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United Nations Environment ProgrammeRegional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL MEDIO AMBIENTEPROGRAMME DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT

Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the CaribbeanSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic27th January to 1st February 2008

A. PREPARATORY MEETING OF EXPERTS27th to 29th January 2008

Distribution:LimitedUNEP/LAC-IG.XV/Ref.6/Rev.1Monday 28th January 2008Original: Spanish

Final Report of theFourth Government Experts

Meeting on Sustainable Consumption and production for Latin America and the Caribbean

Sao Paulo, Brazil18 and 19 October 2007

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Table of ContentsSummary...............................................................................................................................1Background...........................................................................................................................3Participation.........................................................................................................................4I. Opening of the Meeting..................................................................................................4II. Progress and Activities in the Marrakech Process....................................................5III. Key actors’ Initiatives on Sustainable Consumption and Production....................7IV. Regional Activities and Progress on the Marrakech Process..................................8VI. Proposals to strengthen the Council of Experts on SCP........................................12VII. Regional Proposals for the 10 Year Framework Programme on SCP (10YFP). .13

A. Presentation..................................................................................................................13B. Work group session.......................................................................................................14C. Programme proposals for the region.............................................................................15D. Programme Proposal from the Work Group of the Andes sub region............................16

VIII. Conclusions................................................................................................................17Annex I Recommendations of the Fourth Meeting of Experts onSustainable Consumption and Production to the Sixteenth Meetingof the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.............................................................................................................................................. 19Annex II. Agenda of the Meeting.....................................................................................21

Objectives.........................................................................................................................21Agenda..............................................................................................................................22

Annex III. List of Participants and Working Groups.....................................................24Annex IV. Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).............................................................................................................................................. 34

1. Action Plan for the Caribbean Region............................................................................34A. Priority Topics................................................................................................................341. Economical Aspects.......................................................................................................342. Planning of land and water use.....................................................................................343. Institutional Aspects......................................................................................................344. SCP Legislation and Policies..........................................................................................34B. Associations for cooperation and implementation.........................................................352. Subregion Action Plan – Mesoamerica...........................................................................363. Subregional Action Plan: the Andes...............................................................................384. Subregional Action Plan: Southern Cone.......................................................................41Actions..............................................................................................................................42

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5. Proposal of priorities and actions from the Groupof Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).....................................................................43Background.......................................................................................................................43Policy.................................................................................................................................43Cooperation and Development of Abilities Priority............................................................44Proposal of activities.........................................................................................................446. Proposals of priorities and actions made by the industry group...................................45Political and Institutional Dimension..................................................................................45Dimension of Cooperation and Capacity-Building..............................................................46Dimension “Development and Adaptation of Metodology and Instruments”.....................47

Annex V. Regional proposals for the 10YFP..................................................................48Proposal of the Caribbean Group.......................................................................................50

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Summary1. The Fourth Meeting of the Regional Council of Government Experts on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for Latin America and the Caribbean took place on the 18 and 19 of October 2007, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was organized as part of the Marrakech Process and the Johannesburg Implementation Plan.2. It was the first time that the meeting received representations from NGO’s, National centers for Cleaner Production, companies, labor unions, cooperation agencies, and academies, in addition to government delegates as members of the Council. This means that 24 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean were present through their members of the Council of Experts on SCP, 12 NGO’s from 6 countries; 5 National Centers for Cleaner Production, members of the network of Cleaner Production Centers of the region; 6 representatives of the industry and the union sector; 7 representatives of Academia and research centers; 2 regional banks and/or cooperation agencies; 7 representatives of local organizations; and 10 members of international agencies.3. This opportunity has strengthened the bond and cooperation among the actors, for it is necessary to work cohesively toward the change in patterns and more sustainable life styles and the strengthening of the Marrakech Process. The participants have made valuable contributions to prepare the action plans, the identification of regional priorities in order to organize the 10 year framework programme on SCP, and the recommendation to the Forum of Ministers of the Environment which will submit it to the Government Experts Council as its advisory organization in this matter. All this was given with the idea of the next meeting to be held in the Dominican Republic, from January 27th to February 1st, 2008.4. The main objectives of the meeting were the preparation of the four sub-regional action plans on SCP- the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, The Andes and the Southern Tip; the strengthening of the Experts Council, and the identification of regional priorities to be included in the 10 year framework program (10YFP) on SCP, and others.5. Several presentations took place. They were presented in panels with different participants: NGO’s, companies, sub-regional groups, and the United Nations agencies, responsible for the Marrakech Process (UNEP-UNDESA). The first panel was about Advancement and Activities in the Marrakech Process and was presented by Adriana Zacarias (from the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics of UNEP - UNEP-DTIE, and Mohan Peck (from the Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs – UNDESA-; Christopher Browne (from the Environmental Agency of the United Kingdom), and Graciela Scavone (on behalf of the Government of Argentina).6. The second panel was about key actors initiatives on SCP, which was presented by Elisa Tonda (from The United Nations for Industrial Development – ONUDI); Ricardo Young ( from an NGO), and Marcelo Kos ( from ABIQUIM). The third panel on Marrakech Process Activities and the achievements at a regional level was presented by Victoria Beláustegui (from the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean), Irma Suarez (The Andes Community of Nations – CAN), and Giselle Beja, MERCOSUR.7. Luciano Ramírez, Council member designated by the Government of Panama, presented the Experts Council, its role, functions and responsibilities and organized


