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Responsible Consumption and Production
Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a heavy blow to the Sammarinese economy which had to labour under the weight of the nationwide lockdown and other health protection measures imposed according to WHO guidelines. The health protection measures in partner countries of the Republic of San Marino aggravated the economic effects of the pandemic. With the high degree of global interdependence these measures disrupting supply chains and tourism set in motion adverse dynamics with negative ripple effects on livelihoods.
Executive summary
The Republic of San Marino the third smallest microstate in Europe is a high-income country that has been pursuing an environment-driven approach to development consistent with its cultural heritage and ambitions to become the “Garden of Europe”. It has registered impressive progress in implementing the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development capitalizing on its strategic relations with Italy its neighbouring country and the European Union.
Preface
The Country Profile on Urban Development Housing and Land Management of the Republic of San Marino was developed at the request of the Government within the context of the technical assistance project “Strengthening capacity for the implementation of urban-related SDGs in San Marino through the development of the Country Profile on Smart Sustainable Urban Development Housing and Land Management”. The project was funded by the Ministry of Territory the Environment Agriculture and Civil Protection of the Republic of San Marino. It aims to enhance the capacity of national and local authorities to develop and implement sustainable inclusive and evidence-based urban policies and programmes.
KPI evaluation results
The Republic of San Marino reported data on 77 of 112 indicators. Per dimension the country reported 40 of 55 economy indicators 21 of 28 environment indicators and 16 of 29 society and culture indicators (see annex 1 for a complete list of unreported indicators).
Executive summary
When it comes to sustainability and circularity wood as a natural raw material has several advantages over other building materials. The natural cycle of wood begins in forests as trees grow with solar energy and carbon dioxide (CO2) as the key inputs for wood formation. The cycle continues with harvesting from sustainably managed forests with the wood being used to produce a broad range of products. When used in industry in a cascaded way wood circulates in the technical cycle where it can be recovered either at the end of its first useful life or in the form of residues or by-products from production processes. Wood used in construction can be applied in diverse functions as parts of buildings (e.g. for structural frames decking flooring wall and roof sheathing window frames doors and more) or at different stages of construction processes (e.g. for foundation formwork supports and scaffolding).
Executive summary
The implications of plastic pollution have gained importance at all levels over the last few years from individual consumers to national and international policy makers. Current trends are not in favor of reducing such pollution on the contrary as the global plastic production trend is increasing. It is estimated that there were 369 million tons of plastics traded in 2020 alone which is $1.2 trillion in value a significant increase from $933 billion the year before (UNCTAD 2022d). Plastics’ omnipresence has pushed waste management capacities to their limits; thus it is of the utmost importance to identify what materials or products could successfully substitute plastics and how to implement this transition.