Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation

Climate change and resource scarcity pose critical global challenges that demand innovative solutions. Circular bioeconomy provides a transformative framework for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing climate adaptation. By applying circular principles, biowaste and wastewater are conv...

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Main Authors: Bodach, Susanne, Somorin, Tosin, Drechsel, Pay, Taron, Avinandan
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170096
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author Bodach, Susanne
Somorin, Tosin
Drechsel, Pay
Taron, Avinandan
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description Climate change and resource scarcity pose critical global challenges that demand innovative solutions. Circular bioeconomy provides a transformative framework for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing climate adaptation. By applying circular principles, biowaste and wastewater are converted into valuable resources, reducing emissions across sectors such as agriculture and energy, while promoting sustainable practices such as nutrient recovery, biogas generation and safe wastewater reuse. These approaches address water scarcity, reduce reliance on fossil-based inputs, and improve environmental resilience. Financing mechanisms such as international climate funds, carbon credits and climate bonds are pivotal in scaling circular bioeconomy solutions, while enabling policies and capacity building empower stakeholders to drive implementation. The adoption of circular bioeconomy offers a path toward sustainable development, fostering a resilient and resource-efficient future.
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spelling CGSpace1700962025-11-07T08:07:16Z Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation Bodach, Susanne Somorin, Tosin Drechsel, Pay Taron, Avinandan resource recovery resource management water reuse circular economy bioeconomy financing climate change mitigation climate change adaptation organic wastes wastewater management waste management anaerobic digestion environmental impact energy recovery nutrient cycles carbon markets clean development mechanism business models investment greenhouse gas emissions methane emission landfills composting organic fertilizers biogas briquettes cities soil quality policies capacity development case studies Climate change and resource scarcity pose critical global challenges that demand innovative solutions. Circular bioeconomy provides a transformative framework for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing climate adaptation. By applying circular principles, biowaste and wastewater are converted into valuable resources, reducing emissions across sectors such as agriculture and energy, while promoting sustainable practices such as nutrient recovery, biogas generation and safe wastewater reuse. These approaches address water scarcity, reduce reliance on fossil-based inputs, and improve environmental resilience. Financing mechanisms such as international climate funds, carbon credits and climate bonds are pivotal in scaling circular bioeconomy solutions, while enabling policies and capacity building empower stakeholders to drive implementation. The adoption of circular bioeconomy offers a path toward sustainable development, fostering a resilient and resource-efficient future. 2024-12-30 2025-01-27T14:23:25Z 2025-01-27T14:23:25Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170096 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Bodach, Susanne; Somorin, Tosin; Drechsel, Pay; Taron, Avinandan. 2024. Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 71p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 25) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2024.233]
spellingShingle resource recovery
resource management
water reuse
circular economy
bioeconomy
financing
climate change mitigation
climate change adaptation
organic wastes
wastewater management
waste management
anaerobic digestion
environmental impact
energy recovery
nutrient cycles
carbon markets
clean development mechanism
business models
investment
greenhouse gas emissions
methane emission
landfills
composting
organic fertilizers
biogas
briquettes
cities
soil quality
policies
capacity development
case studies
Bodach, Susanne
Somorin, Tosin
Drechsel, Pay
Taron, Avinandan
Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title_full Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title_fullStr Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title_full_unstemmed Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title_short Financing the circular bioeconomy: a win-win for climate mitigation and adaptation
title_sort financing the circular bioeconomy a win win for climate mitigation and adaptation
topic resource recovery
resource management
water reuse
circular economy
bioeconomy
financing
climate change mitigation
climate change adaptation
organic wastes
wastewater management
waste management
anaerobic digestion
environmental impact
energy recovery
nutrient cycles
carbon markets
clean development mechanism
business models
investment
greenhouse gas emissions
methane emission
landfills
composting
organic fertilizers
biogas
briquettes
cities
soil quality
policies
capacity development
case studies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170096
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