The Circular Plastics Economy in Mozambique : Challenges and Opportunities
The World Bank Group developed the Mozambique problue program (MozAzul) to provide comprehensive technical assistance to the Government of Mozambique on the blue economy agenda. The objective of the MozAzul program is to strengthen the knowledge ba...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/925961645000224472/The-Circular-Plastics-Economy-in-Mozambique-Challenges-and-Opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37130 |
| Summary: | The World Bank Group developed the
Mozambique problue program (MozAzul) to provide
comprehensive technical assistance to the Government of
Mozambique on the blue economy agenda. The objective of the
MozAzul program is to strengthen the knowledge base on the
sustainable blue economy development in Mozambique, and
under pillar 2, specifically on marine litter. This study is
intended to inform the government’s upcoming national action
plan to combat marine litter as well as intensify engagement
with stakeholders, including innovators and around new
business models. It is mainly concerned with assessing the
circular economy opportunities in Mozambique as they relate
to marine plastics litter. The assignment forming the basis
of this study has set its parameters on the upstream
(pre-waste) opportunities for plastics circularity,
leveraging the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s ReSOLVE
framework to map out the various levers that organizations
may employ in their transition towards improved material
efficiency. The methodology leverages extensive desk
research, the collection of primary data through interviews
with relevant stakeholders located in Mozambique, and
interviews with key stakeholders who can provide insight on
the circular opportunities and existing business models
practiced in Mozambique. The methodology also leverages
real-time findings concurrently being developed by local and
international experts, and organizations conducting parallel
studies (i.e. IUCN). As of the writing of this report,
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to hamper
Mozambique’s economy and health sectors. As a result of the
ongoing pandemic, this report is decidedly both more
thorough in explaining the new concepts and approaches
leading to the explanation of circular economy opportunities
in Mozambique, and simultaneously less reliant on local
stakeholder interviews than initially intended. |
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