The motivation of the II ICES in 2021 was born from the desire to transform this event into itself, a result of a participatory action of its first edition. In its continuation, the ICES evolves in the reinforcement of its collective identity, becoming a process of many, passing through a new moment, which we are calling « WEAVING THE ICES 2021 ». Our meetings, which started since February 2021, weekly, every Friday. Throughout the process of organizing the II ICES, we are seeking to enhance our actions and our know-how.

The II ICES is a " place " for dialogue on the main global socio-environmental issues, and the challenges faced in the face of the global health crisis, seeking to present theoretical, conceptual, methodological and instrumental proposals for territorial development based on environmental sustainability. In this sense, in 2021, the II CIAS will have as its central theme: SANITATION OF CITIES AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CRISES, guided by the dialogue of its thematic axes.

We chose to use the term sanitation for the management of solid waste and effluents. Often, it is health crises that highlight the dangers of poor sanitation, when they are not the cause. These crises sometimes trigger a critical look at the reality experienced, which opens up to changes, which we can call collective intelligence.

The II ICES meets strategic issues at the international level such as sanitation, waste management and collective intelligence in the context of the Covid 19 pandemic. objective of knowing and integrating local solutions in different regions of the planet, respecting the needs and specificities of each location.

The II ICES will be an opportunity to compare the experiences of improvement, adaptation to the current health crisis but also to other older crises, with regard to sanitation (wastewater and solid waste management) and the opportunities they can bring.

Environmental management aims to adjust human activities so that there is no degradation of the ecosystem, seeking to preserve it, through joint actions between society and government. To minimize environmental damage, concepts, practices and techniques have emerged that can provide a balanced relationship between society and the environment, seeking to preserve natural resources and protect life in all its dimensions.

From the scientific, cultural and artistic works, they are presented on the theme, in panel sessions, oral communication, workshops and cultural presentations. We believe that fostering this dialogue enables the construction of responses and results of research and community actions developed, contributing to the process of environmental education, and social-environmental behavior, whose principle is the sustainability of life and its integration between theory and practice , where scientific knowledge and popular knowledge are part of an integrated and inclusive system and the participation of all social actors involved in the socio-environmental cause.

Proposal of the II ICES

The event should allow possibilities to:

1. Create an exchange of experience on the theme of sanitation, waste management and collective intelligence;
2. Strengthen and articulate an international knowledge network on the subject;
3. Create lines of investigation for research, cultural experiences and collective intelligence;
4. Integration between all social actors.

Participating audience:

Social actors (producers, inhabitants, consumers, traders, artisans, public managers, schools, universities, etc.), involved in the process of social and environmental construction, to recreate a different model that is effective and sustainable.

II ICES Format

The second edition of the ICES will take place in a virtual way with presentations of round tables, conferences, workshops, mini courses, working groups, artistic and musical presentations.