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    • How Morocco is switching to a circular economy 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)
      In developing its National Framework Plan for Morocco, the country examined a number of strategic orientations, including the economic and behavioural changes needed for ecological transition, incentives for business and ...
    • How Lebanon is switching to a circular economy 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2023-11)
      Lebanon’s NAP process began with a thorough assessment of the state of SCP in the country, and a review of existing policies and actions in the industrial sector. A plan was developed for cleaner production in Lebanese ...
    • How Jordan is switching to a circular economy 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)
      SwitchMed supported the Ministry of Environment in bringing together more than 300 participants to workshops that supported the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in developing its NAP. Jordan decided as part of this process that ...
    • How Israel is Switching to a Circular Economy 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)
      In Israel, the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Economy conducted a year-long scoping process to gather information about what could be done, and what was being doing. SwitchMed supported a series of eight workshops ...
    • How Egypt is Switching to a Circular Economy: Building climate resilience and resource efficiency 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2023-11)
      Egypt’s NAP was based upon its 2013 Green Economy Scoping Study, which assessed the potential for a transition to a green and more sustainable economy. The NAP is considered a significant milestone on the road to integrating ...
    • How Algeria is Switching to a Circular Economy: Building climate resilience and resource efficiency 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)
      Algeria considers the SCP-NAP to be one of the implementation tools for its National Strategy for Environment and Sustainable Development, through which it hopes to achieve its goals under Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable ...
    • National Adaptation Planning: Emerging Lessons Learned from UNEP Projects - Policy Brief 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2023-10)
      This briefing note provides a snapshot summary of the early lessons learned from UNEP’s NAP project portfolio. Although the assessment focused on 6 of the 18 countries being supported, several key messages and design ...
    • Ecosystem-based Adaptation - Stakeholder Dialogue Report 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2023-04)
      Ecosystem-based adaptation is an approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help communities adapt to the impacts of climate change. For example, protecting coastal habitats like mangroves provides natural ...