Projects launch event marks beginning of partnership between United Nations Environment Programme, Nusaned

Projects launch event marks beginning of partnership between United Nations Environment Programme, Nusaned

NNA – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Representative and Regional Director for West Asia, Mr. Sami Dimassi together with the President of Nusaned, Mrs. Ghaida Nawam signed an agreement to mark the start of their collaboration in implementing a series of pilot projects. The agreement falls within the SwitchMed II initiative, funded by the European Union, aiming to provide support mechanisms to countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean to switch to sustainable consumption and production patterns.

The series of projects launched today, will create green and circular local businesses, starting with restaurants by introducing sustainability, and environmental consciousness, wherein return it will add to their economic value. By designing an integrated Circular Economy model in the Mar Mikhael – Gemmayze neighborhood in Beirut, plastics will be diverged from landfills and food waste will be turned into compost. The projects will engage local communities to raise awareness and spark behavioral change by ensuring that waste is kept to a minimum and allowing the regeneration of natural systems.

This partnership will deliver a long-lasting impact whereby results are shared and encouraged to be replicated across Lebanon. In addition to the agreement, a Letter of Intent was signed in April 2022 by both entities to outline