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Summary Seminar Rio & Holanda Clean & Circular Delta Challenge On 10 March, the Seminar Rio & Holanda Clean & Circular Delta Challenge was organized by the Consulate General of The Netherlands in close collaboration with the ministry of Infrastructure and Environment at the location Palacio Guanabara in Rio de Janeiro. A Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Rio de Janeiro and the government of The Netherlands establishing the joint collaboration on the modelling of waste and water flows in Guanabara Bay, was officially signed during the kick off ceremony for the seminar. More than 110 persons attended the seminar, during which both Brazilian and Dutch experiences in the field of water management and circular economy were shared. The participants represented a broad reflection of society and represented politics, government, business, finance, science and NGOs (see attendants list in Annex). The seminar was part of a broader fact finding mission focusing on options for a long-term sustainable management of the Guanabara Bay. The increased urgency of the challenges related to the management of the entire Guanabara Bay watershed issues in relation to the rapidly approaching Olympic Games in 2016 was the specific reason for this meeting. Any sustainable plan for solutions requires development of short, medium and long term solutions to the water/waste pollution topics.
Headlines of Dutch/Brazilian presentations Arnoud Passenier (head of delegation, NL ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) introduced the consortium model on how to tackle pollution and make use of the latest technologies. NL is looking for cooperation with other (inter-) national partners like the State and the City of Rio de Janeiro, other municipalities around the Guanabara Bay, Brazilian companies and finance institutions, the local scientific community, the informal sector, the World Bank, IDB and UNEP, Japan and US Maryland/ EPA. The aim of cleaning up the bay is to generate long term benefits for the environment, and creating jobs, innovation and inclusive growth as a basis for green economy. In this context the keywords are: clean up, prevention and good governance. New networks, which have a focus on drivers for change in the product value chain, are needed. This can be achieved by smart co-creation in the city deltas, consistently aiming for tangible results, step by step, in parallel with regulation enforcement and the right financial arrangements. Arnoud introduces the Dutch consortium of companies, knowledge institutes, NGOs, financial institutes and government with their specific propositions on what can be done in the short, medium and longer term. Joao de Lima Rego (Deltares) emphasized the collaboration with PSAM and INEA and other Brazilian partners. He showed the animation of the hydrological model on the tides and the winds in the bay and the transport of the standardized waste streams of the river(s) into the bay. Coastal and safety issues are taken into account. Goal will be achieved if the current cleaning operations (ecoboats) can make more use of the models and more reliable data and thereby contribute to mitigate pollution of the bay. Paul Stook (Tauw), presented the Tauw, Ten Cate, DOW and ALLONDA innovations. Since 1998, these companies, together with RoyalHaskoningDHV, IHC and Deltares, work in Brazil mostly on maritime technologies. Knowing where the highest concentrations of litter are, is the first step, Deltares can support together with data from Brazilian institutes like the UFRJ. Keywords here are: installation of litter catching systems, fencing off critical areas before the Olympics, cleaning up with vessels (IHC technology). Paul stresses that turning off the tap is an essential first step. Eco barriers plus catch-system methods are proven technology in Europe.
André Struker (Waternet) presented on wastewater treatment practices and latest technologies in The Netherlands. Waternet (publically owned) operates on the basis of a cost recovery principle: water distribution, supply and treatment are in one hand. This unique cycle approach has proven highly beneficial in terms of reduction of operational costs. Climate change effects like cloud bursts require new solutions for water retention, storage and drainage and here a parallel can be drawn between the situation in Rio and The Netherlands. André also highlighted the situation in Amsterdam in the past (highly polluted canals) and the effort it took to improve the situation resulting now in not only
more water efficiency but also more energy and material efficiency (recovery of raw materials out of sewage sludge). Exchange of knowledge as well as economic spin off can be continued during the first week of November 2015 during the International Water Week in Amsterdam. Frank van der Heijden (Arcadis) presented on wastewater treatment practices and latest technologies in the Netherlands as well as on proven technologies that are being used today in São Paulo. Arcadis has 3000
employees in Brazil (500 in Rio). Mobile waste water treatment plants (WWTP), methods to combat algae bloom and mud traps that prevent mud entering the Bay are all possibilities that can be implemented to improve the environmental situation of the Bay. Odor control methodologies can be successfully implemented (already used in São Paulo/Santos). Concerning the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas further survey might be needed but the challenges there are surely very interesting for developing a business case and an icon project that will benefit the Olympic rowing competition, taking place in this specific lake. Erik de Baedts (NVRD) presented the possibilities to improve solid waste collection & recycling. He pointed out the possibilities in Brazil through Carbon credits under UNFCCC and producers responsibility, and mentioned the importance of good governance. There is a lot of value in waste materials, like organic waste, glass, paper and plastics, if collected and recycled in an efficient process. In Rio collection and recycling may be increased to a higher level. Erik presented some examples of collection, separation and re-use of (plastic) materials in new products, he showed the options of introducing systems of cash-for-trash and to seal off landfill sites to prevent leakage to the rivers and the Bay. Varishna Tewarie (FMO) presented the possibilities to finance the implementation of the innovations. She explained how funding systems (mostly loans) can be formatted within the framework of FMO, the Dutch development bank. FMO can work with BNDES and/or banks like ITAU in Brazil. Regarding options to engineer funding through an impact development bond system, companies that are beneficiaries of cleaning up the bay could also be charged (tourist industry, harbours, fisheries) while working with federal loans. World Bank and IDB are already involved and are possible partners for the integral solution framework financing. After the Dutch presentations, Brazilian experts shared their experiences with the seminar participants. Gelson Serva, (general manager of the PSAM program), showed a map with the rivers that discharge waste into the bay. During his presentation he outlined some of the local challenges. Many municipalities lack an adequate sewage system, and often there is no adequate waste collection system resulting into the release of solid waste and untreated wastewater into the bay downstream. There are 60 Sanitation plants in the State of Rio
de Janeiro area but the operation can be more effective. There is a watershed committee but this committee is ‘not hooked in the governance system’. There is a technical collaboration with the State of Maryland (experience in restoring the Chesapeake Bay) together with US EPA.
