Africa Institute Initiatives on E Waste A collaborative vehicle for the implementation of the MEAs Basel Convention Regional Centre for Anglophone Africa Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Anglophone Africa Dr T. Letsela Executive Director Pretoria 1st May 2013 GENEVA

The Africa Institute Region Angola Gambia Liberia Namibia Sierra Leone Uganda Botswana Ghana Malawi Nigeria South Africa Zambia Eritrea Kenya Mauritius Rwanda Swaziland Zimbabwe 23 Ethiopia Lesotho Mozambique Seychelles Tanzania

The E Waste Initiative The E Waste has been identified as a growing challenge for the region Three assessment studies were initiated in 3 countries Namibia Lesotho South Africa 3

The E Waste Initiative Duplication in other countries Lessons learned Assessments Pilot project Lessons learned Duplication in other countries 4

The E Waste Initiative Pilot project Industry communities Government Regional centre 5

The E Waste Initiative Key Factors Cross border cooperation Policies Collection Dismantling Packaging Transportation Recycling Key Factors Cross border cooperation Policies Legislation Basel domestication Basel enforcement 6

The E Waste Initiative The Africa Institute is also organizing the E waste workshop before the end of the year The key talking points of the workshop Take back Extended producer responsibility Cross border cooperation Recycling Green jobs 7

The E Waste Initiative The regional centres once empowered can add a lot of value to the process They work with the countries They can talk to industry They can talk to NGOs They can talk to civil society They can become a trustworthy middleman! To achieve this, they need a lot of friends! 8

Thank you for your attention www.africainstitute.info tletsela@environment.gov.za +27 12 310 3627 11/15/2018 9