Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan faced economic recession, potentially leaving many people in poverty. A significant number of households have lost income since the beginning of the pandemic. UNECE conducted a study on the “Guidelines and best practices for MSMEs to assure resiliency and progress towards a circular economy in sustainable resource management and critical raw material supply chain solutions” in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan under the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) Project “Global Initiative towards the post-COVID-19 resurgence of the MSME sector.”

Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan have significant potential for several critical raw materials (CRMs), which could be crucial in green energy, mobility and digital transitions. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have several opportunities to participate in the production, refining and value-addition of the CRMs. The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) can help in the sustainable management of CRMs and progress towards a circular economy.

The training workshop will highlight the key findings of the study:

•    Opportunities for MSMEs in the production of CRMs in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
•    Application of UNFC and UNRM in sustainable management and achieving circularity in CRM use
•    Disclosure requirements to propel increased investments in the CRM sector
•    Policy recommendations to support MSME engagement in the critical raw material supply chains.

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Programme

11:00 (Geneva time) / 15:00 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan time) Opening statement - Harikrishnan Tulsidas, UNECE

11:10 (Geneva time) / 15:10 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan time) Guidelines and best practices for MSMEs to assure resiliency and progress towards a circular economy in sustainable resource management and critical raw material supply chain solutions, Kyrgystan -  Dmitrii Plaksin, Consultant, UNECE

11:40 (Geneva time) / 15:40 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan time) Guidelines and best practices for MSMEs to assure resiliency and progress towards a circular economy in sustainable resource management and critical raw material supply chain solutions, Kazakhstan - Georgiy Freiman, Consultant, UNECE

12:10 (Geneva time) / 16:10 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan time) Discussions, Q&A

12:30 (Geneva time) /16:30 (Bishkek and Nur-Sultan time) Close of workshop

Reports

To access the reports please visit UNDA project page: “Global Initiative towards the post-COVID-19 resurgence of the MSME sector.”

Recordings

Video recording in English at https://youtu.be/-RcIv8xezUQ

Video recording in Russian at https://youtu.be/2dmn76BuI20