Curriculum
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Section 1 - Introduction to Circular Economy and Sustainability - (5 hours)
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1.1 - Introduction of the course
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1.2 - Sustainability: the three pillars (environment, society, economy)
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1.3 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
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1.4 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
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2.1 – What are the key elements of the economy?
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2.2 - What is a circular economy?
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2.3 – Which are the definitions and principles of a circular economy
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2.4 – How does circular economy contribute to the sustainability?
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2.5 - Useful documentations
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3.1 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding)
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3.2 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding) - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
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3.3 - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
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3.4 - When was the Concept of Circular Economy born? The international conferences (UN)
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4.1 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
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4.2 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
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4.3 - Samples: from global to local, from local to global
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4.4 - Global challenge (definition, figures)
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5.1 - Natural resources and material flows
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5.2 - Towards a circular economy
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5.3 - Material footprint and consumption
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5.4 - Material flow analysis
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Section 2 - An integrated approach to environmental economics - (3 hours)
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6.1 - What is environmental economics?
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6.3 – Decoupling economic growth process from resource intensive use
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6.4 - Current insecure employment and poor working conditions, poverty, and inequality
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7.1 - Circular Economy models new approaches on: Raw materials
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7.2 - Production
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7.3 - Consumption
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7.4 - Consumption
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7.5 - Useful documentations
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8.1 - Waste prevention and management sustainable models which are cored and driven by human empowerment
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8.2 - Industrial Resource efficiency
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8.3 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)
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8.4 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)
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Section 3 - Moving from linear to circular flow of resources - (2 hours)
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9.1 - Linear Economy
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9.2 - Linear Economy
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9.3 - From linear to circular supply chains
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9.4 - From linear to circular supply chains
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10.1 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
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10.2 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
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10.3 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods
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10.4 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods
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Section 4 - Principles and Strategies for Circular Economy - (2 hours)
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11.1 - Why current patterns of production and consumption (linear economy) cannot continue (effects of the climate and planet change)
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11.2 - Relations between economy and environment
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11.3 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
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11.4 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
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12.1 - Encouraging the re-use of materials
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12.2 - Empower consumers and public buyers
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12.3 - Make circularity work for people, regions, and cities
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12.4 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 1)
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12.5 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 2)
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Section 5 - Circular Economic Values - Sustainable Development Goals 2030/2050 and Africa We (you) Want by 2063 - (4 hours)
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13.1 - Sustainable Development Goals
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13.2 - Introduction on Agenda 2030
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13.3 - Introduction to European Green Deal 2050
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13.4.1 - Organisation
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13.4.2 - Organisation of African Unity - OAU
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13.4.3 - Introduction to Agenda 2063 – The Africa We Want
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14.1 - Definition of an indicator & SDG 4
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14.2 - SDG 5 with examples
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14.3 - SDG 7 with examples
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14.4 - SSDGs and the Circular Economy
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15.1 - Global goals in Africa & SDG 8
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15.2 - SDG 11 with examples
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15.3 - SDGs and circular economy
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15.4 - SDGs and circular economy
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15.5 – Useful documents
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16.1 – Video Lesson on SDGs
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16.2 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
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16.3 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
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16.4 – Video Lesson on Circular Economy and the food of future
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Section 6 - Economic Instruments for Solving Environmental Problems - first: agrifood - health and energy sectors - (3 hours)
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17.1 - Global population growth, urbanization, and the problem of access to healthy food, clean water, and energy - World population growth
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17.2 - Dangers of overpopulation and Access to resources
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17.3 - Urbanization: trends, causes, and effects
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17.4 - Economic instruments for solving environmental problems | Accounting methodologies and indicators
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18.1 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.2 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.3 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.4 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
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18.5 - Useful documents
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19.1.1 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
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19.1.2 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
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19.2.1 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
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19.2.2 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
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Section 7 - The importance of local community empowerment and rural developments in circular economics in Africa - (3 hours)
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20.1 - Introduction to the concept of empowerment
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20.2 - Gender empowerment to the concept of empowerment (gender and organization empowerment)
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20.3 - Example from Africa
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20.4 - Organization empowerment
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21.1 - Youth education
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21.2.1 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 1)
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21.2.2 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 2)
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21.3 - Doing smart business in Africa (some best practices - start-up, small scale farmers, young people...)
