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Title
Please provide a name for your action learning plan.
Second edition of the Green Entrepreneurship Week
Challenge statement
Challenge type: If you are working on multiple challenges, please indicate if this is your "big bet" or "exploratory" challenge.
Please note: we ask you to only submit a maximum of 3 challenges - 1x Big Bet, 2x Exploratory. Each challenge must be submitted individually.
EXPLORATORY
Challenge statement: What is your challenge? (Please answer in specific terms: "Our challenge is that...”.)
Our challenge is the significant issue of waste management in Algeria, as the country has been struggling for many years to effectively manage its waste due to a lack of resources and infrastructure.
Background: What is the history of your challenge? What is causing or driving it? Who is involved? How does the current situation look like? What undesired effects does it produce?
The waste generated in Algeria is a mixture of household, commercial, and industrial waste; it is estimated that the country produces approximately 10 million tons of waste annually. However, most of the waste is either burnt or disposed of in open dumpsites, causing severe environmental pollution and health risks.
Waste management in Algeria has been a significant issue for many years, with the country struggling to effectively manage its waste due to a lack of resources and infrastructure. To address the waste management challenges, the government has implemented several initiatives. These include promoting recycling and composting, constructing sanitary landfills, and encouraging public awareness on waste management practices. However, more efforts are needed to establish Algeria's robust and sustainable waste management system.
Green entrepreneurship Week brought together a multitude of actors, including the government, the private sector, civil society, and academia, to create momentum within the entrepreneurial and environmental ecosystem that will enable a transition to a green economy.
Quantitative evidence: What (official) data sources do you have on this challenge that better exemplifies the importance and urgency of this frontier challenge? You can add text, a link, or a picture.
Qualitative evidence: What weak signals have you recently spotted that characterizes its urgency? Please provide qualitative information that better exemplifies the importance and urgency of this frontier challenge. You can add text, a link, or a picture.
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Value proposition: What added value or unique value proposition is your Accelerator Lab bringing to solving this challenge? Why is it your Lab that needs to work on this challenge and not other actors within UNDP, other stakeholders in the country respectively? Why is it worth investing resources to this challenge?
The accelerator lab has powerful methods that enable various stakeholders in the ecosystem to collaborate and work together toward promoting green entrepreneurship. With its innovative methods, the accelerator lab brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other key players to identify new opportunities and develop practical solutions for addressing the challenges facing the environment. The lab brings together experts from diverse fields to share their knowledge, experiences, and best practices. By pooling their collective resources, the ecosystem generates new ideas and recommendations for starting new initiatives and projects that promote sustainable development.
In addition to its collaborative approach, the accelerator lab offers a range of practical tools and resources to support the country office portfolio. These tools include innovation challenges, mapping tools, designing, and others. By leveraging these resources, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders develop their skills and knowledge, build new partnerships, and access the resources they need.
Short “tweet” summary: We would like to tweet what you are working on, can you summarize your challenge in a maximum of 280 characters?
The Green Entrepreneurship Week aimed to show its support for green entrepreneurship through information, raising awareness, and support for the mechanisms for creating income and wealth-generating green activities in the waste management sector.
Partners
Who are your top 5 partners for this challenge? Please submit from MOST to LEAST important and state Name, Sector and a brief description of the (intended) collaboration.
Please state the name of the Parter:
Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy
What sector does our partner belong to?
Government (&related)
Please provide a brief description of the collaboration.
The Edge
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
Yes
Who are your top 5 partners for this challenge? Please submit from MOST to LEAST important and state Name, Sector and a brief description of the (intended) collaboration.
Please state the name of the Parter:
National Agency of Waste
What sector does our partner belong to?
Government (&related)
Please provide a brief description of the collaboration.
Technical support
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
Yes
Who are your top 5 partners for this challenge? Please submit from MOST to LEAST important and state Name, Sector and a brief description of the (intended) collaboration.
Please state the name of the Parter:
Global Entrepreneurship Week Algeria
What sector does our partner belong to?
