On 27 August 2025, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), as part of the GEF-funded and UNEP-led Global NIP Update project (GEF ID 10785) hosted a regional workshop on Mainstreaming Gender in National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention for project countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
This report summarizes a Europe-Asia-Africa regional workshop on integrating gender into Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plans, highlighting how gender influences chemical exposure and identifying practical ways to strengthen gender-responsive chemicals management in NIP updates.
This paper provides a technical and logistical primer on traceability mechanisms, with a focus on upstream mining in Africa – from extraction through transformation.
This report analyzes the EU battery supply chain, focusing on critical raw materials for lithium-ion batteries and the risks from concentrated supply sources.
On 10 July 2025, join SWITCH-Asia for a webinar on how the EU Circular Economy Act can strengthen EU-Asia value chains and accelerate the global shift to a circular economy.
This report details how digital product passports can unlock waste wood’s potential for a circular, climate-neutral Europe.