The Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE) is an alliance of governments at global level, supported by stakeholders, willing to work together on and advocate for a global just circular economy transition and a more sustainable management of natural resources (material resources included), at the political level and in multilateral fora.

GACERE was launched in Nairobi in February 2021, in the margins of the first segment of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.1).

Bringing together governments and relevant networks and organizations, the Alliance aims to provide the global impetus for initiatives related to the circular economy transition, resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production, building on efforts being deployed internationally.

The working areas of the Alliance are listed below.

a) Advocate for a global just transition to a resource efficient and circular economy for a more equitable use of resources to achieve sustainable consumption and production, thus contributing to the Paris Agreement goals, halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and curbing pollution and waste.

b) Undertake a mapping of domestic policies, fiscal and regulatory frameworks on the sustainable management of natural resources, the circular economy transition and industrial symbiosis, building on relevant information. A particular focus would be on policies and regulatory frameworks that have proved successful in supporting just transition policies and practices contributing positively to sustainable human development and ensuring that no one is left behind.

c) Identify barriers, knowledge and governance gaps that hinder circular and just transitions, bottlenecks in decoupling economic growth from resource use, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions at the international and global level, and possible opportunities for making global value chains greener, more resource efficient and circular.

d) Identify research needs and possible global governance improvements that could help governments and stakeholders to address such barriers and bottlenecks, including concerning specific resources.

e) Take forward and support sectoral, bilateral and/or regional partnerships for the circular economy transition to disseminate best practices while making sure not duplicating efforts.

f) Facilitate more global conversations on the governance of natural resources and options to improve the current situation, including through the wider adoption of more resource efficient and circular approaches.

 

More information can be found in the GACERE concept note.