the proposals on the strengthening and its revival, submitted at the Plenary Session.8. UNDESA and UNEP representatives presented the fifth panel: The 10YFP on CSP. Finally, the whole group discussed and approved the recommendations that the Council will present to the Forum of Ministries (see Annex I to the present document).9. Most of the time was spent working in four sessions during which they discussed the organization of the action plans for each sub region and the definition of regional priorities to be included in the 10YFP. Six groups were formed for the sessions 1 to 3, one for each sub region, one for the companies and one for the NGOs. The last two also participated in the discussion of the sub regional groups and the work of session 4.10. The main achievements of the 4° meeting were:

a) To strengthen communication among governments and civil organizations, industry and other actors. The dynamics and interest in the topic shown by the NGO’s as well as by the companies call to work in depth in communication and cooperation among all sectors at a national and sub regional level.

b) Each sub region designed and approved its action plans on SCP, identifying priority areas, the achievements to expect, activities and cooperation needs. Thus, the region has given an important step for the implementation of the Regional Strategy on SCP approved by the Forum of Ministries of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.

c) With the aim of strengthening the Regional Council of Government Experts on SCP, some specific actions were defined. At the same time, the members of a new Executive Committee were elected.

d) New proposals were presented in order to include priority programs in the regions with the purpose of including them in the 10YFP on SCP, taking into account the following common areas: (1) National Communication Group, (2) Small and Medium Enterprises, (3) Sustainable public purchases , (4) National policies and strategies on SCP , and (5) Regional Information Network on SCP.

e) The audience agreed to the creation of a new working group on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for the region within the framework of the Marrakech Process, and the Brazilian government has given the first steps to make it possible.

f) The group also prepared the recommendation of the Fourth Meeting of the Experts Council to the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean to be submitted at its Sixteenth Meeting to be held in Santiago, Dominican Republic, from January 27th to February 1st, 2008.

11. This report covers eight sections, involving the five panels presented and the achievements of the working groups. Annex I presents the recommendation to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers approved at the meeting, and section VIII offers the conclusions reached at the end of the meeting. The approved action plans and the achievements of the work groups, along with the list of participants appear in the Annex, on the last pages of the document.


Background12. The Johannesburg Implementation Plan, approved by all governments at the United Nations World Summit for the Sustainable Development (2002), made a strong call to the whole world in order to change its unsustainable consumption and production patterns (Chapter III). This plan also encourages the governments to promote the grounding for a ten-year framework programme to support and strengthen the regional and national proposals and step up toward more sustainable consumption and production patterns, which is identified as 10YFP.13. The world process that supports the implementation of national and regional policies and pilot projects on SCP for the development of a 10- year framework programme is called the Marrakech Process, which started at the first international meeting that dealt with Chapter III that took place in Marrakech, in 2003. The United Nations Sustainable Development Committee will examine the proposal of 10YFP during the two-year period 2010–2011, where they expect the governments to review and approve it and commit themselves to take actions to adopt the SCP patterns.14. Continuing with the regional process on consumption and production set off in 2003, the Regional Council of Government Experts on Sustainable Consumption and Production organized its Fourth Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the 18 and 19 of October, 2007. The Meeting Agenda is attached as Annex II to the present document.15. The meeting was backed up by the regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-ROLAC), along with UNEP-DTIE and UNDESA and with the collaboration of Sao Paulo Environmental Agency (CETESB), the National Industry Confederation (CNI), Sao Paulo Industry Federation (FIESP), Brazil Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM), and Brazil Chemical Producer Union (SINPROQUIM).16. The objectives of the meeting were:

