Publications

Hear from COPIP’s Environmental Expert, Joanes Odero, on how innovative waste management projects and a circular economy approach are helping to build resilience for people in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hear from COPIP’s Team Leader, Charles Reeve, about the waste problem in Sub-Saharan Africa and how the Clean Oceans Initiative and COPIP are helping tackle it.

The Clean Oceans Initiative identifies projects that fight plastic waste in rivers, seas and on land. The goal is to finance €4 billion in public and private sector projects by 2025. The publication provides an update on the initiative’s progress and outlines some of the projects approved so far.

The problem of plastic pollution Global production of plastics increased nearly 200 – fold between 1950 and 2015[1]. It is projected that the import of plastics in some African countries will double by 2030 and close to 165 million tonnes of plastics will reach their end of life in African countries in the next decade[2]. […]

Supporting transition from collection of mixed wastes to segregation of waste at source Uncollected waste piled on road reserves, residential and public areas are common incidences in the County of Mombasa.  However, the County Government of Mombasa (CGM) administration and residents are slowly coming to the realization that waste recovery through recycling is a good […]

An overview of the Clean Oceans Project Identification and Preparation (COPIP) Programme that includes information about beneficiary countries, promoters, contracting authority and mandate. The brief outlines the goals of the Clean Oceans Initiative, as well as the scope of COPIP.

An overview of the Clean Oceans Project Identification and Preparation (COPIP) Programme that includes information about beneficiary countries, promoters, contracting authority and mandate. The brief outlines the goals of the Clean Oceans Initiative, as well as the scope of COPIP.

An overview of the Clean Oceans Project Identification and Preparation (COPIP) Programme that includes information about beneficiary countries, promoters, contracting authority and mandate. The brief outlines the goals of the Clean Oceans Initiative, as well as the scope of COPIP.

A snapshot of waste disposal and treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the levels of plastic pollution in its waterways. This presentation gives an overview of the organisation’s mission and outlines how COPIP plans to tackle these issues.