30.1 - Introduction to biophysical resource management

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Section 1 - Introduction to Circular Economy and Sustainability - (5 hours)

1.1 - Introduction of the course
1.2 - Sustainability: the three pillars (environment, society, economy)
1.3 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
1.4 - How does circularity relate to sustainability?
2.1 - What are the key elements of the economy?
2.2 - What is a circular economy?
2.3 - Which are the definitions and principles of a circular economy
2.4 - How does circular economy contribute to the sustainability?
2 - Useful documentations
3.1 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding)
3.2 - The line (a human concept) and the circle (a natural proceeding) - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
3.3 - Historical timeline of circularity thinking
3.4 - When was the Concept of Circular Economy born? The international conferences (UN)
4.1 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
4.2 - Every action, a reaction, in any field: finance, industry, science, society.
4.3 - Samples: from global to local, from local to global
4.4 - Global challenge (definition, figures)
5.1 - Natural resources and material flows
5.2 - Towards a circular economy
5.3 - Material footprint and consumption
5.4 - Material flow analysis

Section 2 - An integrated approach to environmental economics - (3 hours)

6.1 - What is environmental economics?
6.2 - Keeping resource use within planetary boundaries
6.3 - Decoupling economic growth process from resource intensive use
6.4 - Current insecure employment and poor working conditions, poverty, and inequality
7.1 - Circular Economy models new approaches on: Raw materials
7.2 - Production
7.3 - Consumption
7.4 - Consumption
7 - Useful documentations
8.1 - Waste prevention and management sustainable models which are cored and driven by human empowerment
8.2 - Industrial Resource efficiency
8.3 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)
8.4 - Eco-innovation and facilitating access to green finance (its definition)

Section 3 - Moving from linear to circular flow of resources - (2 hours)

9.1 - Linear Economy
9.2 - Linear Economy
9.3 - From linear to circular supply chains
9.4 - From linear to circular supply chains
10.1 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
10.2 - Linear economy to circular economy - fossil, plastics, …
10.3 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods
10.4 - Green energies, recycling processes, saving water, reusing goods

Section 4 - Principles and Strategies for Circular Economy - (2 hours)

11.1 - Why current patterns of production and consumption (linear economy) cannot continue (effects of the climate and planet change)
11.2 - Relations between economy and environment
11.3 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
11.4 - Setting global standards in product sustainability, working conditions and environmental protection
12.1 - Encouraging the re-use of materials
12.2 - Empower consumers and public buyers
12.3 - Make circularity work for people, regions, and cities
12.4 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 1)
12.5 - Promoting competitive low-carbon economy (Part 2)
12 - Useful documents

Section 5 - Circular Economic Values, Sustainable Development Goals 2030/2050, and Africa We (you) Want by 2063 - (4 hours)

13.1 - Sustainable Development Goals
13.2 - Introduction on Agenda 2030
13.3 - Introduction to European Green Deal 2050
13.4.1 - Organisation
13.4.2 - Organisation of African Unity - OAU
13.4.3 - Introduction to Agenda 2063 – The Africa We Want
14.1 - Definition of an indicator & SDG 4
14.2 - SDG 5 with examples
14.3 - SDG 7 with examples
14.4 - SSDGs and the Circular Economy
14 - Useful documents
15.1 - Global goals in Africa & SDG 8
15.2 - SDG 11 with examples
15.3 - SDGs and circular economy
15.4 - SDGs and circular economy
15 - Useful documents
16.1 – Video Lesson on SDGs
16.2 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
16.3 – Video Lesson on Agenda 2063: The Africa we want
16.4 – Video Lesson on Circular Economy and the food of future

Section 6 - Economic Instruments for Solving Environmental Problems – first: agrifood, health and energy sectors - (3 hours)

17.1 - Global population growth, urbanization, and the problem of access to healthy food, clean water, and energy - World population growth
17.2 - Dangers of overpopulation and Access to resources
17.3 - Urbanization: trends, causes, and effects
17.4 - Economic instruments for solving environmental problems | Accounting methodologies and indicators
18.1 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
18.2 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
18.3 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
18.4 - Climate change and its socio-economic impacts
18 - Useful documents
19.1.1 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
19.1.2 - Land resources management and using renewable energy resources (best practices in Africa)
19.2.1 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
19.2.2 - Facilitating access to green finance by policy makers
19 - Useful documents

Section 7 - The importance of local community empowerment and rural developments in circular economics in Africa - (3 hours)

