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LOCATION:Helsinki\, Finland
SUMMARY:Presentation of upcoming funding opportunities under the SMEP progr
 amme at World Circular Economy Forum 2019
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DESCRIPTION:​Many aspects of manufacturing pollution are connected to lim
 ited application of circularity principles in industry.  In the context o
 f the important public and private-sector participation at the World Circu
 lar Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki\, UNCTAD and DFID are organizing a brie
 f presentation on the research funding opportunities under the SMEP progra
 mme\, followed by interactive discussion.SMEP is an important instrument f
 or the global community to concretely tackle pollution sources in manufact
 uring sectors prevalent in developing countries\, which could improve with
  applied research. The side-session will stimulate debate to learn and col
 laborate on the design of research lines to tackle pollution rom low and m
 id-complexity industries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.The session 
 will connect policy makers\, researchers businesses and other parties with
  interest in both technology (“hard”) as well as policy (“soft”) s
 olutions to manufacturing pollution. In specific\, the session aims to:Rai
 se awareness about SMEP and its GBP 20 million endowment as an instrument 
 to use circularity approaches to tackle manufacturing pollution in key inc
 ome-generating\, job-creating economic sectors in developing countries.Sho
 wcase preliminary findings of the SMEP baseline assessment.Learn from audi
 ence experience in circularity-based solutions\, as well as other research
  initiatives\, as an input to the SMEP programme.Promote cooperation with 
 private companies working in the target regions\, in order to enhance the 
 impact of upcoming research calls in early 2020.BackgroundUK-DFID and UNCT
 AD have launched in 2018 the Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental P
 ollution (SMEP) programme. The programme is endowed with a GBP 20 million 
 contribution from DFID to support research aimed at tackling the issue of 
 manufacturing-related pollution in manufacturing sectors present in Sub-Sa
 haran Africa and South Asia. Especially\, the programme  aims to assist c
 ountries to improve the environmental and health impacts associated with m
 anufacturing pollution\, as well as improve economic efficiency of the tar
 geted industries. SMEP will run until 2023.The programme will also focus o
 n generating evidence and practical solutions to address the problem of pl
 astic pollution in the ocean\, an issue which has gained increased attenti
 on due to its adverse effects for the economy\, ecosystems and human healt
 h. A baseline assessment of critical areas is being undertaken by UNCTAD i
 n 2019\, and full calls for research will be published in early 2020.Photo
  credits: Henrique Pacini / Dionísio recicláveis.&lt\;p&gt\;​Many asp
 ects of manufacturing pollution are connected to limited application of ci
 rcularity principles in industry.&amp\;nbsp\; In the context of the import
 ant public and private-sector participation at the World Circular Economy 
 Forum 2019 in Helsinki\, UNCTAD and DFID are organizing a brief presentati
 on on the research funding opportunities under the SMEP programme\, follow
 ed by interactive discussion.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;SMEP is an important i
 nstrument for the global community to concretely tackle pollution sources 
 in manufacturing sectors prevalent in developing countries\, which could i
 mprove with applied research. The side-session will stimulate debate to le
 arn and collaborate on the design of research lines to tackle pollution ro
 m low and mid-complexity industries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The session will connect policy makers\, researchers
  businesses and other parties with interest in both technology (“hard”
 ) as well as policy (“soft”) solutions to manufacturing pollution. In 
 specific\, the session aims to:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li data-list-i
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 org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/presentation-upcoming-funding-opportunitie
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