Dashboard shows environmental impacts of exports from African and South Asian countries
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…
Research Seminar: Tackling Manufacturing Pollution in the South
The uptake of productive capacities by developing countries has delivered important economic and social gains. But as productive capacities increase, countries often incur various types of air, soil, and water pollution as a consequence of manufacturing in response…
New Fresh Produce Impact Hub to Find Innovative Solutions to Plastics Pollution
LAST WEEK, the UN Environment Assembly agreed on a new resolution on plastic pollution, which establishes a process towards a legally binding agreement by 2024. This is an opportunity for the private sector and governments to act firmly…
The FlipFlopi Project is Combating Marine Plastic in the Indian Ocean
Summary: The Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) Programme has provided funding towards critical solutions to address plastic waste through the Flipflopi Project. On the 19th February 2022, the project launched a baseline study to map the impacts…
UK Aid Partnering With UNCTAD To Tackle Plastics Pollution
UK Aid is providing up to £5 million for research and development on tackling plastics pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This is part of the five-year Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme (2019-2024), implemented in partnership with the United…
Report Maps Manufacturing Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
The study explores the environmental and resulting health impacts of pollutants generated by the manufacturing sector, often touted as a driver of economic growth. Manufacturing is often seen as a pathway to greater economic growth, as reflected…
Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme
