Deadline: 14-Nov-21
The Circulate Initiative and and The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance) have jointly launched the ‘Data Gap Challenge’ to support decision makers and other stakeholders with better quality data that will help prevent plastic pollution and advance a more inclusive, circular economy.
They aim to identify and support projects to address recognized data gaps, unlock opportunities for their own organizations and others to engage and invest. By closing this data gap they improve the understanding of the cause and effect of plastic waste in different geographies, but also uncover effective interventions, investable opportunities, and best practices.
As the scale of the plastic pollution problem continues to grow, the need for reliable, consistent data has also grown in parallel. Various stakeholders connected to the plastics value chain are challenged by the absence of such data, which prevents them from understanding the nature and scale of the problem, taking action with evidence-based strategies, and monitoring progress over time.
Focus Areas
- Address gaps in data that can be made available through the Alliance’s data platform
- Improve the availability and quality of data relating to more than one of the following topics:
- City level socio-economic indicators connected to the generation of plastic waste.
- Municipal solid waste generated, composition, collected and responsibility for collection
- Plastic consumed.
- Plastic waste material generated, collected, disposed and leakage.
- Plastic waste management/end-of-life fates.
- Waste workers, their livelihoods and work conditions
Funding Information
- Project awards are expected to be in a range of US $20,000 – US $50,000 per project. The exact quantum of the award will be determined based on the geographies and scope of the project.
Countries of Focus: India, Malaysia and The Philippines
Eligibility Criteria
- The Data Challenge is interested in research in selected key cities across India, Malaysia and the Philippines.
- Proposals can be submitted by applicants from entities and organizations which may be public or private, for-profit, or not-for-profit. However, preference will be given to the funding of non-profit entities (such as associations, NGOs, foundations, academic institutions) or private sector entities (such as companies or research institutions).
- Applicants will need to demonstrate project viability to the satisfaction of The Circulate Initiative and the Alliance, which shall include:
- Sufficient information to assess the viability that the Eligible Project will be completed within the proposed budget and timeframe.
- Project compliance with local regulations and assurance that there will be no adverse impacts as a result of implementation.
For more information, visit https://www.thecirculateinitiative.org/data-gap-challenge