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

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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 […]

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

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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

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

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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.

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Manufacturing pollution in Uganda and Kenya: Potential for private sector responses

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Adopting pollution control solutions is a complex challenge. Understanding the solutions that act as “horizontal improvers” across various industries is essential to effectively target public and private investments and improve pollution mitigation solutions in sectors that can yield the greatest benefits for the local environment and human health.

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