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E-waste Strategy Validation Workshop – 20 and 21 March 2023, Niamey, Niger

Participants to the October 2022 consultation workshop on the national e-waste strategy​

Background

ITU has been providing support to the Ministère de la Poste et des Nouvelles Technologies de l'Information to develop a national e-waste strategy. The strategy will be Niger's first comprehensive document focused on e-waste management. Like many other countries dealing with the e-waste challenge, Niger lacks a formal e-waste collection, transportation, and disposal system. The strategy aims to create a future regulatory framework, reduce the volume of e-waste requiring disposal, and adopt environmentally sound practices for the final disposal of e-waste.

Objectives

​The validation workshop will take place over two days, gathering a core group of relevant national and local stakeholders. The workshop objectives are as follows:

  • To validate a common vision and key objectives of the national e-waste strategy.
  • To present the key policy principles encompassed in the draft national e-waste strategy.
  • To validate a final draft of the national e-waste strategy to be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers.