The butterfly diagram provides a comprehensive framework for circularity across sectors. Using this model, the SMEP Programme has mapped its projects in Africa and South Asia, showcasing how organic and technical material loops complement each other.
Butterfly Diagram: Mapping the SMEP Programme’s projects onto circular economy processes Read More »
This study used empirical evidence from
projects in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Kenya which are part of the SMEP programme plastic portfolio, to analyse the role of their plastic recycling and upcycling systems and estimate reductions in human health impacts.
Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Human Health Read More »
In South Asia, the urgent need for affordable mobility has led to a rapid embrace of e-mobility, but often with regrettable technology choices like lead-acid batteries (LABs) used in electric 3-wheelers. This report explores the challenges associated with LABs as well as potential solutions to managing these in Bangladesh.
Battery Value Chains: The challenges for e-mobility in South Asia Read More »
The growing global issue of plastic waste can be offset by upcycling it into new and useful products. This article relays the lessons from the Plastic to Ghar upcycling project in Nepal.
Dirty, difficult and dangerous: Establishing a plastics waste upcycling system in Nepal Read More »
This study examines the challenge of improving water access to meet SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), while also reducing dependence on plastic-based water delivery systems, such as those using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sachets by considering the traditional technology of ceramic gravity filters.
Solutions in Traditional Knowledge: Gravity water filters Read More »
A global shift towards non-plastic materials holds significant potential to deliver economic opportunities for the developing world. A new database tracking international trade in non-plastic substitutes is now available on UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) online Data Hub.
Database for tracking international trade in non-plastic substitutes Read More »
Invented more than 160 years ago, lead-acid batteries, which are reliable and cheap, are still the most widely used rechargeable batteries despite containing toxic lead. The UNCTAD Weekly Tradecast looks at lead-acid batteries and why they remain so popular despite the world moving towards greener energy with UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Henrique Pacini.
Poisoned power: Why lead-acid batteries need a cleaner and greener alternative Read More »
For every banana or pineapple we eat, much of the plant is discarded during harvesting or processing. The UNCTAD Weekly Tradecast looks at how we can make sustainable fabrics and other materials recycled from agricultural waste with UN Trade and Development economist Henrique Pacini.
Fashion with a peel: How crop waste is making sustainable textiles and creating jobs Read More »
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