The Switchers

This is a place where entrepreneurs that share a common passion for the environment can meet. Switchers are green and circular businesses implementing eco-innovative solutions that contribute to sustainable and fair consumption and production models. They are active in a variety of fields, such as sustainable farming, green construction, sustainable textiles and cosmetics, eco-tourism, renewable energy, or waste management. Covered countries: Algeria | Egypt | Israel | Jordan | Lebanon | Morocco | Palestine | Tunisia. The platform theswitchers.eu tells their stories of sustainable transformation and change. We aim to shine a light on these change makers and contribute to a more differentiated picture of the Mediterranean region. The Switchers platform has been developed by MedWaves, the UNEP-MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production. The platform started within the framework of the EU-funded SwitchMed programme (2012-2018), an initiative that supports and connects stakeholders to scale up eco and social innovations in the Mediterranean. Since 2019, the Switchers has become an independent initiative, leading to the creation of the Switchers Support Programme. The Switchers is an initiative of the UN Environment Mediterranean Action Plan - Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production.