Project Coordinator and Consultant | African Circular Economy Network

Katharina Gihring is an executive member of the African Circular Economy Network where she coordinates and implements projects such as Horizon 2020 JUST2CE, Circular South Africa and South Africa Circular Economy Hotspot 2024. Her background is in systems thinking, life cycle sustainability assessment, ecology and environmental management. Her main focus is on
the circular economy and how this concept can be implemented in a just way in the South African and African context. Her experience includes multidisciplinary and mix-method research, research coordination, stakeholder engagements, project management, event coordination, action plan development and educational facilitator.