Axel Grael, Vice-mayor of the city of Niteroi reflected on the presentations with his excellent knowledge on the subjects at stake. After these reflections a debate with Axel Grael, Gelson Serva and Edes Fernandes (CEDAE, State Water & Sewage Company) took place. Two large challenges were pointed out: • To have the Bay ready for the Olympic Games in 2016 • To pursue a long term legacy agenda, which has to be
created now Floating waste is a big problem and the Brazilian experts stressed that the source of the problem should be tackled: it is six times more expensive to clean up the bay, than to collect the waste on land. The ecoboats and ecobarriers will still remain necessary though. The State and the municipalities should work together and the population should be involved. Several participants of the seminar participated in the debate by asking relevant questions, e.g. about recycling and the role of the informal sector. The meeting was concluded by outlining a roadmap indicating that more detailed proposed interventions within short-, medium- and long-term timeframes will be developed in close collaboration with the Brazilian partners in the coming weeks. The proposed solution framework including financial options will be presented to the Brazilian counterparts during the first weeks of May. Annex 1 Delegation members Netherlands Name Company/organization Telephone number Email
Coordination
Arnoud Passenier
Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
+ 31 653474478 [email protected]
Yvon Wolthuis Investments in Sustainable Innovations
+ 31 628829858 [email protected]
Clean up
Joao de Lima Rego
Deltares + 31 88335 7690 [email protected]
Annette Zijderveld
Deltares + 31 88335 8259 [email protected]
Jan Warnaars Royal IHC + 31 624252524 [email protected]
Paul Stook Tauw + 31 653815802 [email protected]
Coen Riemslag Tauw + 31 610884484 [email protected]
Waste water treatment
André Struker Waternet + 31 651474897 [email protected]
Frank van der Heijden
Arcadis + 31 627061638 [email protected]
Fred Schuurman
Produquimica + 55 11 972999596 [email protected]
Tom Musters Royal HaskoningDHV + 55 21 99516 2308 [email protected]
Solid waste recycling
Erik de Baedts NVRD + 31 88 377 0010
Bernard Merkx WasteFreeOceans foundation/GreenWavePlastics
+ 31 620257201 [email protected]
Government
Hassan Elwali Ministry of Economic Affairs +31 652563538
Jaco Tavenier Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
+ 31 621160548 [email protected]
Herman Huisman
Rijkswaterstaat Environment + 31 65117992 [email protected]
Lisanne van 't Hoff
Rijkswaterstaat International + 31 621575127 [email protected]
Finance
Varishna Tewarie
FMO + 31 622971714 [email protected]
Governance and spatial planning
Joana Mira Veiga
Coastal & Marine Union + 31 644115848 [email protected]
Ralph Schneider
Floating Horizon + 32 475 98 06 55 [email protected]
Eva Pfannes Ooze Architects + 31 619200099 [email protected]
Sylvain Hartenberg
Ooze Architects +31 641744140 [email protected]
Vincent Sweeney
UNEP Coordinator, Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based Activities (GPA)
Annex 2 Delegation members Brazil
FIRST NAME LAST NAME ORGANIZATION FUNCTION Beatriz Cunha de Vasconcelos ALERJ Carlos Augusto AOGNERSA Karla Kiffer Arcadis Vinicius Pinheiro Palermo Associacao Brasileira do Lixo Marinho Luis Pires Boskalis do Brasil Dragagem e Servicos Maritimos Ltda.