a) To review, evaluate and strengthen the Regional Strategy on Sustainable Consumption and Production;

b) To prepare an Action Plan involving short, medium and large terms.c) To strengthen the Regional Governments Experts Council on Sustainable

Consumption and Production.d) To encourage cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean and the

Marrakech Process (MRK) actors, work groups, NGO’s, companies and donors.e) To identify relevant regional features to be taken into consideration while

preparing the 10YFP on sustainable consumption and production.f) To prepare a report about the SCP situation in Latin America and the

Caribbean to be submitted at the next meeting of the Forum of Ministries of the Environment of LAC.

Participation17. People from different countries and organizations of the region participated in the Meeting. They were:


24 Latin America and Caribbean countries through their members of the Council of Government Experts on SCP;

12 NGO’s from 6 different countries;5 National Centers for Cleaner Production, members of the Network of

Centers for Cleaner Production in the region;6 Companies and Worker Union representatives;7 Academia and Research Center representatives;2 Regional Banks and/or Cooperation Agencies;7 Local Organization representatives;10 International Agency members.

18. Anexx II contains the List of Participants of this Meeting.

I. Opening of the Meeting19. Mr. Fernando Rei, President of the Sao Paulo Environmental Agency (CETESB); Mr. Marcelo Kos, Technical Director of Industrial Affairs of the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM); Mr. Mohan Peck, representing the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development (UNDESA) and Mr. Ricardo Sánchez Sosa, Director of UNEP/Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean were present at the inauguration of the meeting.20. Mr. Rei outlined the challenge that the insertion of the topic represents for cleaner production in the activities of CETESB, specifically the environmental licensing. In addition to this, he focused on the potential role played by CETESB that supports the SCP initiatives within the Brazilian and Latin American contexts.21. Mr. Marcelo Kos warmly welcomed the participants on behalf of ABIQUIM, enterprise that contributed with the meeting place and the group work during the two days. He highlighted the commitment of the Brazilian industries and particularly the Brazilian chemical industry concerning the care and respect for the environment.22. Mr. Mohan Peck, on behalf of UNDESA, stressed the purpose of the meeting within the framework of new regional round of consultations on sustainable consumption and production disclosed after the III International Meeting on SCP (Stockholm, Sweden, 2007).23. On the other hand, Mr. Ricardo Sanchez pointed out the need to invite representatives from the Sub-regional Offices, NGO’s, the Cleaner Production Center Network, the academic and business sectors, and labor unions to the Fourth Meeting of Government Experts. He underlined the direct mandate issued by the regional Ministers of the Environment to implement a 10-year program to step up the change toward sustainable consumption and production patterns.24. He also underscored the need to link the Marrakech Process to the climate change, since this has an obvious impact on the consumption and production patterns. As for the region, the energy issue is a key factor in competitiveness; thus, this problem needs to be analyzed as an opportunity to introduce changes in the consumption and production patterns. Latin America is far from using energy


efficiently. In fact, Mr. Sanchez mentioned, as well, that the Mesoamerican Region has increased the use of fuel in its productive matrix.25. He continued pointing out another priority topic for the region in the framework of the Marrakech Process. This was the sustainable public purchases. Governments have the main market power in our countries; so, if they introduce sustainability criteria in their purchases and contracts, this will generate a great positive strength, which will produce more sustainable life styles.26. Mr. Sánchez, also emphasized that another essential element for the change in our life styles is the participation of all social actors. And he concluded stating that it is important to analyze fully and go deeper in what we understand by quality of life, and recognize that increasing consumption is not the way to satisfy human needs. It is vital to advance firmly, with longer and more frequent steps.

