Celebrating women’s contributions to a healthy Mediterranean

Under the auspices of UNEP/MAP, the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention adopted in 2016 a Sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan for the Mediterranean region.The UNEP/MAP’s Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC)provides support to Contracting Parties in its implementation, including through the Switchmed programme.

Switchmed is an initiative aiming to scale up social and eco-innovations in the Mediterranean through training to green business entrepreneurs and advocacy for a policy and regulatory framework conducive to innovation. The programme is implemented through a collaboration among UNEP/MAP – through SCP/RAC –, UNEP Economy Division and the EU (DG NEAR). Read more.