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Tourism is a key driver in poverty reduction through job creation, generation of foreign earnings and provision of livelihoods to a significant proportion of the population in Uganda. Tourism has, in the recent past, doubled with the contribution to the economy estimated at 9 per cent of GDP with up to 23.5 per cent of the foreign exchange earnings. 

The SWITCH Africa Green regional meeting on sustainable tourism was held on 29 and 30 October 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting was a platform for discussion on the economic viability of enterprises in the sustainable tourism sector that had improved livelihoods, generated income and created jobs while preserving the environment.

This impact sheet on 'Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment in Kenya (SUS-TOUR)' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices in their business. operations.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the manufacturing sector focusing on the participating countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. It covers the strategic interventions, results realised, cross cutting thematic issues notably energy, water, eco-innovation, labels and standards, sustainable trade and markets, challenges, lessons learnt and presents a set of recommendations.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the integrated waste management (IWM) sector focusing on the participating countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. It covers the strategic interventions in the waste sector notably municipal solid waste management, e-waste management, waste to energy (e.g. biogas production and briquette production), as well as industrial symbiosis (IS).

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the agriculture sector focusing on the participating countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the tourism sector focusing on the participating countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. It covers the strategic interventions on sustainable tourism such as sustainable consumption and production patterns in hotels, promoting community based tourism (CBT) practices and promoting inclusive business and eco entrepreneurship in the tourism industry (ecotourism).

This impact sheet on ‘Greening the Mauritian Tourism Industry’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

Through the SWITCH Africa Green programme, implementing countries identified four priority sectors for support in green business development – agriculture, integrated waste management, manufacturing and tourism. The beneficiary MSMEs were supported to green their processes resulting in cleaner and safer environment, as well as economic and social benefits.

The SWITCH Africa Green Implementation Plan developed for Burkina Faso identifies the actions to be implemented to address challenges of promoting green business development. The process of developing the implementation plan involved reviewing the policy framework of the country and its implications in promoting sustainable practices among micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises.

Kenya developed the SWITCH Africa Green Policy Implementation Plan which describes in depth policies, laws and regulations, and identies implementation gaps and strategies. The implementation plan responds to policy needs to build and scale up green growth initiatives in the agriculture, manufacturing and tourism sectors through adoption of sustainable consumption and production practices.

This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in Ghana. The selected priority areas for Ghana are Manufacturing, Integrated Waste Management and Tourism.

This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in BUrkina Faso. The selected priority areas for Burkina Faso are Manufacturing, Integrated Waste Management and Tourism.

This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in Kenya. The priority sectors in Kenya are Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism.

This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in Uganda. The selected priority areas for Uganda are Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism.

This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in Mauritius. The selected priority areas for Mauritius are Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism.

Implementation of the ‘SWITCH Africa Green” programme in Uganda started in 2015, with technical support from UNEP and funding support from the European Union.

The aim of this programme is to support private sector led inclusive green growth by providing capacity for both policy makers and private sector actors to advocate for Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) practices in agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. The priority areas are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism and Integrated Waste Management.

The objective of this toolkit is to engage Community Based Tour Operators, Tour Operators and county officials in the development of marketing strategies that can help bringing CBT-developed products and services to the market. The toolkit completes the training on business modelling and innovation development developed by SUS-TOUR partners and builds up on the concepts and tools already introduced in the training workbook.

The SWITCH Africa Green Country Implementation Plan details the findings of the policy support component for the Republic of Mauritius, including Rodrigues, with regard to the identified priority sectors namely: Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Tourism, with Energy, Water, Eco Innovation, Eco Labelling and Sustainable Trade as crosscutting issues.