II. Progress and Activities in the Marrakech Process27. First, Adriana Zacarìas from UNEP-DTIE presented and describe the concept and characteristics of the Marrakech Process. She pointed out that the need to change the patterns of consumption and production has its roots in the failure of the present system to put apart the economic rise and the environmental damage. Even though during the last years, some important progression and technological improvements have been made to allow a more efficient use of the natural resources, the increase in the consumption and production levels have blocked these benefits, given, as a result, a bigger pressure on the planet resources.28. In the description of the Marrakech Process, she called attention to the identification of the following 4 different stages for the building up of the 10YFP.

a) Regional consultations to identify regional priorities and needs on SCP.b) Preparation of regional strategies and implementation mechanisms to be

coordinated by key institutions in each region:c) Implementation of concrete projects and programs at regional, national

and local level to develop and /or improve instruments and methods on SCP, where Marrakech work groups (Task Forces) and the Cooperation Dialogue with the developing agencies form the main implementation mechanisms.

d) International meetings to evaluate the progress, the information exchange and international cooperation.

29. Adriana Zacarías presented the outcomes of the meetings previous to the Marrakech Process taken place in Morocco (2003), Costa Rica (2005) and Sweden (2007), pointing out that the conclusion of the process will be the presentation of the 10YFP programme framework before CDS, for the session periods 2010–2011. At the same time, she highlighted the performance of the Marrakech process diverse mechanisms, not only in the definition of the action framework, but also in the implementation itself. Among the most important ones, she mentioned the meeting of Experts, the Dialogue tables, and the Policies and Strategies on SCP. As for the implementation, she pointed out the Work groups, the Dialogue rounds with cooperation agencies, the NGO Forum, and the Enterprise Forum as implementation mechanisms.


30. During the second presentation of the panel, Mohan Peck from UNDESA presented some elements to be considered by the region in order to strengthen the Marrakech Process, based on the best experiences taken from other world regions, and those regional structures and implementation mechanisms, which have proven to be efficient to go along with the process. He referred to the building up and approval of the African 10 year Action Plan on SCP, supported by the German government that by means of the creation of a specific Work Group for the region has established identifiable priorities and defined a series of pilot projects to move forward on SCP. He pointed out the development of an interesting information interchange mechanism that functions as a Regional Support Table on SCP.31. He continued explaining the ways the European legislature determines the standards or directions to support more sustainable product making. He also underlined that the region’s expectations were centered on the need to create a long-term mental picture on SCP, to patronize the participation of all interested parties and involve them in the action, to identify regional goals, to promote SCP in the public and private investment decisions, and to effectively and efficiently use the sources for development.32. Mr. Peck highlighted the need to strengthen the role of the Government Experts Council, to support the SCP project development and execution, to consider the utilization of legislative documents in order to develop sustainable product markets, and at the same time, the possibility to establish a Support Table on SCP and a funding to sustain all these activities.33. Immediately, Christopher Browne, from the United Kingdom, presented the role of the task forces in general, emphasizing the Sustainable Public Purchases (SPP) directed by the Swiss government. From the Latin American region, the countries that participate in the Task Forces are Argentina, Mexico and Sao Paulo State (Brazil).34. The identification of existing instruments to apply SPP, the development of new tools, and the testing of the training activities are being arranged. The implementation still needs to go ahead to reach the group objective which is that at least 10% of the countries in all regions use sustainability criteria in their purchases and contracts by the year 2010.35. In the same panel, Graciela Scavone (Argentina) presented the work group on Sustainable Life Styles, directed by the Swedish government whose objective is to provide proven elements for the building of the 10YFP as tools for the policies, methods and better practices to reach the goal.36. The purpose of the work group is to have material and communication tools, as well as informal education for sustainable life styles. Among others, the main expected outcomes, she mentioned, a government communication guide for sustainable consumption, courses and training tools for trainers in the Youth for the Change (YxC) Programme; a study in sustainable life styles, consumption patterns, sustainable development and genre; identification of better performance for governments, companies and NGO’s; policy recommendations based upon demonstrative projects; and the definition of a set of indicators.


III. Key actors’ Initiatives on SustainableConsumption and Production

37. The Cleaner Production Center network, supported by the United Nations organization for the Industrial Development (ONUDI) participated for the first time in a Meeting of the Government Experts. Mrs. Elisa Tonda (ONUDI) and Mr. César Barahona (CP+L from Nicaragua) jointly presented the structure and characteristics of the network, composed of 12 cleaner production centers from the following countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru.38. In their presentation, they handed out a CD which contained the tools to be used in the application of cleaner production in copanies1. Its reception was good. They also highlighted the existence of Training Centers of the Network and a variety of instruments to work with the enterprises. Among the main outcomes of the network, they mentioned the increase of 7% in productivity in projects with a recuperation period of less than 2 years, an average of 19% in energy savings, 3% in water, and 14% in residue reduction.39. On the other hand, Mr. Ricardo Young, an ONGs representative presented the sector initiatives related to the Marrakech Process. He called attention to the need to build up a alliance among the Ministers of the Environment of the region and the organized civil groups as the only way to really move forward in the regional process. He called the civil groups to go deeper in their job and make their influence to be determinant in the definition of policies and regulations about the topic. Finally, he encouraged the government to conform national forums for public and private discussions and dialogues.40. As a final point, Mr. Marcelo Kos mentioned some initiatives of the business sector for sustainability and environmental social responsibility. He described the program on Responsible Performance made by the ABIQUIM associate enterprises, as part of the world chemical industry programme called Responsible Care. He called the attention to the objective appeared on paragraph 23 of the Johannesburg Action Plan and adopted for this industrial sector related to the point that by the year 2020, chemical products must be produced and used minimizing all unfavorable aspects for human health and the environment.

IV. Regional Activities and Progresson the Marrakech Process

41. Victoria Beláustegui from the Regional Office of UNEP started the panel with the presentation of the Regional Strategy and the Government Experts Council on SCP. She began describing the antecedents of the topic, revealing the importance of the Latin American and the Caribbean Initiative for the Sustainable Development (ILAC), defined and approved by the countries of the region in 2003, as the political framework for the Marrakech Process actions.42. Ms. Belaustegui highlighted that the Ministers of the Environment agreed on including the topics related to SCP in the current Regional Action Plan (PAR) to put to work that scheme. So, she emphasized that one of the expected outcomes of the meeting was to have an Action Plan on SCP to be included in PAR, which will be 1 Information can be obtained from: www.unido.org/doc/64671


approved by the Ministers every two years. She also mentioned the regional activities organized the previous three meetings, and the Forum mandates and decisions to the Council of Government Experts to go ahead with the program implementation to 10 years on SCP. She also described in detail the elements of the Regional Strategy on SCP. At the same time, she focused on the activities undertaken in the region by UNEP, in support of the topic.43. Finally, Ms. Beláustegui underlined some important elements to be taken into consideration for the building up of the action plan on SCP. Each sub region will prepare its Action Plan according with its priorities, needs, realities and availability of technical, human and economic sources. In this way, the set of the 4 action plans will constitute the Regional Action Plan on SCP, allowing each region to direct its efforts toward topics of more specific interest.44. Continuing with the meeting, Mercosur representatives and The Andes Community of Nations (CAN) presented the activities and achievements on SCP, as a sampling of the achievements reached in the region.45. Mrs. Giselle Beja and Mrs. Graciela Rossi, as representatives of the Work Sub group N° 6 of Mercosur Environment 8, stated the policy of Promotion and Sustainable Consumption and Production Cooperation in Mercosur, recently signed by the presidents of the 4 country members (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). They pointed out the importance and strength of the sub regional process, along with the international cooperation to go forward with the topic. They particularly mentioned the Mercosur experience with the programme named Competitiveness and the Environment, organized with the support of the German Cooperation Agency GTZ, which has produced an important impact on the topic, as shown by the recent approval of the integrated policy on SCP. They also indicated that the sub region had prepared an action plan for that policy whose general terms were approved at an extraordinary meeting the day before. It would be ratified by the SGT6. In this way, the commitment to the action was fully confirmed.46. In the other hand, Irma Suarez presented The Andes Environmental Agenda, which contained sub regional actions to short, medium and long terms. This adds value to the national efforts and contributes to strengthen the capacity of the country members in matters of the environment and sustainable development (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). The CAN environmental priorities have been defined in three axes: Biodiversity, Climatic Change and Water Sources, agreeing upon integrating SCP as a side topic to these three themes.47. In this sense, she mentioned that the main objectives for the sub region were to formulate, implement and strengthen the national and regional policies; to incorporate Cleaner Production concepts to the industrial sector and work for a Sustainable Consumption; and to support the Production and Consumption Center for The Andes region. At the same time, she defined the main action lines to be comprised in the national policy development, the configuration of dialogue instances, the development of abilities and the execution of pilot projects to assess methodologies on SCP.


Review of the Regional Strategy on SCP and theBuilding up of the Action Plan for a 10 year period

48. Four work group2 meetings took place during the assembly. In sessions 1 to 3 they formed six work groups, one for each sub region, with the respective government representatives, and two more groups of other key actors: one for the private sector and another for the NGO’s and the academia.49. The groups were conformed as following(3):

Group 1: The Caribbean sub regionGroup 2: Mesoamerica sub regionGroup 3: The Andes sub regionGroup 4: The Southern Tip sub regionGroup 5: ONG’s representativesGroup 6: The private sector and CNPL representatives

50. Each group agreed on designing a Coordinator, responsible for administering the established time for the discussion and the production of results in each session; organizing the discussion and promoting all group member participation; exposing the group work outcomes in the respective plenary sessions and handing them to the Meeting Organization Committee.51. The main objectives of these two-work group sessions were: To review, evaluate and strengthen the Regional Strategy on SCP; to identify priorities, expected results and indicators at sub regional and regional levels, and to identify cooperation ways with other agents and institutions.52. After the three work sessions, the groups presented their specific action plans on SCP, outlining in each of them the priority areas, expected results, activities, responsible units, and cooperation needs.

2 For more information on the development and organization of the working groups see the Document Preparatory Meeting in http://www.UNEP.org/industria/consumo/3 See details in Annex V to the present document


Group 1. The CaribbeanThe group identified priority areas in the economy of tourism services, finance and ecosystems (mangroves, coral reefs, beaches for turtle protection, bird sanctuary); diversification of energy sources, food security; support to SandMEs; just commerce, climate change, water and territorial ordering. They also mentioned institutional aspects, such as financing, enforcement, social participation, regulatory framework, public and private cooperation at bilateral and sub regional levels, and the institutional strengthening, as a starting point.Group 2. MesoamericaThis group identified 11 priority areas: national policies, institutional strengthening, strengthening of the Experts Council, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, strengthening of abilities in the finance sector; sensitization campaigns to the community; execution of projects on SCP; application of economic instruments; integrated waste management programmes; post consumption responsibility, and information toolkits.Group 3. The Andes RegionThe Andes sub region based its priority areas on the Environmental Agenda for the region, identifying the following for SCP: to promote the preparation of policies, national strategies and action plans on SCP, integrated to other governmental areas; to promote the strengthening and development of abilities on SCP (public, private, NGOs, academia, finance sector, general community); to promote the strengthening of the regulatory framework on SCP; to strengthen the Government Experts Council on SCP, to foster cooperation to execute pilot projects in order to develop and assess methodologies on SCP; to support the design and implementation of post consumption responsibility strategies.Group 4. The Southern TipThis group was formed by the country members of MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) plus Chile, who is an associate member. They stated 8 priority areas: integration of productive, environmental and social policies; promotion of dialogues and public and private cooperation; promotion of SCP practice in public and private sectors; Innovation oriented to incorporate SCP on goods and services; inclusion of SCP in systems of formal and non-formal education; production and offering of information on SCP; development of capacities and interchange on SCP; and promotion of a preventive attitude social and environmental responsible for the productive sector.Group 5: Non Governmental OrganizationsAfter pointing out the importance of participating for the first time in decision- making groups as the Experts Council, they identify two priority groups, one to design policies and the other for cooperation and capacity development. As for the first case, the priorities were: to promote along with the citizens’ participation the building up of policies, national strategies and action plans on SCP, integrating all governmental levels; to strengthen with


