The OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions supports cities and regions in their transition towards a circular economy through multi-level dialogues to identify challenges and opportunities; peer-to-peer learning and key indicators for decision making and evaluation of the circular economy strategies.

Following a global survey and stakeholder policy dialogues in a range of case study cities and regions, on Wednesday 4^th November, at a side event of the 2020 Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference organised by the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, the OECD will launch its’ synthesis report on “The Circular Economy in Cities and Regions” which includes a case study on Ireland. 

As part of the launch there will be a roundtable bringing together key circular economy stakeholders from cities, regions, national government, business, academia and international organisations including CIRCULÉIRE’s Programme Manager Dr Geraldine Brennan. They will share knowledge, experiences and best practices with the audience.

By attending this event, you can:

• Learn about circular economy initiatives and practices from 51 cities and regions that completed the OECD Survey on the Circular Economy in  Cities and Regions
• Discover  the path to a circular economy via the Case Studies carried out in in Groningen (Netherlands), Umeå (Sweden), Valladolid (Spain), and continuing inGranada (Spain), Glasgow (UnitedKingdom) and Ireland
• Discover the checklist for Action and the OECD Scoreboard on the Governance of the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions