With an aim to enhance resource efficiency (RE) and resource security of the Indian economy and industry, NITI Aayog along with European Union Delegation to India have developed a Strategy on RE along with an action plan. The plan of action for implementation of RE Strategy is receiving due support from the European Union (EU) funded Resource Efficiency Initiative (EU-REI) led by Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in consortium with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and adelphi. The strategy recognises the emergent need to use resources judiciously in order to sustain long-term development and well-being in the Indian society. Under the core action plan of the Resource Efficiency Strategy. The objective of the regional workshop on \u201cResource Efficiency and Circular Economy\u201d is to support the capacities of the Goa government along with its different departments, industry and other major stakeholders for enhancing RE in the State, and towards supporting the implementation of the RE Strategy released by the Niti Aayog. As an outcome of the workshop, it was decided that a circular economy strategy paper will be prepared for the state of Goa that will not only identify sectors\/resources that need immediate attention, but also present possible ways how a resource efficient path can be developed for the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the workshop was to do awareness creation and capacity building on RE and CE under the Strategy on Resource Efficiency in State of Goa. Over the course of the workshop, expert participants from government, industry and academia discussed the building blocks and elements for developing a Status Paper on RE and CE in the Status along with a Strategic plan of Action of the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n