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Circular economy in the Africa-EU cooperation
Country report for South Africa
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South Africa plays a leading role in promoting a green economy agenda on the African Continent. The well-established policy framework for a green economy strategy supports the country’s emergent shift to circular economy approaches. A green recovery post-Covid, that prioritises the Green Economy as one of the four sectors to assist with economic recovery, is envisioned, if not yet
institutionalised. The initial challenges faced concerning economic recovery in the wake of Covid-19 were focused on mitigating risks to livelihoods. However, as we navigate the economic recovery, National government is seeing the opportunity that the pandemic offers to pivot to a circular economy that is inclusive of economically marginalised population segments. In South Africa, waste management presents an unmissable opportunity. Ongoing prioritisation of the plastics industry (see Plastics Pact, Plastics Colloquium) highlight opportunities for a CE transition that builds on the already well-established recycling industry. Expanding on anchor industries, such as the recycling industry, can ease a circular economy shift. This could have particular value for marginalised communities, who stand to benefit from the jobs created and the businesses established from waste recycling. This is being enabled by the newly gazetted 2020 National Waste Management Strategy that provides government policy and strategic interventions for the waste sector and is aligned and responsive to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is also aligned and consistent with South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP): Vision 2030 is South Africa’s specific response to, and integration of the SDGs into the overall socio-economic development plans. The sectors identified as those with the most potential for CE and for EU-SA cooperation, are agriculture, plastics, mining and construction. The selection of these sectors is based on their relatively high contribution to GDP, an enabling national policy framework, and alignment with the EU’s circular economy action plan.
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Published:
2020-12-14
Corporate author(s):
adelphi
,
African circular economy network
,
Cambridge Econometrics
,
Directorate-General for Environment
(
European Commission
)
,
Tomorrow Matters Now
,
Trinomics
Personal author(s):
Potgieter, J.E
;
Hemkhaus, M
;
Van Hummelen, S
;
McGovern, M
;
Artola, I
;
Rajput, J
;
Ahlers, J
Themes:
Environment — Ecology
,
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
Subject:
Africa
,
circular economy
,
cooperation policy
,
economic consequence
,
green economy
,
job creation
,
North-South relations
,
plastics industry
,
report
,
South Africa
,
sustainable development
,
waste management
,
waste recycling
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ISSN
ISBN
978-92-76-26834-5
DOI
10.2779/242202
Catalogue number
KH-06-20-060-EN-N
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ISBN
978-92-76-26834-5
DOI
10.2779/242202
Catalogue number
KH-06-20-060-EN-N
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