Dr Amrita Kundu and Ms Michelle Wilson, who are leading funded projects under the SMEP programme, attended the 14th session of the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Commission in Geneva on the 25th April 2024. They provided insight into the scale, scope, and dynamics of illicit trade flows in solid waste
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A successful stakeholder workshop was held in Dhaka with key partners to discuss policy levers to address the. health impacts of used lead acid batteries, informed by the recently released policy review entitled, ‘Unified Policies, Healthier Journeys: Addressing the Used-Lead-Acid-Battery challenge in Bangladesh.”
Mananasi Fibre is a start-up based in Thika, Kenya that takes a “hands-on” approach to innovation. The company’s mission is to transform discarded pineapple leaves into textile-grade fibres, nutrient-rich compost and soil-enhancing products. Mananasi kicked off site implementation in July 2023 with the help of grant funding from the SMEP Programme. The focus has been on testing and refining the technologies,
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Representatives from SMEP and the Catchgreen project, recently traveled to Kenya to observe the piloting of their biodegradable compostable fishing nets used in a local Kenyan seaweed farming initiative as well as in a coral restoration project. Read more here about this remarkable collaboration.
A nexus of the Kenyan Blue Economy and the SMEP-funded Catchgreen project Read More »
This hybrid workshop, which took place on 17-18 August, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, was sponsored by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and co-organized by UNCTAD, the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), the Kenyan State Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the Tanners Association of Kenya (TAK).
1st Workshop on Eco-Tanning Processes in Kenya and the East African Region Read More »
SMEP funds new manufacturing pilot projects to address organic waste challenges, which involve repurposing waste as inputs for new value chains, as well as to test wastewater treatment technologies across a range of industrial sectors in Kenya.
SMEP funds pilots for circular and innovative technologies in Kenya Read More »
Starting in July 2022, the SMEP programme will launch a staggered set of open calls for innovative projects to reduce or eliminate waste and manufacturing pollution in target countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Projects should result in either proof of concept or a piloted solution, or both. A two-stage application process will be
Manufacturing Pollution Procurement Read More »
The tool helps governments and businesses understand how exports are hurting the local environment, so they can better align environmental, trade and industrial policies Every year, many developing countries export billions of dollars in manufactured products all over the world. Bangladesh, for example, exports jute yarn for the textile industry. For every ton of
Dashboard shows environmental impacts of exports from African and South Asian countries Read More »