Circular Economy as an Opportunity for Central Asia - Summary Report
PublicDisclosureAuthorized PublicDisclosureAuthorized PublicDisclosureAuthorized PublicDisclosureAuthorized CircularEconomyasanOpportunityforCentralAsia SummaryReport May2024 ©2024TheWorldBank 1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433Telephone:202-473-1000; Internet:www.worldbank.org AllRightsReserved ThisworkistheproductofthestaffofTheWorldBank,GlobalFactor,KPMG,theCentreforSustainableProductionandConsumptioninAlmaty,NazarbayevUniversity’sCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringDepartment,andGreenEdgeConsulting.Thefindings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisworkdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheWorldBank,itsBoardofExecutiveDirectors,orthegovernmentstheyrepresent. TheWorldBankdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracy,completeness,orcurrencyofthedataincludedinthisworkanddoesnotassumeresponsibilityforanyerrors,omissions,ordiscrepanciesintheinformation,orliabilitywithrespecttotheuseoforfailuretousetheinformation,methods,processes,orconclusionssetforth.Theboundaries,colors,denominations,andotherinformationshownonanymapinthisworkdonotimplyanyjudgmentonthepartoftheWorldBankconcerningthelegalstatusofanyterritoryortheendorsementoracceptanceofsuchboundaries. NothinghereinshallconstituteorbeconstruedorconsideredtobealimitationuponorwaiveroftheprivilegesandimmunitiesoftheWorldBank,allofwhicharespecificallyreserved. RightsandPermissions Thematerialinthisworkissubjecttocopyright.BecausetheWorldBankencouragesdisseminationofitsknowledge,thisworkmaybereproduced,inwholeorinpart,fornon-commercialpurposesaslongasfullattributiontothisworkisgiven. Pleasecitethisworkasfollows:WorldBank.2024.CircularEconomyasanOpportunityforCentralAsia.WashingtonDC:WorldBank. Anyqueriesonrightsandlicenses,includingsubsidiaryrights,shouldbeaddressedtoWorldBankPublications,TheWorldBankGroup,1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433,USA;fax:202-522-2625;e-mail:pubrights@worldbank.org. CircularEconomyasanOpportunityforCentralAsia SummaryReport May2024 Contents Acknowledgmentsii AbbreviationsandAcronymsiii 1.IntroductionandSummary1 2.CircularConstructionValueChains:TheCaseofKazakhstan4 3.CircularEconomyintheAgri-foodValueChain:TheCaseofUzbekistan9 4.CircularEconomyattheCityLevel:TheCaseofAlmaty14 5.ConclusionsandtheWayForward21 Figures Figure1:ConstructionSectorValueChainandItsStakeholders5 Figure2:BenefitsofCEAPImplementation7 Figure3:AgriculturalValueChainanditsPotentialStakeholders10 Figure4:FiveThrustAreasoftheCEAPfortheAgri-FoodSectorinUzbekistan10 Figure5:AlmatyWasteStreams14 Figure6:MethodologyforDefiningCEActions16 Figure7:ConstructionSectorValueChainandItsStakeholders16 Figure8:IndustrySectorValueChainanditsPotentialStakeholders17 Figure9:AgricultureSectorValueChainanditsPotentialStakeholders18 Tables Table1:CEPriorityProjectsinKazakhstan’sConstructionValueChain6 Table2:CEPriorityProjectsinUzbekistanAgri-FoodSector11 Table3:Projects/MeasuresIdentifiedintheCEAPfortheCityofAlmaty18 Acknowledgments ThisreportsummarizesthreeCircularEconomyActionPlans(CEAPs).TheCEAPfortheConstructionValueChaininKazakhstan,finalizedinJune2022,istheproductofacollaborativeeffortbytheWorldBank,GlobalFactor,andtheCentreforSustainableProductionandConsumptioninAlmaty.TheCEAPfortheAgri-FoodSectorinUzbekistan,finalizedinMarch2022,wasdevelopedjointlybytheWorldBankandKPMG.ThesetwoCEAPsweresupportedbytheKoreaGreenGrowthTrustFund.TheCEAPfortheCityofAlmaty,finalizedinApril2022,waspreparedbyacoreteamconsistingoftheWorldBank,GlobalFactor,NazarbayevUniversity’sCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringDepartment,andtheCentreforSustainableProductionandConsumptioninAlmaty.ItwassupportedbytheGlobalProgramonSustainability. ThisSummaryReportwasproducedbytheWorldBankandGreenEdgeConsultingunderthesupervisionofKirtanChandraSahoo(SeniorClimateChangeSpecialist,WorldBank).ThecorewritingteamconsistedofArnoBehrens(SeniorEnvironmentalEconomist,WorldBank)andRuslanZhechkov(GreenEdgeConsulting).AdditionalcontributionsweremadebyJiyounChristinaChang(EnvironmentalSpecialist,WorldBank),YelenaYakovleva(EnvironmentalAnalyst, WorldBank),andNodiraAkhmedkhodjaeva(EnvironmentalSpecialist,WorldBank).NigaraAbate(SeniorKnowledgeManagementandCommunicationsSpecialist,WorldBank)preparedthisreportforpublication. Theteamisgratefulforthesupportandinputprovidedbygovernment,regional,andmunicipalofficials;representativesfromtheprivatesector;thinktanksandacademia;andotherstakeholdersinCentralAsiawhocontributedtheirinsightsandtimeforthedevelopmentofthethreeCEAPs. Specialthanksalsogotothepeerreviewersfortheiradviceandcommentsthatenrichedtheanalysis.AvirtualreviewwaschairedbySanjaySrivastava(PracticeManager,Environment,NaturalResourcesandBlueEconomyforEuropeandCentralAsia,WorldBank)andthepeerreviewerswereQingWang(SeniorEnvironmentalSpecialist,WorldBank)andRiekoKubota(SeniorEnvironmentalEngineer,WorldBank).AdditionalcommentswerereceivedfromJaneOlgaEbinger(SectorLeader,WorldBank). TheteamwouldliketoexpressitsprofoundgratitudetoSanjaySrivastavaandKseniyaLvovsky(currentandformerPracticeManagers,Environment,NaturalResourcesandBlueEconomyforEuropeandCentralAsia
