at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's Chemicals Management Forum on May 16, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. More information at: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Argelia Pérez Luviano, Leader of the first Transition Community in Mexico on Transition Towns, New Proposals for Urban Adaptation and Self-sufficiency spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info. at http://www.cec.org/council2012
Jocelyn Adkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of General Counsel's
International Environmental Law Practice Group presented information about the SEM Modernization Review Task Force's work.
Beverly Wright, Founder and Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, on Justice and Equity in the Face of Climate Change, spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info at http://www.cec.org/council2012
Una mirada a convertir todas las escuelas en sustentables usando recolectores de agua de lluvia, páneles solares, generación física de energía, baños secos, reciclado y tratamiento de agua y jardines siempre verdes.
Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso and CEC Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) member spoke about transparency, risk communication and stakeholder engagement at the CEC Chemicals Management Forum on May 16, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. More information: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Cristina Cortinas de Nava, Chair of the Queretaro Waste Management Network and Member of the National Advisory Committee for the Sound Management of Chemicals, Persistent Organic Pollutants and Hazardous Waste under International Environmental Conventions, Mexican NGO representative.
Cortinas spoke at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) Chemicals Management Forum in San Antonio, Texas, on May 15, 2012.
Find out more: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Spencer Williams, Research Scientist, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, spoke at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's Chemicals Management Forum on May 16, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. More information at: http://www.cec.org/chemicals2012
Argelia Pérez Luviano, Leader of the first Transition Community in Mexico on Transition Towns, New Proposals for Urban Adaptation and Self-sufficiency spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info. at http://www.cec.org/council2012
Jocelyn Adkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of General Counsel's
International Environmental Law Practice Group presented information about the SEM Modernization Review Task Force's work.
Beverly Wright, Founder and Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, on Justice and Equity in the Face of Climate Change, spoke at the Resilient Communities in North America workshop in New Orleans on July 10, 2012. More info at http://www.cec.org/council2012
Do contrasting social expectations along with biological differences lead men and women to be affected differently by environmental contaminants like mercury or pesticides? How do gender and sex interact and impact population health? Professor Donna Mergler has authored more than 150 scientific articles and has given many lectures around the world on the subject, and will share her research on how to promote social and gender considerations when conducting environmental health research.
Glen P. Kedzie, Vice President, Energy and Environmental Council, American Trucking Associations spoke at the CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee round table on sustainable transportation in North America on July 10, 2013. More at: http://cec.org/council2013
Diane Gray, President and CEO, CentrePort Canada, Inc., spoke during the CEC's Joint Public Advisory Committee's round table on sustainable transportation on July 10, 2013. More info. at http://cec.org/council2013
Abel López Dodero, coordinador de la Dirección de Sistemas Integrados de Transporte, CTS EMBARQ México, habló durante las mesas redondas de discusión del Comité Consultivo Público Conjunto sobre transporte sustentable en América del Norte el 10 de julio de 2013. Más información en http://cec.org/consejo2013
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Abel López: Situación actual y tendencias en el transporte urbano en México
Unidad Pediátrica Ambiental del Lago de Chapala
1. Unidad Pediátrica Ambiental del Lago
de Chapala
Junio 2010 Guanajuato, México
Partners
Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico (CUCS)
Harvard School of Public Health (Env Health)
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
2. Unidad Pediátrica Ambiental del Lago de
Chapala.
Resultados obtenidos y Results and successful
experiencias que sustentan experiences that have sustained
y fortalecen la creación de la and strengthened the creation of
Unidad Pediátrica Ambiental the Lake Chapala Pediatric
del Lago de Chapala . Environmental Project.
Julio 2012
3. Resultados: Results:
-Construcción de baños (ECOSAN) que no -Construction of toilets (ECOSAN) that do not
utilizan agua como medio de eliminar excretas, use sewage, in 5 public schools
en 5 escuelas publicas
-Skills required to use in 1450 Ecosan toilets,
-Competencias educativas necesarias para 1450 school children.
utilizar baños ECOSAN diariamente (1,450
niños). -Skills development in handwashing improved
facilities.
-Desarrollo de competencias en el lavado de
manos. -Building a community of practice in
environmental health.
-Construcción de una comunidad de aprendizaje
social en salud ambiental infantil.
4. Experiencias exitosas que han Successful experiences that have
sustentado y fortalecido la Unidad sustained and strengthened the
Pediátrica Ambiental del Lago de Environmental Pediatric Unit of Lake
Chapala (PEHSU). Chapala (PEHSU).
Planificación de -The environmental process
procesos planning socially strong.
medioambientales
socialmente fuertes. -Linking universities, CCA,
school population (Students,
-Vincular parents, teachers and
universidades, CCA, researchers)
población escolar
(Alumnos, padres de
familia, profesores e
investigadores).
5. Qué aporta Contribution
-Equidad, en especial la de -Reduces gender inequality
género.
-It shows that child health can not be
-Muestra que la salud infantil no considered in isolation, which depends
se puede considerar greatly on the quality of the environment in
aisladamente, que depende which children live.
enormemente de la calidad del
ambiente en que viven los niños.
6. Como vamos a enfrentar los desafíos de
salud ambiental en los próximos años
* Una comunidad de
aprendizaje.
* Con intereses mutuos
* Proyectos basados en el
conocimiento.
* Objetivos comunes
* Construcción de
capacidades
* Rendición de cuentas