Study on Circular Economy in Tunisia How can Tunisia successfully transition to a circular economy? The objective of this study is to promote the understanding of the circular economy in Tunisia by (i) establishing the state of play of the circular economy in Tunisia; (ii) identifying the opportunities, issues and socio-economic challenges that the circular…
Circular Economy Action Plan and Roadmap in Ghana How can Ghana successfully transition to a circular economy? Ghana is considered one of the leading start-up and entrepreneurial ecosystems and circular economy initiatives are rapidly on the rise. Ghana has generally led the implementation of policy instruments that support greener economic development across Africa and these…
Trade Processes for Waste and Recyclables Trade development is one of the drivers for economic growth and contributes to the advancement of several sustainable development goals. This project focuses on trade in waste as valuable resource. Diverting waste away from dumpsites and landfills towards reuse, recycling and recovery, could inject an additional US$8 billion every…
Market Study for South Africa: Circularity in the Plastics Value Chain – Opportunities and Barriers How can South Africa successfully transition to a circular economy for plastics? South Africa has a large mining sector, including considerable coal, which is the feedstock for the majority of energy supply in the country, and the largest source of…
Sector Report Circular Economy Senegal How can Senegal successfully transition to a circular economy? Senegal has decided to adopt a new development model to speed up development designed to sustainably raise growth potential, as well as drive creativity and private initiative. The biggest challenges of Senegal are currently focused on waste management and plastics. Solutions…
Identification and dissemination of technologies and practices for the transition to a circular economy in Côte d’Ivoire How can Côte d’Ivoire successfully transition to a circular economy? Rapid population growth in in Côte d’Ivoire, combined with rapid urbanisation, is leading to high consumption of natural resources and a significant increase in waste. Waste management is…
Development of a Detailed and Costed Action Plan for Implementing Circular Economy in Rwanda How can Rwanda successfully transition to a circular economy? Rwanda is facing growing challenges of managing wastes and natural resource depletion. In addition to economic growth, accounting for population growth and changing urban-rural profiles, it is also projected that waste generation…
Circular Economy in Africa-EU cooperation How can EU-Africa cooperation programmes and partnerships be fostered to promote the transition to a circular economy? There are a lot on interdependencies between Europe and Africa. The African continent is the EU’s fourth trading partner when it comes to export and the third when it comes to exports. The…
