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Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme: A Circular Economy Experiment in the Global South

Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme: A circular economy experiment in the Global South The circular economy (CE) is a topic of growing interest, spurred by climate change and increasing recognition of the considerable costs of energy and materials waste, that reflect increasing stress on global environmental systems. Those costs range from physical landfill

The Role of Exports in Manufacturing Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

The Role of Exports in Manufacturing Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Towards a Better Trade-Environment Governance This report considers the role of exports in driving pollution in selected manufacturing sectors in four specific countries located in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and South Asia. The report aims to understand how the group of the SMEP

Manufacturing pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Implications for the environment, health and future work

Manufacturing pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Implications for the environment, health and future work A scoping study was commissioned by the SMEP programme at the inception of the initiative to lay the foundational base for understanding the consequences of environmental degradation caused by manufacturing industries in these two regions. Despite acknowledging limitations in

Manufacturing Pollution Synopsis Series 1: Country and Sector Priorities

SMEP contracted Global Alliance on Health and Pollution, in partnership with Sustainable World-Air Quality Asia to research Used Lead Acid Battery Manufacture in Bangladesh and Tanneries in Pakistan

Data dashboard: Visualising the environmental impacts of exports from African and South Asian countries

UNCTAD and Instituto 17 created an interactive dashboard which combines economic, trade and product life-cycle analysis, to provide governments and industry actors with key export pollution data for manufacturing sectors in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Summary of SMEP’s baseline report: South Asia

A concise visual summary of the SEI baseline report’s findings for South Asia (Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan) – with a specific focus on key industries, pollutant types, human health effects and pollutant pathways. High-level recommendations for possible intervention areas are included in the final factsheet.

The SMEP Programme’s Information Factsheet

A visual summary of the SMEP Programme’s focal manufacturing sectors and key pollutants arising from the SEI baseline report’s findings.

The Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Brochure

The SMEP programme aims to improve upon the existing knowledge of the environmental and health impacts of manufacturing across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and to develop solutions that address complex technical challenges in this area.

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