Presentation

Organizers:

Date:

April 11, 2024

Time:

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Fee:

Non-members: 20,- AWG
Members: 10,- AWG
UA PhD: 5,- AWG

Location:

University of Aruba, Room A

Aruba’s Food Footprint: A life cycle assessment

Presentation

Description

KIVI Kring Caribbean – Aruba invites you to an enlightening event featuring a distinguished PhD candidate from the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven Belgium) participating in the SISSTEM program at the University of Aruba. Join us for an insightful and interactive presentation on “The Environmental Impact of Aruba’s Food Consumption, using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)” which is a pivotal aspect of Amber’s groundbreaking research on food and sustainability.

This event provides a unique opportunity to understand the environmental implications of our food choices in Aruba. Ms. Amber van Veghel’s expertise and dedication to sustainability make this a must-attend for anyone passionate about the future of our island.

Under ‘Documenten’ you can find a short paper on the carbon footprint of Aruba’s vegetable imports, which will also be discussed during the presentation.

Presenter: Ms. Amber van Veghel

Amber van Veghel’s PhD research is performed within the SISSTEM program at the University of Aruba. SISSTEM focuses on Sustainable Island Solutions through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and is a collaboration between KU Leuven and the University of Aruba. Amber was born in Curacao and moved to Aruba in 2020. She is committed to making it easier for people and for organizations (in the Caribbean) to make more sustainable choices, especially in the field of food.

Amber’s statement is “Food is simply the tastiest way to mitigate climate change and other environmental issues”.

Amber obtained an MSc degree in Food Technology at Wageningen University & Research in 2017, after her BSc graduation at the same university in 2014. Since 2017 she has been active in the field of food and sustainability, which shaped her holistic view on sustainable and healthy food systems.

KIVI KRING Caribbean – Aruba invites all engineers and others interested to attend this presentation to get more insight in the most recent research on the CO2 footprint of food consumed on Aruba. This activity will take place at the University of Aruba in room A at Juancho Irausquin Plein 4, Oranjestad on Thursday April 11, 2024 at 7 to 8 p.m. followed by KIVI’s networking session from 8 – 9:00 p.m. while enjoying a drink and a snack. An entrance fee of 15 AWG florins is charged to KIVI members to cover the costs while non-members are charged 20 AWG fls. There is a free entrance for students at the University of Aruba while the entrance fee for the PhD candidates is 5 AWG fls. You can register via the KIVI website.

Register here