SMEP Resources
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
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
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
Manufacturing Pollution Synopsis Series 1: Country and Sector Priorities
As part of the SMEP prioritisation work for East Africa, Teifa IQ undertook a Country Review of Manufacturing and Pollution in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania as well as a prioritisation of industries for intervention, using a set of agreed qualitative economic,
environmental and social criteria.
Manufacturing Pollution Synopsis Series 1: Uptake of pollution mitigating technologies
SMEP engaged Open Capital Advisors (OCA) to identify private-sector-generated pollution mitigation solutions that have the potential to scale and realise pollution abatement impact in Kenya and Uganda’s manufacturing sector.
Manufacturing Pollution Synopsis Series 1: Country and Sector Priorities
As part of the SMEP prioritisation work for South Asia, Pure Earth presented high-priority interventions/solutions to reduce environmental impacts and human health exposure from lead contamination from the Tanneries and Used Lead-Acid Batteries (ULAB) sectors in Bangladesh.
