How to foster awareness on significance of the food consumption and how to recognise the opportunities to promote sustainable food consumption in Asia? Topics to be discussed at the upcoming Sub-Regional Dialogue on Promoting Sustainable Food Consumption in Southeast and Northeast Asia. Discover how to join.
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The Book EU Grant Projects and Activities: Promoting SCP 2008-2024 (2nd Edition) is finally out!
The new book provides readers with practical knowledge and information about the vast number of EU SWITCH-Asia funded projects that have been implemented in Asia for over a decade, as well as insights about their impact in the region. Discover more.
Continue ReadingMissed the S2G lab debate at EDD 21? Catch the replay!
Circular economy is a key topic of our European green deal, which call for a global response to climate change and environmental degradation. The lab debate on Building new partnerships to globally support EU priorities on the circular economy explored how the circular economy helps SMEs not only to address environmental impacts but also to develop and contribute to decent jobs and the growth of their business.
Continue ReadingCircular Economy and Sustainable Lifestyles Course
Learn more on Circular Economy and Sustainable Lifestyles. An online course with the aim to disseminate and shape up knowledge and case studies of Sustainable Consumption and production (SCP), highlighting sustainable lifestyles and circular economy, and to promote uptake and advocate SCP policies of Asian countries, is now available. Discover more.
Continue ReadingGood Practice for Financing SCP Business Cases
What are enabling factors for financing SCP Business Cases? That was a research question of a team of experts that examined projects funded by the SWITCH-Asia Programme.Discover more
Continue ReadingDid you ever wonder about the consequences of your consumption habits?
Waste and plastics in a circular economy – the topic is featured in a new SWITCH-Asia video. Please watch.
Continue ReadingThe WeMed Award will open soon
Meet our speaker: SWITCH programmes at EDD
Our EDD session on 15 June showcases circular business models supported by the EU in partner countries through the SWITCH programmes. It highlights how SMEs develop and contribute to decent jobs while addressing environmental impacts.Meet our speakers.
Continue ReadingWay forward for cooperation on circular economy in fashion
On 7 June 2021 (12:00-15:00 CEST / UTC+2), the Italian G20 Presidency and the EU are organising an online workshop on Circular Fashion to inform discussions in the G20.
Continue ReadingJoin the European Development Days
Join the SWITCH project lab at the EDDs. The lab showcases circular business models supported by the EU in partner countries through the SWITCH programmes. It highlights how SMEs develop and contribute to decent jobs while addressing environmental impacts.
Continue ReadingJoin the #EUGreenWeek 2021 virtual conference, registrations are open!
Join four days of thought-provoking discussions on zero pollution. The public health, environmental, moral and socio-economic case for the EU to lead the global fight against pollution is today stronger than ever.
Continue ReadingReducing energy costs and respecting the environment through Bioclimatic Solutions in Kabul
In Kabul, 4,700 houses have been equipped with energy saving solutions contributing to saving 2054 metric ton of heating biomass fuel per year. These saving are only only achievement of the EU SWITCH-Asia project Kabul Green Homes. Discover more on impact and lessons learnt.
Continue ReadingInterested in projects on circular plastic packaging and textiles in developing countries?
A new call for expressions of interest for projects on circular plastic packaging and textiles in developing countries is now open. The call is part of the five-year “SWITCH to Circular Economy Value Chains” project, funded by the European Union. The project exemplifies the international development cooperation dimension of the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan.
Continue ReadingThe SWITCHERS support platform for green entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean region now online
Current digitalisation trends and COVID19 challenges are proving the potential of the e-learning and e-mentoring services. Discover the TheSwitchers.org web-platform, a learning and business development management system enabling interaction among entrepreneurs, business providers, mentors and financial institutions in the domain of Green and Circular Economy.
Continue ReadingCircular Economy TechnologyEU Green Deal, European Commisson, European Development Days, Green Economy, SCP, SWITCH Africa Green, SWITCH-Asia, SwitchMed, UNIDO
The EU funded SWITCH–Asia Regional Policy Advocacy Component (RPAC), in the partnership with UNEP and Tongji University, organized a visual prologue event to the 2021 Leadership Academy on “Circular Economy Technology. Discover the details.
How to Finance a Sustainable Ocean Recovery
The EU-funded guidance “Turning the Tide: How to finance a sustainable ocean recovery” provides a market-first practical toolkit for financial institutions to pivot their activities towards financing a sustainable blue economy. It outlines how to avoid and mitigate environmental and social risks and impacts, as well as highlighting opportunities.
Continue ReadingCircular Economy Country Case Studies
Countries across the world have started the journey towards a Circular Economy. A research on the support to the Circular Economy transition at country level, delivered insights in the country experiences of Colombia, Ecuador, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Uganda and Senegal.
Continue ReadingOnline Event: “Are We Building Back Better?”
Efforts to recover from the pandemic must take account of these crises or risk further shocks and take us farther from achieving Sustainable Development. Global leaders and international institutions will debate progress, explore openings, and attempt to answer some of the major questions following the COVID 19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingBuilding Back Better: A Greener Pathway to COVID Recovery in Africa
A webinar organised as part of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development discusses how industrialisation in Africa can be re-defined using a circular economy and life cycle approach.
Continue ReadingJoin Commissioner Sinkevicius on 22 February to launch the Global Alliance on Circular Economy
Bringing together governments and relevant networks and organisations, the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE) aims to provide a global impetus for initiatives related to the circular economy transition, resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production. GACERE is launched on Feb. 22nd. 2021. Get more information.
Continue ReadingSustainable Tourism facilitated by SWITCH Africa Green Interventions
Tourism is one of the key sectors driving social-economic development in Africa accounting for 8.5 per cent of GDP and 6.7 per cent of total employment in 2018. The new report presents an analysis and review of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the sustainable tourism sector.
Continue ReadingSWITCH Africa Green publishes sector report on organic agriculture
A released sector report lists impact of Switch Africa Green programme such as sixty-one per cent of the surveyed MSMEs recorded increased sales turnover as a direct result of the programme. Additionally, the implementation of SCP principles in the agriculture sector generated new business opportunities. Get more details.
Continue ReadingSWITCH-Asia promotes sustainable housing and building
The building and construction sector accounts for 38% of all energy-related CO2. The EU funded SWITCH-Asia programme addresses the challenge. 15 grant projects across Asia apply different strategies to green the sector. A released video highlights how sustainable housing can improve the quality of your life.
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Integrated Waste Management in Africa with Focus on Circularity – Sector Report from SWITCH Africa Green
The sector report shows that the implementation of the SWITCH Africa Green programme activities in the IWM sector has facilitated the uptake of SCP practices and patterns by MSMEs. 83 per cent of the surveyed enterprises reported improved business skills and 74 per cent recorded increased sales turnover. Get more details.
Continue ReadingSWITCH Africa Green reports impact on green manufacturing
The new sector report Green Manaufacturing in Africa presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the manufacturing sector. It covers the strategic interventions, results realised, challenges, lessons learnt and presents a set of recommendations.
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