Progress report for
Global Partnership on Waste Management (GPWM)
Achievement at a glance
Since launching the GPWM which originally started with the six thematic areas (1: Waste and Climate Change; 2: Waste Agricultural Biomass; 3: Integrated Solid Waste Management; 4: E-waste Management; 5: Marine Litter; and 6: Waste Minimization), two more thematic areas (6: Hazardous Waste Management; and 6: Metal Recycling) were introduced to the GPWM.Next Steps
The GPWM website will be upgraded to the kNOwWaste Platform of UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC). The IETC "KNOwWaste" Platform supports the exchange of information, knowledge, practices and experiences among countries, regions and cities, empowering their capacity to manage waste related matters. On the "kNOwWaste" it will be possible to consult experts and other users that might be facing similar issues or that have may have a solution to propose.Beneficiaries
 International agencies, Governments, businesses, academia, local authorities, and nongovernmental organizations.