On 25 November 2020 11:00 (CET), the African Circular Economy Network and ICLEI Africa are organising an event on 'Realising opportunities for the Circular Economy in African Cities.'
Two organisations are facilitating the co-authoring of a discussion paper entitled "Circularity in Africa Cities". It is being drafted through a collaborative multi-stage, online, multi-author co-creative process. The objective of this Event is to receive feedback from stakeholders on the discussion paper and to engage interested parties in the drafting and publication process.
The aims of the Discussion Paper are to:
- Engage with a diverse set of actors working on resource productivity concepts across Africa
- Produce a collective document outlining the current considerations for approaching circularity in African cities
- Provide shared thought-leadership on circularity in African urban contexts that various parties can reference
- Highlight circular initiatives already underway in Africa cities that can be enhanced and replicated elsewhere
- Consider innovations from which inspiration can be derived and lesson learned
Following publication of the discussion paper, suggestions will be proposed for future research, advocacy, policy development, and community engagement.
Event Agenda:
- Key arguments from the discussion paper
- Short inputs from an African policymaker, entrepreneur and civil society
- Breakout groups by theme to provide feedback on the paper and identify gaps and areas for future research; themes identified so far include: food & agriculture, building & construction, water & sanitation, energy, waste, finance and governance.
- Plenary
- Next steps
- Introduction to Africa Circular and 5 regional virtual workshops in 2021