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34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
4 Projects at a Glance: Burkina Faso - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in Burkina Faso include: Groupe De Recherche Et D’analyse Appliquées Pour Le Développement, Valorisation Des Déchets De La Filière Anacarde Comme Une Source D’énergie Renouvelable Pour Les Pmes Au Burkina Faso ... -
4 Projects at a Glance: Kenya - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Kenya projects include: Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry, Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment In Kenya, Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production Of Medicinal ... -
5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/Publicity, collection, ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: Mauritius - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in Mauritius include Greening the Mauritian Tourism Industry, A Model for Sustainable Production and Consumption Practices and Ecoentrepreneurship Development, Increase Capacity Building of The Fisher’s Community ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: South Africa - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in South Africa include Awareness Creation and Capacity Building on Eco Labelling for the Agricultural Sector, Promoting Eco-entrepreneurship In Africa, Meat Naturally Initiative: Embedding Sustainability in South ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: Uganda - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects from Uganda include Upscaling Generation, Commercialization and Utilization of Biomass Waste-based Green Energy Sources in Uganda, Demand-side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in ... -
Accelerating the transition to inclusive green economies and sustainable consumption and production patterns
(2016)Unsustainable and inefficient resource use has led to widespread environmental degradation, climate change, pollution, waste generation and resource scarcities – all of which have negative impacts on the health and well-being ... -
African Elephant Fund
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Building Climate Resilience in Lesotho with Early Warning Systems - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In 2011, the Government of Lesotho secured funding from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. A central approach of the ... -
Building Climate Resilience through Rehabilitated Watersheds, Forests and Adaptive Livelihoods
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Burkina Faso: Transformation des déchets ménagers en fertilez agricole (Transformation of household wastes into fertilizer) - SwitchAfrica Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Transforming Household Waste into Agricultural Fertilizers provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the ... -
Burkina Faso: Transformation des déchets ménagers en fertilez agricole [Transformation of Household Wastes into Fertilizers]
(2017)Hygiene and sanitation in urban areas is a struggle without respite because of the challenge of the continuous increase in urban dwellers. The increase in population is synonymous with increased household waste. These ... -
Cambodia: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2013-2019 - Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Rural Communities Living in Protected Areas of Cambodia
(2019)UN Environment is helping the Government of Cambodia to build climate adaptation near 5 community protected forests across the country. These areas are extremely vulnerable to climate change due to increasingly erratic ... -
Collaborating to Facilitate Investments and Shifts to a Green Economy that Can Improve Social Wellbeing and the Provision of Ecosystems Services in the Port Elizabeth Western Catchment Areas - South Africa
(2017)The project proposes to bring a wide variety of people in the Kouga and Krom catchments together to address the sustainable development challenges on the landscape and effect a shift to SCP and ecoentrepreneurship practices. ... -
Comoros: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2017-2022: Building Climate Resilience through Rehabilitated Watersheds, Forests and Adaptive Livelihoods
(2019)UN Environment is helping the government of the Union of Comoros to build climate resilience in 15 locations across three Comorian islands (5 in each). Families in these areas are facing severe water shortages due to ... -
Demand-Side Management of Energy Use in Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda through Promotion of Energy Efficiency Techniques and Practices
(2017)In Uganda, the demand for energy has increased significantly due to progress in economic growth and development, improved standards of living, growing populations and specifically increasing industrial growth. The manufacturing ... -
Demand-Side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Enterprises in Uganda through Promotion of Water Use Efficiency Techniques & Practices
(2017)The project targets to enhance water use efficiency and increase productivity in MSMEs in the manufacturing sector. Specifically to promote best practices to address water security and create awareness about water ... -
Developing Capacity Amongst Rodriguans to Adopt Green Businesses through Training to Key Stakeholders and the Development of a Green Business Guidebook
(2017)The main objective is to contribute in the transition of Rodrigues Island towards an inclusive green economy through minimising plastic waste. The action will create the perfect environment for small sustainable green ... -
Direitos da Criança e Meio Ambiente - Relatório do Relator Especial das Nações Unidas
(2019)Air pollution, water pollution and exposure to toxic substances, together with other types of environmental harm, cause 1.5 million deaths of children under the age of 5 every year, and contribute to disease, disability ...
