A Year into Romania's Circular Economy Action Plan: Progress Review and Future Outlook
Event Description
Pur și Simplu Verde and the Center for Leadership and Innovation (SNSPA) organize an European Climate Pact satellite event on November 13, 2024, at the World Bank headquarters in Bucharest. This event focuses on the significant progress Romania has made in implementing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) through the adoption and implementation of the Action Plan for the National Strategy on Circular Economy.
The roundtable will bring together a distinguished panel of speakers, including officials from the Prime Minister's Cabinet, the Ministry of the Environment, Education Ministry, NGO representatives, and officials from the World Bank. Together, they will review the Action Plan adopted last year, discuss its practical implementation and the role of the Recovery and Resilience Plan as its major source of financing.
This roundtable aims to highlight the strategic importance of circular economy principles in Romania's development policies and their alignment with broader European and global sustainability goals. It is an essential platform for collaboration among stakeholders from government, NGOs, and international institutions to advance the national agenda on the circular economy.
Preliminary Agenda:
Location: The World Bank, 31 Vasile Lascăr Street, 9th floor, Sector 2, Bucharest
Date:November 13, 2024
Time: 9:00AM-10:30AM
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM: Welcome and Introduction
Moderator: Ioana Petrescu, European Climate Pact Ambassador (confirmed)
9:05 AM – 9:10 AM: Mihaela Frăsineanu, State Counselor, Prime Minister's Chancellery (confirmed)
Topic: "The Role of the Coordination Committee in Implementing the Action Plan for Circular Economy"
9:10 AM – 9:15 AM: Alexandru Avram, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment (confirmed)
Topic: "Implementing the Action Plan for Circular Economy and the progress of the Recovery and Resilience Plan"
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM: Cristian Nacu, International Finance Corporation (confirmed)
Topic: "Financing the Action Plan"
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM: Adrian Dragomir, Secretary General, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization (confirmed)
Topic: "The role of research in the plan's implementation"
9:25 AM-9:30 AM: Bogdan Cristescu, State Secretary, Education Ministry (confirmed)
Topic: "The inclusion of circular economy solutions in the educational curriculum"
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Panel discussions
Moderator: Ioana Petrescu
Interactive discussion with speakers on the opportunities and challenges of the circular economy in Romania.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: QA
Moderator: Ioana Petrescu