Uganda Cleaner Production Centre

Introducing Uganda as our partner in the Global GreenChem Innovation Network Programme! We're fully committed to raise green chemistry awareness, focusing on responsible industrial chemical and waste management, including legislative improvements, in Uganda. In collaboration with Uganda Cleaner Production Centre, UNIDO and @greenchemistry.yale, we're dedicated to fostering a greener, healthier future for Uganda, the region, and the planet. Together, we advance the Economic Modernization Vision through our Global GreenChem Innovation Network Programme. Here's a deeper look into the impact and accomplishments so far:  🌿Legislative Review and improvement: We've successfully reviewed and bolstered Ugandan legislation and environmental quality standards, specifically focusing on the textile sector. This includes monitoring, production, use, import, and export at customs to ensure compliance with local laws and Green Chemistry (GC) principles. 🌿Training Programs: Our comprehensive training sessions for selected industries, academia, and environmental regulators have sparked significant interest in green technologies. These sessions aim to build capacity and support the adoption of GC alternatives, particularly in scaling up solutions for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury replacement. 🌿Technical Support: We provided dedicated technical support to pilot companies during the implementation of GC alternatives, helping them transition to safer and more sustainable practices. By April 2025, we are hoping to prevent exposure to thousands of tons of harmful materials. We are also looking forward to creating job opportunities, addressing staffing challenges by recruiting passionate personnel, contacting stakeholders, partners, and pilot industries to broaden our impact and foster a robust green chemistry network. #GreenChemistry #greenengineering #Innovation #Sustainability #Uganda #GlobalGreenChem #EnvironmentalAwareness #ChemicalManagement #CircularEconomy

🌱 #UNIDO launches an eco-friendly agriculture project in #India and the #Philippines! Supported by the Global Environment Facility the initiative focuses on reducing harmful agrochemicals and promoting sustainable crop solutions. 🌍 From bio pesticides to organic farming, this partnership aims to transform agriculture across Asia. Read more 👉https://lnkd.in/dYkmjJyi HIL Limited | NHRDF - National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation | Coffee Board Of India | UN Environment Programme | UNDP

🌍📅 Exciting update from today’s knowledge sharing workshop at UIRI Conference Hall! On August 14, 2024, we explored cutting-edge green chemistry trends shaping the leather, textile, and paint industries. Highlights included: - Leather: Innovative, sustainable tanning methods reducing environmental impact. - Textiles: New dyeing processes that cut down water and energy usage. - Paints: Advances in low-VOC and non-toxic formulations for healthier living spaces. A big thank you to our speakers and participants for fostering a meaningful discussion on advancing sustainability in these key sectors. Together, we’re paving the way for a greener future! 🌿🔬 #GreenChemistry #SustainableInnovation #UIRI2024

🌍📅 Exciting update from today’s knowledge sharing workshop at UIRI Conference Hall! On August 14, 2024, we explored cutting-edge green chemistry trends shaping the leather, textile, and paint industries. Highlights included: - Leather: Innovative, sustainable tanning methods reducing environmental impact. - Textiles: New dyeing processes that cut down water and energy usage. - Paints: Advances in low-VOC and non-toxic formulations for healthier living spaces. A big thank you to our speakers and participants for fostering a meaningful discussion on advancing sustainability in these key sectors. Together, we’re paving the way for a greener future! 🌿🔬 #GreenChemistry #SustainableInnovation #UIRI2024

📢 UCPC is hosting a knowledge-sharing workshop for industrialists, chambers of commerce, and industry associations under the #GGCINP! Join us on August 14, 2024, at the UIRI Conference Hall in Nakawa, starting at 8 AM, to stay updated on the latest green chemistry trends and practices. Stakeholders interested in attending, please reach out via direct message. 🌿✨ #GreenChemistry #Sustainability #UCPCWorkshop UNIDO Yale University

📢 UCPC is hosting a knowledge-sharing workshop for industrialists, chambers of commerce, and industry associations under the #GGCINP! Join us on August 14, 2024, at the UIRI Conference Hall in Nakawa, starting at 8 AM, to stay updated on the latest green chemistry trends and practices. Stakeholders interested in attending, please reach out via direct message. 🌿✨ #GreenChemistry #Sustainability #UCPCWorkshop UNIDO Yale University

The Global Greenchem Initiative, executed by the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale, and orchestrated by UNIDO, is supporting sustainable chemistry practices and knowledge worldwide! With a $12.6M grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), we're promoting green chemistry and innovation, and eliminating hazardous chemicals. 📍 Countries Involved: Indonesia, Jordan, Peru, Serbia, Uganda, and Ukraine are joining us on our quest, create and distribute knowledge and target specific industries to eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Our mission is to bring the benefits of green chemistry to every corner of the globe. By creating a global network and establishing accelerator programs, we're helping countries transition to cleaner manufacturing and industrial practices.  Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eHTAbZzR and www.globalgreenchem.com Green chemistry needs to be practiced by everyone. Join us as we create a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable chemistry all across the globe! 💚 #GreenChemistry #Sustainability #GlobalImpact #EcoFriendly #Innovation #Uganda #Jordan #Peru #Serbia #Ukraine #Indonesia #ClimateAction #CleanManufacturing #HealthyPlanet #FutureOfChemistry #GlobalGreenchemInitiative #ChemicalFree #GreenEngineering #EnvironmentalProtection #SustainableDevelopment

Team Uganda, we're also committed and marching towards the Greener production and economy ✊️✊️✊️

let's learn something about the : Ways to Connect Nature to Design [Portions Extracted from: Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering: A New Design Methodology for Sustainability Panagiotis Trogadas, Marc-Olivier Coppens Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom] Inspiration Versus Imitation Nature is an excellent guide to redesign processes and catalytic materials, as it exemplifies hierarchical structures that are intrinsically scaling, efficient, and robust. This, however, should not reduce to mindless imitation: the biological example needs to be properly chosen, and the different context of technological applications should be accounted for. Hence, there are two distinct categories of research, based on how the natural component is used: (i) nature-inspired (ii)nature-imitating design. The term “nature” infers a broader definition than “bio,” as features of living and nonliving natural systems are included for materials and process design. We avoid the term “biomimetics,” as we feel it is important to distinguish nature-inspired and nature-imitating designs, and thus avoid misrepresentations or misinterpretations A great example for inspiration from nature when designing chemical reactors is a typical tree. At the macroscale, its roots branch and spread out widely below the ground to anchor the tree and extract nutrients from the soil. These nutrients are transferred via its fractal root network throughout its volume. Above ground, the crown of the tree divides into increasingly smaller branches and twigs following fractal, self-similar scaling. The twigs bear leaves with a veinal architecture at the mesoscale for further chemical transport, and they contain, at the microscale, molecular complexes that are used to capture sunlight and convert CO2 into sugars via photosynthesis at the nano scale, providing the food for the growth of the tree.

Exciting news from UCPC! Join us for a consultative meeting on Green Hydrogen Generation on June 18, 2024. Let’s take strides together toward eco-friendly energy sources! 🌿💧 #GreenHydrogen #EcoFriendly #UCPC