An EU funded report by the Africa RISE and SWITCH to Green Facilities laid out steps towards a Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system in RWANDA. Discover more.
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“What gets into the market – must get out of the market”: key lessons from a EPR Pilot in Zambia
The pilot on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiative in Zambia delivered challenges encountered, and lessons learnt for implementing a Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for plastics on the ground. Get the details.
Green and Circular – Can it be Fair? Joining Forces for a Just Transition
The high-level side-event “Green and Circular – Can it be Fair?” puts circular economy on the agenda of the Summit of the Future. The transition from a linear to a circular economy requires a coordinated, systematic and coherent efforts to leverage systemic action across stakeholder groups. The event will discuss a way forward. Read more.
Circular Ukraine – WATCH the Replay
WATCH the Replay to explore practical applications of circular economy strategies in Ukraineand discover how integrating circular economy principles can mitigate construction waste, stimulate economic growth, and foster new opportunities in Ukraine. The recorded event was hosted by DG NEAR and Partners in the frame of the World Circular Economy Forum.
Circular Economy: EU's Domestic Experience
Circular Experience
Building on EU’s Domestic Experience in Green Economy
Best Practices (EN)
SWITCH to Green Services at a Glance
The SWITCH to Green Facility supports EU international partnerships of DG NEAR, DG International Partnerships and EU Delegations by providing technical assistance where good will or enthusiasm for innovation may be complemented by additional operational, knowledge or other capacities.
Technical Assistance
SWITCH to Green contributes to the identification and formulation of EU supported actions, both remotely and through in-country missions.
Quality Support
The Facility assists in steering, management, delivery, and M&E of on-going green economy actions. Support is delivered remotely and through in-country missions.
Capacity Development
The Facility delivers trainings and learning events to assist EU staff and international partners to promote a better understanding of the green economy
Communication and outreach
By making information on policy developments and impact available, the Facility supports communication on the green, notably circular economy transition.
Dialogue and Coordination
The Facility supports policy dialogue, and exchange across EU partner countries with events ranging from technical meetings to high-level policy debates.
Development of tools
On-demand, the Facility supports the creation of tailor-made tools that stimulate learning and streamlining of content among a diverse set of target groups.
Greening Cooperation across the Globe
The interactive map is conceived as a gateway providing information on Inclusive Green Economy-related activities (including their objectives, status, results, partners, funders and budgets) implemented with EU support. Each individual project or programme is linked to its related Sustainable Development Goal(s) SDG-and 10YFP programme, showing the concrete contribution of the EU to the sustainable consumption and production (SCP)-related objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
This visualization and analysis of project information contributes to empower understanding, insights, monitoring of green economy programming. Enhanced details spring from the map as you click on countries or search the data available. By displaying project data—such as sectors, themes, drivers for scaling up or beneficiaries – the map tells the interrelated stories about the progress of the transition to green, notably circular economy. Projects can be searched using keywords or using pre-set filters.
The projects displayed in the map promote partnerships with a large range of actors, including (i) the private sector, counting business associations and service providers, as well as MSMEs which form the main target group; (ii) NGOs, promoting participation in policy development processes and delivering support to MSMEs and (iii) International Organisations.
Circular Economy - Country Case Studies
EU external action policy also prioritises the circular economy transition at regional level: In Latin America and the Caribbean, circular practices reinforce trade and investment cooperation, including by diversifying and modernising economic models to make them fit for globalisation. In Asia and Central Asia, a circular shift contributes to human health and the quality of life, economic diversification, new business opportunities and economic growth. Case studies illustrate different strategies for the transitions.
