51. 工发组织为由全球环境基金供资、数额为 700 万美元的加纳塑料部门循环经济项目争取到了超过 8 000 万美元的共同融资。在日本的资助下，工发组织在埃及、肯尼亚和尼日利亚开展了塑料价值链研究，确定推动塑料循环经济时的差距和需求。在南非，工发组织帮助制定了一项行动计划，推动在本地生产塑料的可持续替代品。在全球一级，工发组织和中欧大学为来自 20 个非洲国家的学员举办了关于“绿色工业化：实现包容及可持续工业发展的途径”的暑期课程。
51. UNIDO secured more than $80 million in co-financing for a $7 million Global Environment Facility-funded project on a circular economy for the plastic sector in Ghana. With funding from Japan, UNIDO conducted plastic value chain studies in Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria to identify gaps and needs for promoting a circular economy for plastics. In South Africa, UNIDO helped to develop an action plan to promote the local production of sustainable alternatives to plastic. At the global level, UNIDO and the Central European University organized a summer course on “Green industrialization: pathways towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development” for participants from 20 African countries.