Abstract
Transitioning to a circular economy requires strategic investments in infrastructure, but it also requires policy coherence, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders across sectors and governance levels. In this paper, we aimed to identify the factors that facilitate or impede governance capacity to adopt circularity in the form of resource recovery from urban organic waste streams. We conducted a literature review and semi-structured interviews using the ‘Governance Capacity Framework’ in a case study of Naivasha, Kenya. Our findings emphasize the importance of leadership from the public sector in co-developing visionary strategies for circularity and using their convening power to facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration. Moreover, we identify a need for bridging theoretical circular economy concepts to initiatives in local communities of practice. The insights in this paper are relevant for advancing the understanding of challenges for governance of the circular economy especially in low-and middle-income country contexts.
Highlights
IntroductionThe population in cities, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is expected to increase (UN DESA, 2019)
We aimed to identify key factors that facilitate or impede the governance capacity to implement CE approaches that recover resources from organic waste streams
The governance capacity framework was applied to the CE in a multi-sectoral context in this study, demonstrating the broader usefulness of the framework
Summary
The population in cities, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is expected to increase (UN DESA, 2019). This growth will intensify the demand for food, water and energy in urban areas. Increasing affluence in cities leads to compounding amounts of waste annually. Urban residents generate over two billion tons of waste each year (Kaza et al, 2018) and over six billion liters of excreta per day, assuming a per capita excreta generation of 1.5 L/day (Rose et al, 2015) and excluding the water used to transport excreta in sewer systems. Due to poor urban waste collection and treatment systems, the excreta is seldom treated adequately or is not treated at all (Verbyla et al, 2013), leading to serious consequences for both public and ecosystem health
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