National Policy Dialogue: Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Republic of Mauritius

The SWITCH Africa Green project is developed and funded by the European Union. It was launched in 2014 with 7 African pilot countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, and Uganda). The SWITCH Africa Green is designed to support African countries engaged in the transition to an Inclusive Green Economy (IGE), and promote a shift to sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns, that together contribute to poverty eradication and sustainable development in the region. The specific objective of the project is to support the development of green businesses and eco-entrepreneurship and use of SCP practices by having in place (i) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and business service providers that are better equipped to seize opportunities for green business development (ii) Better-informed public and private consumers (iii) Enabling conditions in the form of clear policies, sound regulatory frameworks, incentive structures, tax, other fiscal and market-based instruments influencing key sectors.