the citizens’ participation the organizing framework, as a supporting axis; and to strengthen the Council of Experts and enlarge it involving other important actors from the society. For the second point, they identified as priorities: To improve capacities and knowledge on SCP; to strengthen the financial sector capacities; to design and execute a training programme of horizontal cooperation and technical assistance on SCP; to promote information mechanisms and educate the consumer to have sustainable life styles.Group 6: The Industrial SectorThe priorities identified by the group were: to build up integrated policies on SCP, emphasizing the incentive production; to strengthen public and private instances of dialogue, understanding and cooperation and to promote institutional growth and capacity development on SCP; to strengthen the organizing framework for SCP; to identify priority areas for SCP by means of a systemic and scientific foundation; to improve capacities and knowledge on SCP for micro, small and medium enterprises; to develop finance tools to promote SCP by means of training the financial sector; to design and execute training and technical assistance programmes; to organize ethical and informative campaigns; to incorporate SCP in the educational system at all levels; to execute demonstration projects to develop and assess implementation tools on SCP; to develop and put to practice economic tools to promote SCP; to support the design and implementation of working systems in priority sectors; to support the development responsibility strategies extended from the producer to the consumer; and to promote market tools to motivate supply and demand of sustainable goods and services through demonstration projects.

53. Starting from a common political framework defined by ILAC, the Regional Strategy, the 12/ 03 and 12/ 07 decisions by the Fifteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers and the background of the Experts Council, each sub region built up its action plan on SCP (see Annex III) according to its priorities, needs, reality and availability of technical, human and economic sources, considering, along with them, the on - going activities at the sub regional level.54. The set of the four action plans prepared constitutes the Regional Action Plan on SCP, which allows each sub region to direct its efforts to the topics of the most specific interests. In this way, the aim goes toward reaching a bigger connection among the activities developed in each sub region with its respective countries, and using the sources more efficiently. They also identified the following common areas for the four sub regions, and agreed on joining efforts to take advantage of the impact of the activities in the whole region:

a) The National Dialogue Table open and with the participation of all sectors of the society;

b) The Small and Medium Enterprises,c) The sustainable public purchases.d) The national policies and strategies on SCPe) The regional information network on SCP


55. As mentioned before, the general priority framework for the region is set by The Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC, for its Spanish initials) and its Regional Action Plan (PAR, also for its spanish initials), as a mechanism for its implementation. The Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production defined and agreed at the Fourth Meeting of the Experts Council, constitutes in this way, the group of activities on SCP that will be included as part of the PAR ILAC for the period 2008-2009 and the following.56. This action plan on SCP for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) constitutes a regional government proposal, for they have accepted the responsibility and commitment to go forward with the idea, by means of their highest authorities on the environmental topic. However, it is important to point out the participation of representatives from different NGO’s, universities, companies, and cleaner production centers in the building of the plan. This allowed them to enrich the initial proposal and give and additional value in the Marrakech Process framework, where they have emphasized the need to go deeper in the dialogue forums with the involved parties. Yet, the dialogue and consultation processes do not end there, for each sub region identified as its priority, the need of public-private cooperation and the dialogue to build and put into practice the SCP policies, so that they expect the strengthening of participation mechanisms at a national level in Latin American and the Caribbean region.57. The action plan is designed as a flexible tool, so that it can allow the immediate application of at least some actions, focusing them in those areas where short-term outcomes can be observed. At the same time, they can identify medium and long-term objectives.

VI. Proposals to strengthen theCouncil of Experts on SCP

58. As representative of the Government Experts Council, Mr. Luciano Ramírez, member from the government of Panama, described its objectives, mission, functions and structure. The Council was created at the first meeting in Buenos Aires (2003) and later approved by the Forum of Ministers, at the meeting in Panama in 2004. Its essential missions are, among others: to be the Forum consultant organism on SCP; to identify the priority activities on SCP in the countries of the area; to promote the development of national and regional strategies on SCP; to supervise and evaluate the activities within the framework of the Regional Strategy and National Strategies on SCP.59. The Council is governed by an Executive Committee composed of four sub regional coordinators, and supported by UNEP Regional Office, as the Secretariat. The Executive Committee was elected at the last meeting of the Council in Nicaragua and is now constituted by Nicaragua for Mesoamerica; Trinidad and Tobago, for the Caribbean; Peru for The Andes; and Argentina for the Southern Tip. According to the established procedures to put to work the Council, the Executive Committee must be renewed at each meeting. Thus, each sub region elected its respective coordinator to outline the new Executive Committee that will work until the next Council meeting programmed for 2009.60. After an interesting general discussion about how to strengthen the Council of Experts, the following was agreed upon:


a) The new Executive Committee was composed of by:i) The Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago sub region: Ad referendumii) The Mesoamerican sub region: Panama as the head and the Dominican

