Sustainable Wealth for Guyana: Building Enabling Conditions for a Circular Economy Model of the town of Bartica.
Summary of the project.
| Project: Creating Sustainable Wealth for Guyana: Building Enabling Conditions for a Circular Economy Model of Bartica | |
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| Timeline of the Project (diagnostics and CE proposal) | January 2018-December 2018 |
| Next phase (implementation) | January 2019---in standby |
| Project Goal (proposed for post pandemic) | Transform the current linear gold mining industry into a circular value ecosystem to re-valuate waste (tailings) and residues of the operation (tires, metal scrap, plastics, etc.) from the mining industry into valuable goods, generating new economic support for the city of Bartica. |
| Led by | United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP); SWIT Group, and the city of Bartica. |
| Country and Region of implementation of this project/initiative | Bartica, British Guyana |
| United Nation SDGs covered in this project/initiative | SDG#8: Decent work and Economic growth for the community. Once implemented, the project will create sustainable economic profits through new startups. SDG#9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure. The design of the model promotes inclusive and sustainable industrialization. SDG#11: Sustainable Cities and Communities because the project will enable the reduction of waste in the city. Waste generated in the city will be given a new value. The goal of the project is to create economic profits through new entrepreneurships from the recycling of all residues from the gold industry. |
