United Nations Environment Programme
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2021
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Regional E-waste Monitor for the Western Balkans
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19/11/2021 | Ongoing
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E-waste constitutes one of the fastest growing streams of physical waste in today’s global environment and athreat to sustainable development. Data and comparable overviews on e-waste are essential in all stages ofthe policy cycle, to evaluate developments over time, to elaborate national and international policies and tolimit e-waste generation, to prevent illegal dumping, to promote recycling, and to create jobs in the recyclingsectors. However, only a very limited number of countries collect internationally comparable e-waste statistics andcomparable overviews on e-waste management at the regional and national level. Within the framework ofthe Global E-waste Statistics Partnership, this project aims to make an assessment of e-waste statistics, e-waste management practices and the e-waste legislation landscape in the beneficiary countries to producethe Regional E-waste Monitor report for the Western Balkans. The project will be jointly implemented by UNEP Europe Office, UNEP Vienna Office and ITU, in close cooperation with UNITAR-SCYCLE1 and with the respective governments and statistical offices of the participating countries.
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Implementing the EPR Concept in Policies and Regulations for the Sound Management of E-waste – Circular Economy for Electronics, Part 4
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16/09/2021 | Closed
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ITU and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed an agreement to support Botswana, Dominican Republic, Namibia, Rwanda, Gambia and Uzbekistan in the application of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) principle for e-waste management – a commonly adopted policy approach. The cooperation focused on development of various normative documents, which provide clear guidance regarding issues such as policy development, enforcement, financing e-waste collection and recycling and effective EPR. The project reached many actors from the public and private sectors and from civil society. Ministries of ICT, ICT regulators, Ministries of Environment and environment agencies worked together, bringing along other arms of Government such as customs, industry and trade departments and municipalities.
The project involved producers of electrical and electronic equipment, collectors, and recyclers, from the different countries in various consultations on policy, strategy and regulation drafting. The reach was significant with 11 consultation workshops across the countries involved in the project. This resulted in over 300 individuals being involved in the consultation process on the respective policy documents in each country, in-person. The project has led to an increased understanding of mid-level management representatives in the participating public, private sector, and civil society sector organisations.
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Environment | Policy and Regulation
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2019
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Paving the way for Coordination and Collaboration on UN system-wide Support for E-waste Management
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12/07/2019 | Ongoing
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ITU, ILO, ITC, BRS Conventions, UN Environment, UN-Habitat, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNU, and WHO expressed their intent to collaborate with one another in the area of e-waste management, in line with the three dimensions – economic development, social inclusion and environment protection – of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will be done through various means such as the participation in the Issue Management Group on Tackling E-waste, organization of joint meetings and capacity building activities, co-financing and implementation of projects, and joint studies.
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2018
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Paving the way for Coordination and Collaboration on UN system-wide Support for E-waste Management
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25/04/2018 | Ongoing
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ITU, UNEP, UNU, UNIDO, SBC/SSC, UNITAR and ILO expressed their intent to collaborate with one another in the area of e-waste management, in line with the three dimensions – economic development, social inclusion and environment protection – of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will be done through various means such as the participation in the Issue Management Group on Tackling E-waste, organization of joint meetings and capacity building activities, co-financing and implementation of projects, and joint studies.
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“Growing levels of e-waste and its improper and unsafe treatment and disposal pose a significant risk to the environment and human health. They also present important challenges to sustainable development and to the achievement of the SDGs and concern all of us.” said Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General
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