| dc.contributor | Africa Office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-08T09:24:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-08T09:24:02Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/30677 | |
| 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_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.unenvironment.org/amcen | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.language | French | |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION | en_US |
| dc.subject | CIRCULAR ECONOMY | en_US |
| dc.subject | RENEWABLE RESOURCES | en_US |
| dc.subject | AFRICA | en_US |
| dc.title | Enhancing the Circular Economy in Africa - Note by the Secretariat | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Mise en valeur de l'économie circulaire en Afrique - Note du secrétariat [Exemplaire preliminaire] | |
| wd.document.symbol | AMCEN/17/4 | en_US |
| wd.meeting.name | African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Seventeenth Session | en_US |
| wd.meeting.treaty | African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) | en_US |
| wd.meeting.startdate | 11/11/2019 | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 1 - No Poverty | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production | en_US |