Miguel de Queiroz Henriques Almeida Boskalis do Brasil Dragagem e Servicos Maritimos Ltda. International Relations Trainee
Ezequiel Geraldo Caenge Ambiental Kees Leendertse Cap-Net UNDP Deputy Lúcia Mazoni Casa Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Superintendente de Projetos Aline De Oliveira Rosa CCR Barcas Edes Fernandes CEDAE Diretor de Produção e Grandes Operações Ricardo Marcelo da Silva Centro de Informação e Emergência Coordenadors Ambientais Centro de Informação e Emergências Ambientais Luciama Climate Reality Project Jose Henrique Tenido COMLURB Atsushi Yamamoto Consulate-General Japan in Rio de Janeiro Consul-General Yusuke Mogi Consulate-General Japan in Rio de Janeiro Arthur Mello Controllab Ambiental Valdir Innocentini CPTEC Pesquisador do CPTEC Diego Vablas Defesa Civil Municipal de Niteroi Diretor de Minimilazao de desastres Dias DOW Lourenco Ravazzano Ecoboat Mauricio Oliveira Ecoboat Luiz Eduardo Pizzoti Empresa Olimpica Municipal Sustanability & Accessibility Manager Monica Dimasi EOM Jorge Peron FIRJAN Especialista em Meio Ambiente Maarten De Haan Holland Brazil Chamber of Commerce-RJ Managing Director Karine Tavares IAB Alfredo de Estevão Barros Leite IBAMA-RJ Analista Ambiental Carmen Lucanni INEA Fatima Lopes INEA Francisco Almeida INEA Leonardo Daemon INEA Samuel Muylaent INEA Chou Sin Chan INPE Dora Hees de Negreiros Instituto Baía de Guanabara Thereza Christina Fernandes Dias Instituto Baía de Guanabara Raphael Saraiva MLA + Achitecture, Planning and Consultancy Arquiteto Associado Custódio Da Silva MNCR-RJ Rodrigo Fernandes Moffatt & Nichol Tim Van Dooren More2Win Julia Mota Mota Advogados Adherbal Regis Pangea Antonio Pangea Andrea Gallo Xavier Petrobras Jane Mauro Petrobras Silvia Plastivida Julio Augusto De Castro Pellegrini Poocenano Diretor Glaucia Pos Graduada PUC-RIO Cristina Remann Ouveird Pref. Duque de Caxias - RJ Subsecretaria Ambiental Vasco Acioli Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Secretaria Especial de Concessões e PPPs Isabela Ledo Prefeitura Municipal de Niterói Coordenadora Programa Niterói de Bicicleta
Christina Fontoura prefeitura Rio International Relations Felipe Mandarino Prefeitura Rio/IPP Bruno Neele Prefeiture Rio Fred Schuurman Produquimica Marcelo Montenegro Proocenano Gerente Técnico Luiza Albuquerque PUC Mestranda Em Quimicia Julie Duffus Rio 2016 Gerente de Sustentabilidade
Tania Braga Rio 2016 Gerente Geral de Sustentabilidade, Acessibilidade e Legado
Amanda Goes Royal Haskoning Annelise Schmidt Royal Haskonng Jose Antonio Oliveiro de Jesus SEA
Beatriz Visconti Luz SEA/UEPSAM Consultor Walter Plácido SEA/UEPSAM Consultor Alane Ribeiro Secretaria de Estado da Casa Civil Sub-secretaria de Projetos Especiais Alexandre De Bonis Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente Coordenador de Recursos Hídricos Fabio Caldas Shell Brasil Petróleo Diretor de Assuntos Externos Reginaldo Mattos Goulart Sistema ECPR idealizador Alváro Lemos SMAR - Prefeitura Adauri Souza Superintendente Instituto Baia de Guanabara Leandro Greco UEPSAM assessor Rony Sutter UEPSAM Especialista em Sistema de Informacao Geografica Victor Zveibil UEPSAM Consultor Marcio B Santa Rosa UEPSAM/SEA/RJ Engenheiro Anelisa Silveine UFF Susana Vinton UFRJ Vincent Sweeney United Nations Environment Programme Ana Carolina Peixoto Deveza Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Graduanda em Engenharia Ambiental Paul Kriss World Bank Jean Francois Timmers WWF Superintendente de Políticas Públicas Jose Augusto Alentejamo WWF Paulo Sodré WWF Anna Berustad Saraiva Antonio Biselli Bruno Lobo Camila Pontual Assessora do Gabinhete do Prefeito Claudette Da Costa Dennis Van der Weijden Enio Borges Frederico da Fraga Lemos Schlumberger Water Services Juan Barros Marco Trinidade Maria Lucia Moraes Lehwing Pedro Alexanre Pequeno AOENERSA Polyana Albergaria Wolters Prachee Van Brandenburg Rehaton Ricardo Ades Ruth Wintersten Vinicius Pereira Fugimoto de Andrade estudante de engenharia ambiental
