The African 10 Year Framework Programme (10YFP) - UNEP

The African 10 Year Framework Programme (10YFP) on Sustainable Consumption and Production
While recognizing the importance of putting the required effort on the above
tracks, this project attaches particular attention to the promotion of a
fundamental shift through the production of EDPs based on renewable
resources. The project shall be initially implemented in five selected African
countries and will later be expanded to other African countries based on the
experience to be gained from the first phase.
Objectives
The main objective of this initiative is to promote the sustainable consumption
and production of plastics in Africa that would contribute to the improved
well-being of the people in the region on a sustainable basis. The specific
objectives are:
Results
• To provide technical support that would enable African countries to
develop and implement a comprehensive plastic waste management
strategy based on the relevant experience from within and outside
the region.
• To foster partnership with transnational companies, financing
institutions and industry associations in the context of the UN-Global
Compact Initiative and having the purpose of facilitating the transfer
of technologies for the production of ‘Environmentally degradable
plastics’ (EDPs) within the region.
• To promote the establishment of industrial units that produce
‘Environmentally degradable plastics’ (EDPs) within the region with
the multiple purpose of contributing to poverty reduction,
environmental protection and socio-economic developments within.
• To promote environmentally responsible behavior amongst
consumers through public awareness programs and dissemination
of information.
• Five national strategies on sustainable consumption and production
of plastics shall be developed based on the relevant experiences from
within and outside the region for subsequent adoption by African
countries.
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