“UN-Habitat supports cities to rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle your waste.”
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, The Executive Director, UN-Habitat
EVENTS
As a custodian agency of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicator 11.6.1, UN-Habitat developed the Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT), an assessment and monitoring methodology of the municipal solid waste management system of a city, based on SGD indicator 11.6.1. UN-Habitat is seeking technical partners for the tasks related to ACCP through the Expressions of Interest.
Deadline: 12 May 2024
Join ACCP
Any African city that is committed to ACCP key principles can join!
To join, a city official or representative is asked to submit a “letter of intent” addressed to the Executive Director of UN-Habitat through the following e-mail accp@un.org.
Joining African Clean Cities Platform does not imply any legal or financial obligations. A sample letter can be downloaded in different languages here.
ABOUT ACCP
ABOUT ACCP introduces the background of ACCP and the expansion of its network, as well as the challenges of waste management in Africa.
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES provides information on upcoming and past events including capacity development opportunities. Newsletters can also be found here.
ACCP KNOWLEDGE HUB
ACCP KNOWLEDGE HUB is a one-stop shop showcasing the solutions, good practices, guides, and other interesting materials.
SDG 11.6.1
Understanding the current status of municipal solid waste is the first step to improve waste management in your city. Measuring SDG indicator 11.6.1, ‘proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal solid waste generated, by city’ provides those key data and information.