Private Sector
Please provide a brief description of the collaboration.
Technical support
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
No
Who are your top 5 partners for this challenge? Please submit from MOST to LEAST important and state Name, Sector and a brief description of the (intended) collaboration.
Please state the name of the Parter:
Local communities
Local NGOs
What sector does our partner belong to?
Government (&related)
Please provide a brief description of the collaboration.
Technical support
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
No
Who are your top 5 partners for this challenge? Please submit from MOST to LEAST important and state Name, Sector and a brief description of the (intended) collaboration.
Please state the name of the Parter:
Universities and vocational training
What sector does our partner belong to?
Academia
Please provide a brief description of the collaboration.
Technical support
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
No
Learning questions
Learning question: What is your learning question for this challenge? What do you need to know or understand to work on your challenge statement?
One of the learning questions of this event is the importance of cross-sector collaboration. Waste management is a complex issue that involves various stakeholders such as governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizens. By working together, these different groups can leverage their strengths and resources to develop more effective waste management strategies and support green entrepreneurship.
Another potential learning outcome is the need for innovation and creativity in addressing waste management challenges. Traditional waste management methods may not be sufficient in addressing the growing problem of waste and pollution. Green entrepreneurship offers new opportunities for developing innovative solutions that can create value from waste materials while reducing environmental impact.
Participants in the event also learn about the importance of education and awareness-raising in promoting sustainable waste management practices. Educating citizens, businesses, and governments about the impact of waste on the environment and the benefits of green entrepreneurship, this help to a culture of sustainability that supports a transition to a more circular economy.
Finally, the event may highlight the need for policy and regulatory support for sustainable waste management and green entrepreneurship. Governments can play a critical role in creating incentives for businesses and entrepreneurs to adopt more sustainable practices and provide funding for research and development of new technologies and innovations.
To what stage(s) in the learning cycle does your learning question relate?
Sense, Explore, Test, Grow
Usage of methods: Relating to your choice above, how will you use your methods & tools for this learning question? What value do these add in answering your learning question?
The value of using design thinking and collective intelligence in our event is that they can help to foster a collaborative and inclusive approach to problem-solving. By working together, participants can develop more innovative and effective solutions that address the complex challenges of waste management and green entrepreneurship. Design thinking can help to generate a culture of experimentation and learning, while collective intelligence can help to leverage the collective knowledge and expertise of the group. In terms of answering our learning questions, design thinking, and collective intelligence can help to promote cross-sector collaboration, innovation and creativity, education and awareness-raising, and policy and regulatory support. By using these methods and tools, we can engage a diverse group of stakeholders, generate new ideas and solutions, and develop a shared vision and strategy for sustainable waste management and green entrepreneurship.
Existing data gaps: Relating to your choice above, what existing gaps in data or information do these new sources of data addressing? What value do these add in answering your learning question?
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Closing
Early leads to grow: Think about the possible grow phase for this challenge - who might benefit from your work on this challenge or who might be the champions in your country that you should inform or collaborate with early on to help you grow this challenge?
This event can provide a platform for exploring new areas of work related to waste management and green entrepreneurship. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, the event can facilitate discussions and collaborations that can help identify new opportunities for innovation and growth in the sector.
In addition, the event can help to federate the ecosystem by promoting cross-sector collaboration and knowledge-sharing. By engaging stakeholders from different sectors, such as government, business, academia, and civil society, the event can foster a sense of shared purpose and a collective commitment to addressing the challenges of waste management and promoting green entrepreneurship. This can lead to greater collaboration and coordination across the ecosystem, and help to build a stronger and more resilient waste management and green entrepreneurship sector.
Moreover, the event can also facilitate networking and partnership-building opportunities for the country office and stakeholders, which can further support federating the ecosystem. Participants can exchange ideas and expertise, and forge new partnerships and collaborations that can help to drive innovation and growth in the sector.
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7Affordable and clean energy
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure
11Sustainable cities and communities
12Responsible consumption and production
13Climate action
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