Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

Circular Economy

How the Ghana Clean-up Project is supporting SMEP’s Social Value Model through tackling plastic pollution

SMEP-funded projects strive to leave no one behind and to facilitate decent work environments (SDG 8) by implementing various interventions, including activities that benefit the entire value chain and support SMEP’s social value model. This feature showcases activities from one SMEP grantee, the Ghana Clean-up Project, that align with SMEP’s social value model by tackling plastic pollution.

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The SMEP Programme: Highlighting the socio-economic impact of grant spending in underserved geographies

Investing in donor grant spending in underserved geographies can significantly transform marginalised areas by stimulating local finance flows and local economic opportunities. We highlight two of the SMEP-funded projects which are designed to provide opportunities to those communities in difficult-to-reach areas and marginalised groups.

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Illicit Trade in Waste: Bridging the Gaps between Policy and Practice

Dr Amrita Kundu and Ms Michelle Wilson, who are leading funded projects under the SMEP programme, attended the 14th session of the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Commission in Geneva on the 25th April 2024. They provided insight into the scale, scope, and dynamics of illicit trade flows in solid waste

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The Electric Three-Wheeler Sector in Bangladesh: Regulating for Growth, Preventing Lead Pollution, and Unlocking Green Investment

A successful stakeholder workshop was held in Dhaka with key partners to discuss policy levers to address the. health impacts of used lead acid batteries, informed by the recently released policy review entitled, ‘Unified Policies, Healthier Journeys: Addressing the Used-Lead-Acid-Battery challenge in Bangladesh.”

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