ONLINE WORKSHOP: Circular economy policy and business solutions to e-waste challenges in Africa at WRF 21

The workshop aims to highlight opportunities for increasing circularity in Africa's e-waste value chain. Taking due consideration of the African Circular Economy Alliance prioritisation of the electronics industry (one of five Big Bets for circularity in Africa) and of the findings of the EU SWITCH Africa Green 'E-magin Ghana' project, the workshop will illustrate best practices, highlight learning opportunities (notably from partnerships between formal and informal e-waste management actors), and provide recommendations on attracting investment for e-waste recycling across Africa, including through effective e-waste policy design and implementation. The workshop will also build on EU circular economy experiences and policies in the electronics and ICT product value chains.

The workshop will discuss key challenges to improve e-waste management, like the formalization of informal Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), the establishment of collection mechanisms, the development of capacities, and the creation of circular economy awareness among the wide range of stakeholders in the e-waste business. Issues related to coordination among on-going e-waste management initiatives in Africa and replication of circular economy solutions across African countries will also be on the agenda.

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The event is organised by the EU SWITCH to Green Facility on behalf of the European Commission Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA), in collaboration with the Directorate General for Environment.

The workshop is part of the World Resource Forum 21 - a multi-stakeholder dialogue to put Earth’s resources at the heart of the global green transition. WRF 21 aims at providing the grounds for actors from policy, science, industry and civil society to come together and engage in an open and inspiring dialogue to discuss the most pressing challenges and co-create solutions for a prosperous future.