Aissa Rechlin

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Aissa Rechlin

Dr. rer. nat. (Geosciences)

Co-Coordinator Resource Conservation & Circular Economy
Senior Fellow

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Dr Aissa Rechlin is a Senior Fellow with a background in geosciences working on resource conservation at Ecologic Institute. Her work focuses on resource use and efficiency in the circular economy, environmental governance and transformation processes. She works in English, German and Spanish.

Dr Aissa Rechlin is leading several projects, including two UBA-funded projects on the topics of 'Resource efficiency and natural resources in an international context' and 'Analysis and evaluation of certification systems for recycled plastics'.  In the first project, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) are being supported in the evaluation of current studies by international organisations, in particular the UN International Resource Panel. In the second project, a comprehensive research, analysis and evaluation of certification systems for recycled plastics is being carried out to enable a simple and quick comparison. Additionally, Dr Rechlin is leading the project 'Conception and planning of digital solutions to promote sustainable consumption for a circular economy' to help shape consumption patterns in a sustainable and future-oriented way and to promote the closing of economic cycles. Dr Rechlin is also responsible for Ecologic Institute's contribution to the TransIS project 'Sustainable development of infrastructures in regions undergoing structural change'. This project is investigating in the Rhenish, Central German and Lusatian mining areas which impulses an infrastructure design orientated towards sustainability criteria and innovative networking of regional infrastructures can provide for a socio-ecological structural change for sustainable regional development.

Prior to joining Ecologic Institute, Dr Rechlin gained experience as a project coordinator and team leader at Projekt-Consult GmbH (2015-2022). The company specialises in consulting projects on responsible mining and sourcing of minerals worldwide. She has also worked as a technology transfer consultant at the Technische Universität Berlin (2013-2014) and the Universität Hamburg (2015), and as a researcher at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam (2007-2012).

Dr. Aissa Rechlin holds a PhD in Geosciences from the Freie Universität Berlin and a Diploma (equal to master's degree) in Geology-Paleontology from Universität Hamburg.

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Recent content by Aissa Rechlin

Event:Workshop
 
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The BMUV is organising a stakeholder dialogue to find digital solutions together with experts from research and practice and to further develop concepts that facilitate sustainable and circular consumption decisions in everyday life. Against this backdrop, the kick-off event will take place in Berlin on 13 November 2024.

Digital Solutions for Sustainable Consume

Kick-off event of the stakeholder dialogue


Berlin, Germany

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Project
 
Digital technologies have the potential to close economic loops, reduce CO2-emissions and increase resource efficiency. However, the possibilities of digitalisation for shaping a comprehensive circular economy are far from exhausted. This research project investigates how digital solutions can support consumers in aligning their consumption with sustainable and circular criteria.

Conceptualising and Planning Digital Solutions to Promote Sustainable Consumption for a Circular Economy

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Publication:Report
 
cover of the UBA report "Ressourceneffizienz und natürliche Ressourcen im internationalen Kontext. Entwicklungslinien der Ressourcenpolitik mit Schwerpunkt auf Ressourcenschonung und Ressourceneffizienz"
This report analyzes documents and formats focusing on resource efficiency, resource conservation and the circular economy at the German, European and international level. It outlines significant developments and expected trends in resource policy and identifies research needs. Given the rapid increase in global resource use, driven by population growth and economic expansion, the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economy is a key challenge. This need is reinforced by various global crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and increasing resource dependency. The report emphasizes that innovative and effective policies are needed at both national and international levels to promote and implement this transition.

Ressourceneffizienz und natürliche Ressourcen im internationalen Kontext

Entwicklungslinien der Ressourcenpolitik mit Schwerpunkt auf Ressourcenschonung und Ressourceneffizienz

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the 'TEXTE' series report number 17/2024 titled 'Transformation regionaler Infrastrukturen für einen sozial-ökologischen Strukturwandel', translating to 'Transformation of regional infrastructures for a socio-ecological structural change'. The report provides conceptual approaches to structural change and challenges for socio-ecological transformations in three lignite mining regions. The authors from various German research institutions are listed.
This report analyzes the challenges and opportunities arising from the phase-out of coal in Germany, with a specific focus on the three major coalfields: the Central German, Rhenish and Lusatian coalfields. It offers a detailed insight into the challenges and strategic approaches and emphasizes the need to develop regional infrastructures in a targeted and sustainable manner in order to meet the economic, social and ecological challenges of the three major German coalfields. Innovative technical solutions and a stronger integration of different infrastructure sectors can support the transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a sustainable and resilient regional development.

Transformation regionaler Infrastrukturen für einen sozial-ökologischen Strukturwandel

Konzeptionelle Ansätze des Strukturwandels und Herausforderungen

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Project
 
The goal of the research project is a feasibility study on the introduction of environmental information and classification system for pharmaceuticals in Germany. The results of this feasibility study will include not only an assessment of the organizational or legal viability but also the development of a comprehensive concept for the successful integration into the daily professional practices of doctors and pharmacists in Germany.

Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an Environmental Information and Classification System for Pharmaceuticals in Germany

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Event:Digital Event
 
The online expert dialogue "Circular diversity: creative solutions to promote the re-use of second-hand goods" took place on 10 October 2023, organized by Ecologic Institute for the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transportation, Climate Action and the Environment (SenMVKU). The aim of this event was to present the variety of existing creative approaches to promote the re-use of second-hand goods.

Circular Diversity: Creative solutions to promote the re-use of second-hand goods – Re-use Berlin


online

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Event:Discussion
 
Ecologic Institute hosts Rwandan Delegation
Ecologic Institute recently hosted a delegation of Rwandan stakeholders consisting of government officials, scientists, and members of civil society. The event, organized by the Development, Climate, and Events teams and supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aimed to expand Ecologic Institute's international networks and increase the reach of their research results.

International Networks and Collaboration on Climate Research


Berlin, Germany

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Project
 
In this research and dialogue project on behalf of the Climate Neutrality Foundation, Ecologic Institute analyzes the complex landscape of Germany's bilateral and plurilateral partnerships in the fields of energy, climate and raw materials, with a focus on partnerships with countries of the Global South.

Germany's Partnerships for Energy, Climate, Resources and Development

How to make their work more transformative towards climate neutrality

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