Thank you for attending the online version of the SIDS-led Solutions for E-waste Under the ISLANDS Programme: Addressing Structural Barriers.
Please find below all the online sources and links shared in the session chat.
🌱The ISLANDS Programme is managed by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)
GGKP brings partners together, share knowledge, and support the transition towards a more inclusive green economy.
👉Learn more about GGKP: https://www.greengrowthknowledge.org/
🌍 Learn more about ISLANDS:
ISLANDS Forum +: https://www.gefislands.org/node/445860
Subscribe to the ISLANDS newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/dcc0de66c89f/islands-newsletter-subscription
Join the main ISLANDS online community: https://thegreenforum.org/group/222/stream
Join the E-waste community hosted by ISLANDS: https://thegreenforum.org/group/181/stream
Explore ISLANDS knowledge in the Learn Library: https://www.gefislands.org/gef-learn
Section 1: From Data Gaps to Policy Pathways: Scoping Studies as the Foundation of SIDS E-waste Systems
1. The ISLANDS Indian Ocean Project sets the scene:
👉 Read more about the ISLANDS Indian Ocean https://www.gefislands.org/gef-search?keyword=+Seychelles+EPR&validid=1782475006876
Learn more about the Extended Producer Responsibility - Implications on Small Island Developing States (SIDS): A Guideline for implementation of EPR in SIDS to fight increasing plastic marine litter
2. E-waste initiatives in the ISLANDS Caribbean Project
🔗 Have a look at the Caribbean countries’ work in E-waste - https://www.gefislands.org/case-studies/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-e-waste-assessment-report-republic-trinidad
3. Global initiatives that can support SIDS on this path to circular economy solutions.
👉 Learn about E-waste using the ITU’s specialized introductory course:
đź”— https://www.gefislands.org/course/introduction-e-waste-policy
Section 2: Extending Product Lifetimes in Small Markets: Circular Solutions from SIDS
4. The WEEE Experience in the Seychelles
See the Seychelles WEEE App, available on Google Store, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cliff.weeeseychelles&pcampaignid=web_share
Section 3: Strengthening Control of Transboundary Flows: Lessons from Customs Training in Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius
👉Read more about how customs play a critical role in preventing illegal or harmful chemical flows:
đź”—Customs First Line of Defence Against Chemical Pollution: https://www.gefislands.org/blog/indian-ocean-customs-first-line-defence-against-chemical-pollution
Closing remarks from the BRS Secretariat:
BRS Conventions
https://www.brsmeas.org/Home/tabid/10038/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Learn more about E-waste from the BRS Secretariat’s MOOC.
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