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This Synthesis Report is based on an 18-month project, Greening China’s Financial System, carried out by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Finance Research Institute (FRI), Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council, in association with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, and with support from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute. The aim is to develop specific proposals for greening China’s financial system, based on an analysis of current practice in China and an exchange of experience with international experts.

This Exploratory Report on the Green Economy (ERGE) Green Economy Assessment Study - Senegal was created under the Green Economy Initiative launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2008. It aims to enable Senegal to seize the opportunities offered by the green economy.

This paper elaborates on the issues posed by electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), the scale of its use, destinations for the transboundary trade flow in e-waste, risks to workers, labor and employment issues, chemicals of concern (OSH) aspects, and the legal framework. It takes a systems analysis approach to the problem, explores solutions, and suggests possible pathways for International Labour Organization (ILO) intervention.

This policy brief contains key findings and recommendations for improvements in existing collection and recycling systems for plastic waste from households and other municipal waste sources, a project within the Nordic Prime Ministers’ initiative, The Nordic Region – leading in green growth. It is one of six Nordic projects focusing on resource efficient recycling of plastic and textile waste.

This report was commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and written by Green Budget Germany. Its  objective is to present an analysis of economic instruments in use in selected OECD and Latin American countries in the areas of waste prevention and integrated municipal and commercial waste management. Economic instruments identified in the countries of the case sample are: municipal waste charges, landfill taxes, landfill permit trading schemes, deposit-refund schemes and Advanced Recycling Fees.