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21.4 - Conclusion
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21.5 - Useful documents
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22.1 - Work with Nature and communities / Cultural-based solutions (Best practices in Africa) - Introduction to Nature & communities
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22.2 - Community management of natural resources : examples from Africa
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22.3 - Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights
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22.4 - A special contribution to climate change
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22.5 – Useful documents
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Section 8 - Think globally - produce locally: Eco-innovation and Green Start-up - (3 hours)
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23.1 – Global value chain, using new technologies and digital platform
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23.2 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.3 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.4 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
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23.5 - Useful documents
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24.1.1 – Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
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24.1.2 – Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
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24.2.1 – Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
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24.2.2 – Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
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24.3 – Useful documents
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25.1 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.2 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.3 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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25.4 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
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Section 9 - How to design a Green Business model in micro level - examples of agriculture and food sectors - (4 hours)
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26.1 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
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26.2 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
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26.3 - SWOT analysis: general info
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26.4 - SWOT analysis: general info
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27.1 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.2 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.3 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
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27.4 - A case study: Tunisia project
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28.1 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.2 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.3 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.4 - Tools for environmentally products
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28.5 - Introduction on tools and methodologies
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29.1 - Case study - What is a project?
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29.2 - Case study - What is a project?
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29.3 - Case study - Project phases
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29.4 - Case study - Project cycle management
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Section 10 - Running a green start-up: think about sustainability - resources efficiency and waste management - (3 hours)
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30.1 - Introduction to biophysical resource management
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30.2 – hinking about sustainability
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30.3 – Recommendations – "Facts from Africa"
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30.4 – Recommendations – “Facts from Africa”
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30.5 - Useful documents
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31.1 - Waste damages
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31.2 - Waste integrated management (cycle)
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31.3 – Waste integrated management (cycle)
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31.4 - Waste prevention, reduction, reuse
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32.1 - Green energy and renewable resources
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32.2 - Green energy and renewable resources
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32.3 - Resilient Ecosystems
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32.4 - Some best practice examples
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32.5 – Useful documents
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Section 11 - Circular economy and the role of small stakeholders - local collaboration and district-based partnership - (4 hours)
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33.1 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
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33.2 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
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33.3 - PPP (public and private partnership)
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33.4 - PPP (public and private partnership)
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34.1 - The role of technology: industry, innovation and sustainable urban-industrial development
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34.2 - What is a partnership? When and why do you need a partnership? Stakeholder analysis?
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34.3 - Working with city stakeholders
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34.4 - SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
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35.1 – How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
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35.2 - How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
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35.3 - Role of policymakers
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35.4 - Role of policymakers
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36.1 - Introduction to circular economy for plastics
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36.2 - Upstream circular economy practices
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36.3 - Downstream circular economy practices
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36.4 - Towards a CE for plastics: driving factors & final conclusions
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Section 12 - Implementation of Circular Economy in IT - agri-food - packaging and fashion sectors - (2 hours)
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37.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.2.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.2.2 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
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37.3.1 - Food and packaging
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37.3.2 - Food and packaging
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37.4 - Disposable products Single use products
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38.1 - Organic waste – fertilizer
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38.2 - Textiles – second-hand market
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38.3 - Textiles – second-hand market
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38.4 - Educational activities
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38.5 - Conclucion
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Section 13 - Smart Consumers contribute positively to the environment - (2 hours)
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39.1 - The role of consumers in pollution
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39.2 - Influences on consumer behaviors
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39.3 - Environmental education
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39.4 - Best practices
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40.1 - The role of environmental associations
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40.2 - The role of environmental associations
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40.3 - Local best practices
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40.4 - Local best practices
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Useful documents
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Final Test
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34.4 - SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
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