Birzeit University

Birzeit University | جامعة بيرزيت in #Palestine has conducted the first community awareness workshop Regarding the Circular Economy on Sunday, 7 November 2021 in Nablus, in the presence of 46 person of representatives of community institutions in the public, private and community sectors and CCI SMEs owners benefiting from the project.

 

All Participants in the opening noting the importance of the workshop in creating a bridge of cooperation between all community institutions, and the need for concerted efforts to raise awareness towards the circular and recycling economy and their importance in maintaining a safe, green and sustainable environment, and creating new jobs and sources of income through the recycling of solid waste and its use in the production of traditional and environmentally friendly craft and heritage products. As well as, they stressed the importance of such projects and their prominent role in preserving the environment and contributing to reducing the amount of solid waste and its safe and innovative use, and they were pleased with the achievement of the activities and achievements in the first and second years of the project, which reflect the extent of the effort, cooperation and coordination between the project leaders and local Palestinian partners for the success of the project -institutions, individuals and craftsmen-, and confirms the determination of all to benefit from the project.

 

Different valuable lectures and topics presentations were submitted and discussed such as the circular economy in terms of its reality and challenges in Palestine, the reality of traditional and handicraft industries - facts and challenges, concepts and principles of the circular economy, and role and impact of traditional and recycled craft industries on society and the local and national

economy.

 

At the end, an overview on the output and results of the SMEs training program were announced and discussed.

The INNOMED-UP is funded by the #EU under ENI CBC Med Programme to the support of the EU/Programme