Enhancing the Circular Economy in Africa - Note by the Secretariat
| dc.conference.date | 11/11/2019 | en |
| dc.conference.place | Durban, South Africa | |
| dc.conference.title | African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Seventeenth Session | |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | |
| dc.contributor.organization | Africa Office | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-08T09:24:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-08T09:24:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | This note presents the key areas for transition to a circular economy, namely the policy and regulatory framework needed to support the circular economy; the green financing mechanism; and retooling and reskilling, awareness-raising and knowledge-sharing. It highlights opportunities for the circular economy in Africa and concludes by focusing attention on a number of potential areas for action, including scaling up existing circular economy practices; integrating the circular economy into national and regional development plans; information and knowledge management regarding the circular economy. Other areas of action include advancing political will; supporting access to affordable green financing and sustainable markets, with a particular focus on micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises. | en |
| dc.description.treaty | African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) | |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.unenvironment.org/amcen | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30677 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language | French | |
| dc.rights.accessLevel | Public | |
| dc.subject | sustainable consumption | |
| dc.subject | circular economy | |
| dc.subject | renewable resource | |
| dc.subject | Africa | |
| dc.subject.sdg | SDG 1 - No Poverty | |
| dc.subject.sdg | SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth | |
| dc.subject.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | |
| dc.title | Enhancing the Circular Economy in Africa - Note by the Secretariat | en |
| dc.title.alternative | Mise en valeur de l'économie circulaire en Afrique - Note du secrétariat [Exemplaire preliminaire] | |
| dc.type | Meeting resource | |
| wd.document.symbol | AMCEN/17/4 |