20.1 - Introduction to the concept of empowerment
20.2 - Gender empowerment to the concept of empowerment (gender and organization empowerment)
20.3 - Example from Africa
20.4 - Organization empowerment
21.1 - Youth education
21.2.1 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 1)
21.2.2 - Social integrations and rural developments (Part 2)
21.3 - Doing smart business in Africa (some best practices - start-up, small scale farmers, young people...)
21.4 - Conclusion
21 -Useful documents
22.1 - Work with Nature and communities / Cultural-based solutions (Best practices in Africa) - Introduction to Nature & communities
22.2 - Community management of natural resources : examples from Africa
22.3 - Re-thinking nature-based solutions: seeking transformative change through culture and rights
22.4 - A special contribution to climate change
22 - Useful documents

Section 8 - Think globally, produce locally: Eco-innovation and Green Start-up - (3 hours)

23.1 - Global value chain, using new technologies and digital platform
23.2 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
23.3 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
23.4 - Project cycle management introduction (how to start a project - principles)
23 - Useful documents
24.1 - Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
24.1.1 - Eco-innovation (digital platforms)
24.2 - Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
24.2.1 - Role and recommendations for policy makers in promoting community initiatives, funds, co-working, etc.
24 - Useful documents
25.1 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
25.2 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
25.3 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)
25.4 - Green Jobs (explanation and best practices)

Section 9 - How to design a Green Business model in micro level – examples of agriculture and food sectors - (4 hours)

26.1 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
26.2 - Parameters, indexes and metrics in Circular models
26.3 - SWOT analysis: general info
26.4 - SWOT analysis: general info
27.1 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
27.2 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
27.3 - Some examples on project impact and measurements
27.4 - A case study: Tunisia project
28.1 - Tools for environmentally products
28.2 - Tools for environmentally products
28.3 - Tools for environmentally products
28.4 - Tools for environmentally products
28.5 - Introduction on tools and methodologies
29.1 - Case study - What is a project?
29.2 - Case study - What is a project?
29.3 - Case study - Project phases
29.4 - Case study - Project cycle management

Section 10 - Running a green start-up: think about sustainability, resources efficiency and waste management - (3 hours)

30.1 - Introduction to biophysical resource management
30.2 - hinking about sustainability
30.3 - Land and biodiversity - “ Facts from Africa”
30.4 - Recommendations - “ Facts from Africa”
30 - Useful documents
31.1 - Waste damages
31.2 - Waste integrated management (cycle)
31.3 – Waste integrated management (cycle)
31.4 - Waste prevention, reduction, reuse
32.1 - Green energy and renewable resources
32.2 - Green energy and renewable resources
32.3 - Resilient Ecosystems
32.4 - Some best practice examples
32 - Useful documents

Section 11 - Circular economy and the role of small stakeholders, local collaboration, and district-based partnership - (4 hours)

33.1 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
33.2 - Partnership (introduction, what it is ….)
33.3 - PPP (public and private partnership)
33.4 - PPP (public and private partnership)
34.1 - The role of technology: industry, innovation and sustainable urban-industrial development
34.2 - What is a partnership? When and why do you need a partnership? Stakeholder analysis?
34.3 - Working with city stakeholders
34.4 - SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
35.1 - How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
35.2 - How to contact stakeholders for your business idea
35.3 - Role of policymakers
35.4 - Role of policymakers
36.1 - Introduction to circular economy for plastics
36.2 - Upstream circular economy practices
36.3 - Downstream circular economy practices
36.4 - Towards a CE for plastics: driving factors & final conclusions

Section 12 - Implementation of Circular Economy in IT, agri-food, packaging and fashion sectors - (2 hours)

37.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
37.2.1 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
37.2.2 - Electronic equipment / the right of repairing
37.3.1 - Food and packaging
37.3.2 - Food and packaging
37.4 - Disposable products Single use products
38.1 - Organic waste – fertilizer
38.2 - Textiles – second-hand market
38.3 - Textiles – second-hand market
38.4 - Educational activities
38.5 - Conclusion

Section 13 - Smart Consumers contribute positively to the environment - (2 hours)

39.1 - The role of consumers in pollution
39.2 - Influences on consumer behaviors
39.3 - Environmental education
39.4 - Best practices
40.1 - The role of environmental associations
40.2 - The role of environmental associations
40.3 - Local best practices
40.4 - Local best practices

Useful documents

Documents
Documents for lessons 9_10_11_38_40

Final Test

Final test to get the certificate

30.1 - Introduction to biophysical resource management

Lesson content locked

If you're already enrolled, you'll need to login.

Enroll in Course to Unlock