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Miriam Otoo

Senior Economist, The International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Miriam Otoo aims at understanding the linkages between agriculture and sanitation to enhance food security via the analysis of business opportunities in the waste reuse sector in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Her research focuses on rural-urban food systems, economics of carbon and nutrient recovery for agriculture, business modelling/ solutions for waste management and resource recovery and reuse in developing countries. She also leads the Resource Recovery and Reuse research group at IWMI, which has worked over 15 years in the interface of sanitation, waste, agriculture, health and environment.

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Tuesday 4 June at 14.00-15.30: The circular economy for water

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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