There are several cities which host international organisations, including Paris that has both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and major technical branches of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

In conjunction with the ISWA Board, and the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) meetings, in early February representatives of ISWA met with policy officers responsible for waste and resource management in both organisations to examine further opportunities for joint initiatives to ensure greater global resource efficiency. In early December ISWA h...