1. Africa Institute Initiatives on E Waste
A collaborative vehicle for the implementation of the MEAs
Basel Convention Regional Centre for Anglophone Africa
Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Anglophone Africa
Dr T. Letsela
Executive Director
Pretoria
1st May 2013
GENEVA

2. The Africa Institute Region
Angola
Gambia
Liberia
Namibia
Sierra Leone
Uganda
Botswana
Ghana
Malawi
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
Eritrea
Kenya
Mauritius
Rwanda
Swaziland
Zimbabwe 23
Ethiopia
Lesotho
Mozambique
Seychelles
Tanzania

3. The E Waste Initiative
The E Waste has been identified as a growing challenge for the region
Three assessment studies were initiated in 3 countries
Namibia
Lesotho
South Africa 3

4. The E Waste Initiative Duplication in other countries Lessons learned
Assessments
Pilot project
Lessons learned
Duplication in other countries 4

5. The E Waste Initiative Pilot project Industry communities
Government
Regional centre 5

6. The E Waste Initiative Key Factors Cross border cooperation Policies
Collection
Dismantling
Packaging
Transportation
Recycling
Key Factors
Cross border cooperation
Policies
Legislation
Basel domestication
Basel enforcement 6

7. The E Waste Initiative
The Africa Institute is also organizing the E waste workshop before the end of the year
The key talking points of the workshop
Take back
Extended producer responsibility
Cross border cooperation
Recycling
Green jobs 7

8. The E Waste Initiative
The regional centres once empowered can add a lot of value to the process
They work with the countries
They can talk to industry
They can talk to NGOs
They can talk to civil society
They can become a trustworthy middleman!
To achieve this, they need a lot of friends! 8

9. Thank you for your attention
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