Tractebel in the UN Environment Assembly

The Fourth United Nation Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, took place from 11 to 15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

On 13 March, Charles-Edouard Delpierre, Tractebel’s General Manager Business Line Urban, was one of the speakers at the UN Cities Summit session on Integrated Planning and Policies for Circular Transitions. This session explored integrated approaches to infrastructure planning as well as cross-sectoral policies that allow for cumulative efficiency gains, particularly waste and by-products of one system to be reused in another, reducing cities’ resource demands and greenhouse gas emissions, while improving health and well-being.

On 14 March, Charles-Edouard spoke on the One Planet Summit, co-hosted by H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France. This Summit, which gathered committed leaders, entrepreneurs, donors and international organizations, highlighted the unique role of Africa as a global partner facing both challenges and opportunities from climate disruptions and ecosystem resilience.

“I was really proud of representing Tractebel in this high-level event and to have had the opportunity to highlight the central role of urban engineering and advisory for designing better cities and territories,” said Charles-Edouard Delpierre.

Speakers at the UN Cities Summit session on Integrated Planning and Policies for Circular Transitions: Roman Mendle, Circular Development Program Manager, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability; H.E. Minister Yoshiaki Harada, Ministry of the Environment, Japan; André França, National Secretary for Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment, Brazil; Mayor Soham el Wardini, Dakar, Senegal; Festus Kallay, Chief Administrator, Freetown, Sierra Leone; Enezael Emmanuel Ayo, Environmental Health Officer, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Hiroshi Uda, Deputy Director of Planning & Sustainable Management, Tokyo, Japan; Karim Selouane, Founder, Resallience; Charles Edouard Delpierre, General Manager Business Line Urban, Tractebel.

Speakers at the One Planet Summit: Shari Friedman, Senior Strategy Officer, Climate Business Department, IFC; Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN Habitat; James Wainaina Macharia, Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Kenya; Hans Peter Lankes, VP, Economics & Private Sector Development, IFC; Mayor Sefiani, Chefchaouen, Morocco; Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission; Charles Edouard Delpierre, General Manager Business Line Urban, Tractebel.

Speakers at the UN Cities Summit	Speech of H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron during the One Planet Summit