SwitchMed is excited to announce the launch of the WeMed Awards, a flagship initiative of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development, now in its fourth edition. This year, our focus is on celebrating the success stories of sustainable businesses in the Blue Economy Sector across the Southern Mediterranean Region. Discover more.
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Participants from the SwitchMed industry pilot projects in Morocco, exchanged on important lessons learnt from global projects on the circular economy, along with attendees from the EU-funded SWITCH2CE project and DG INTPA. Discover more.
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The Switch:COLAB wides the circle of the Circular Economy discourse, and listens to different perspectives and experiences from a brand, the supplier level and governing institutions. Discover what potential they see for CE strategies on a global level, also bringing in perspectives from emerging economies.
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The increasing importance of the circular economy will have a significant impact on the shape of jobs and competencies. Circular mindsets and skills must be addressed directly in the classroom, and this requires an investment in resources such as suitable training equipment, teacher training, resource libraries, and more. HOW? Find out at our event at EU Green Week. Learn how to register.
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What are the implications of EU circular policies on producers and exporters in developing countries. Watch the replay of our session at @WCEF2022 on policy, trade, and finance context for the #plastics and #textile #industry in developing markets towards a #CircularEconomy.
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How can circular strategies reduce emissions and carbon-neutral alternatives in key value-chains for the Mediterranean economy? Join the discussion to explore crucial cross-border and cross-sectoral partnerships needed to action system changes in food, construction and plastics.
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How can our consumption contribute to climate change mitigation? This question is at heart of this side-event at #COP27. Aiming at systemic transitions, the event explores demand-side and behavior change mitigation pathways.
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This side event at the COP 27 event will show-case the role of circular economy approaches in curbing emissions along the food value-chain providing successful examples funded by the EU though its SWITCH regional programmes. Get more information.
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On 6-18 November 2022, Egypt is hosting the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. The EU set an ambitious roadmap towards a climate-neutral circular economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. What role do food systems play in climate change mitigation? For more information, join us at our Side Event at COP 27.
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SwitchMed is excited to announce that the programme’s flagship event will take place on 9-10 November in Rimini (Italy). It will be the first in-person edition of the second phase of the SwitchMed programme. SwitchMed Connect is gathering Mediterranean stakeholders to build synergies, exchange knowledge, and scale up eco and social innovations. Find out how to register.
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For this second edition, the WeMed Award, organized by MedWaves and Texfor, will shed light on the textile and clothing sectors. The WeMed Award is a flagship initiative of the UNEP/MAP Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development.
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SwitchMed Connect is finally back! The 2021 edition of this long-awaited event will take place on 19-20 October, both in Barcelona and online as this year, due to the pandemic context, its format will be hybrid. More information to come, stay tuned!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If you want to support the creation of an enabling environment for green and circular economy businesses in the #Mediterranean, then share your inputs on the recommendations for policymakers by taking part in an online survey at bit.ly/36vOJ3Y.
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A series of factsheets illustrates progress made to develop and implement National Action Plans on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).
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