, Circular Economy Coalition launched for Latin America and the Caribbean, TheCircularEconomy.com

Circular Economy Coalition launched for Latin America and the Caribbean

ByThe Circular Economy Team

, Circular Economy Coalition launched for Latin America and the Caribbean, TheCircularEconomy.comA new initiative to support Latin America and the Caribbean in the transition to a circular economy as part of the COVID-19 recovery was launched today.

The Regional Coalition on Circular Economy was announced during a virtual side event at the XXII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of the region, hosted by Barbados and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

The Coalition will support access to financing by governments and the private sector, with special emphasis on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in order to promote resource mobilization for innovation and the implementation of specific projects in the region.

Coordinated by UNEP, the Coalition will be led by a steering committee composed of four high-level government representatives on a rotating basis, starting with Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Perú for the 2021-2022 period.

Read the full article at: www.unep.org

, Circular Economy Coalition launched for Latin America and the Caribbean, TheCircularEconomy.com

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