A Call for Tenders is issued by the SwitchMed programme
We are pleased to announce the launch of two tenders by SCP/RAC in relation to the SwitchMed programme. Deadline: 16th September.
Call for Consultants - Facilitating the Export of Sustainable Tourism Products in Lebanon
This tendering process aims to select a local expert who will provide technical assistance to facilitate the export of sustainable tourism products in Lebanon. Apply by September 10th 2019.
Call for Consultants - Facilitating the Export of Sustainable Tourism Products
The objective of this tendering process is to select a local expert who will provide technical assistance to facilitate the export of sustainable tourism products in Tunisia.
SwitchMed invited to the Finance for Nature Global Summit 2019 in Edinburgh, Scotland
Last 20-21 of May 2019, the SCP/RAC, implementing partner of the SwitchMed Access to Finance activities, was invited by UNDP to join the “FINANCE FOR NATURE GLOBAL SUMMIT�.
EU Med means business: Shaping the future of entrepreneurship in the South, 21-22 May 2019
This event, hosted by DG NEAR Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Brussels on 21-22 May with four parallel events taking place in Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco on 21 May, will provide a space for an open debate regarding the major challenges and obstacles for investment and entrepreneurship in the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood.
The next generation of entrepreneurs in Morocco switches to tap water!
Following the SwitchMed feasibility study on the collection and recycling of beverage packaging in Morocco conducted by SUNOV Engineering, this young consulting company takes one step further: To prevent beverage packaging waste. SwitchMed has renewed the support by facilitating the installation of water fountains and the distribution of reusable bottles in the National School of Mines of Rabat (ENSMR).
Innovative green competition for students with pioneering green business ideas
Are you a student from the Middle East and North Africa region with a great idea on how to address the environmental challenges of our time? If that is the case your innovative solution has the chance to win a prize and to attend and take part in the 4th UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.
Switcher of the Month
Our Switcher of the month in January 2019 is "STEPMOBILE" a moroccan based eco-friendly start-up offering a mobile wastewater treatment plant, handling run-off water on an ad-hoc basis for small and medium-sized businesses
Plastic Circular Economy in Tunisia: Good Practices and Networking
Within the framework of the EU funded-SwitchMed Program, UNIDO has organized a match-making event for the benefit of professionals in the plastics sector in Tunisia. The event took place on 18-19 December 2018 at the Novotel Tunis hotel, and served as a forum for exchange between Tunisian and foreign organizations around the theme of the circular economy of plastic.