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Foreword

This publication was developed within the framework of the United for Smart Sustainable Cities
(U4SSC) initiative.

Acknowledgments

The case study Amsterdam: the circular district of Buiksloterham by Nikolaos Kontinakis. The case study
Dubai: circular ICT devices and infrastructure was developed by Okan Geray. The case study Toronto:
circular procurement framework was developed by Annette Synowiec with additional contributors
Kathy Raddon and Dr Kamara Jeffrey.

The Amsterdam and Toronto cases were reviewed by Okan Geray.

Okan Geray wishes to thank the U4SSC management team: Mr Nasser Al Marzouqi (U4SSC Chairman),
Mr Abdurahman M. Al Hassan, and Mr Paolo Gemma (U4SSC Vice-Chairmen) for their assistance and
contributions.

The author also extends his gratitude to the contributing organizations, along with their representatives:
Mr Oliver Hillel from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Ms Lucy Winchester and Ms Vera Kiss
from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Ms Simone Borelli from
the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Ms Cristina Bueti and Mr Chris Ip from the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), Ms Iryna Usava from the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), Mr James Murombedzi from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),
Mr Guilherme Canela from the Regional Bureau for Sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms Martina Otto and
Mr Garrigan Curt from United Nations Environment (UN Environment), Mr Matthew Ulterino from the
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), Mr Motsomi Maletjane from the
United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), Mr Andre Dzikus, Ms Tania Lim,
Mr Jean Yves and Robert Lewis-Lettington from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme
(UN-Habitat), Mr Mark Draeck, Ms Katarina Barunica Spoljaric and Mr Nicholas Dehod from the United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Mr William Kennedy from the United Nations
Office for Partnerships (UNOP), Ms Soumaya Ben Dhaou and Ms Judy Backhouse from the United
Nations University – Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), and Mr
Alexander Baklanov from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent
the views of their respective organizations or members.

ISBN: 978-92-61-31251-0

© CBD, ECLAC, FAO, ITU, UNDP, UNECA, UNECE, UNESCO, UN Environment, UNEP-FI, UNFCCC,
UN-Habitat, UNIDO, UNOP, UNU-EGOV, UN-Women and WMO.

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