Concepts for sustainable solid waste management

Target of the project was to provide short-term advisory inputs to support African countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Asian countries like India, Indonesia, Vietnam as well as regional initiatives to establish and develop further sustainable e-waste management systems. This included the following activities: - Support the promotion of sustainable e-waste strategies through regional institutions and networks in Africa and Asia - Advice to national partner institutions in 2-4 selected countries on e-waste initiatives - Ad-hoc advisory inputs to the sector project and knowledge management

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Status of project

End of project: 2020

Project manager

Project staff

Siddharth Prakash
Head of Subdivision Circular Economy & Global Value Chain / Senior Researchers Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Funded by

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)

Project partners

World Resources Forum (WRF)
Heat GmbH
DSS Sustainable Solutions Switzerland SA
United Nations University (UNU)
Pesticide Action Nexus Association, (PAN-Ethiopia)