Euro-Med Weeks for Waste Reduction: and the winners are…

January 26, 2023
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25 actions developers expressed their interest and submitted their proposals for action in the Mediterranean. The 5 actions selected and to be implemented in 2023.

Winners will receive a voucher worth up to €2,900 to cover the costs of their proposed action, and will be offered the opportunity to attend the Dublin Circular Economy Hotspot 2023, in Dublin.

The Euro-Med Weeks for Waste Reduction is a raising-awareness campaign on waste prevention in the Mediterranean region, highly inspired by the consolidated experience and results of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR).

The campaign is led by 2 organizations with a solid network and expertise on circular economy and on the Mediterranean area: ACR+ and MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for SCP.Through this initiative, MedWaves called on NGOs/Civil Society Organizations, Educational Institutions, Public Entities based in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia to submit their proposals for action in terms of prevention and treatment of waste in the field of textiles.

This initiative will contribute to implement one of the measures of the set of regional measures to support green and circular business and strengthen the demand for sustainable product and services, developed by MedWaves under SwitchMed and adopted by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention at COP22.

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Countries covered:

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Palestine *
  • Syria *
  • Tunisia