Republic as substitute.iii) The Andes sub region: Ecuadoriv) The Southern Tip sub region: Brazil

b) The Executive Committee members will later elect its Presidentc) Meetings will be held every two years, extended to the Council of

Government Experts on SCP and including, among others: NGO’s, academia, companies, labor unions, the cleaner production center network, and government representatives.

d) The V Meeting of the Council will be in 2009, some time before the meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin American and the Caribbean.

e) The Executive Committee will meet at least once a year and must identify new communication mechanisms to guarantee a more fluid relationship among the sub regions. This can be done by means of video conferences or virtual meetings.

f) More frequent sub regional meetings will be promoted.g) To promote the form of the Information Regional Center on SCP as well as the

window to project the topic in the region.

VII. Regional Proposals for the 10 YearFramework Programme on SCP (10YFP)

A. Presentation61. As mentioned before, The Marrakech Process main objective is to create a proposal for a 10 Year Framework PROGRAMME on SCP (10YFP), which can respond to the call from the World Summit for Sustainable Development (2002) and its Johannesburg Implementation Plan.62. In order to get a complete idea of the meaning of 10YFP, Adriana Zacarías and Mohan Peck, from UNEP and UNDESA, respectively, mentioned some important factors to be taken into account, and analyzed the following:

a) Framework Programme: This is a framework that must include a select group of key and effective programs for SCP promotion.

b) An International Level Framework as support for national and regional initiatives: This framework’s objective is not to develop national and regional strategies, but to create a cooperation framework at international level to support the regional and national initiatives on SCP. For that reason, it is important that the framework of the programs be flexible, without determining global priorities. It is expected to have programmes applicable to each region’s priorities (and priority sectors), according to their differences.


c) 10 years: The framework programme will be implemented in a 10 years period. Because of that, there is a possibility to establish short, medium and long term goals. This implies the need to establish indicators on SCP to measure the regional and/or national progress. At the same time, goals to get progress in promotions and the adoption of patterns on SCP can be established to be reached in certain periods ( 5 or 10 years).

d) The proposal revision 2010 / 11: The proposal for the 10YFP will be analyzed in the United Nations Sustainable Development Commission within the cycle 2010 /11, where they expect the governments to agree upon the need to promote SCP and support the implementation of this 10YFP.

63. The preliminary proposal of 10YFP which was made at the Stockholm meeting deals with putting together needs and capacities on SCP, or what is the same, supply and demand. For that, the connecting mechanism that joins one and the other is the set of programs. Under this perspective, the proposal for the Latin American and the Caribbean region is to identify those priorities which must compose the programme at a regional, sub regional and/or national level.64. Adriana Zacarías highlighted the actions that were being put forward on SCP, at the international level, and especially, the partial outcomes presented by the work groups of the Marrakech Process: a Manual of Sustainable Public Purchases and their respective demonstration projects; Integral management of Coasts; a Sustainable Vacation Campaign, Studies on Climate Change and Tourism; a Study about Energy Savings in construction and buildings; a Manual for the development of Sustainability Public Campaigns; Creative Gallery; Seven demonstration projects at a local level; Eco-labelling for Africa; a Collection of better practices in Developing Agencies, and a Strategy to include SCP in formal education.65. Zacarías also mentioned the creation of four dialogue tables at a national level within the framework of the Marrakech Process, and that the first and only one took place last April in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The possibility to repeat the experience in Uruguay in the near future was also mentioned there. The Manual for Policy designs and National Strategies on UNEP-DTIE SCP is in its final stage.

B. Work group session66. The participants divided themselves in 4 groups, aiming to agree on the key elements for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, which must be reflected in the 10YFP, and identifying technical, economic, financial and institutional needs, along with the key actors’ cooperation and commitment. The four groups were formed by the corresponding government delegates to the sub regions, the NGO’s and industry representatives, according with their regions, affinity and other contingent criteria.67. The groups worked using a guide of six orientation questions for the discussion which were presented at the plenary session (See Annex IV). The following chart offers a summary of the exposed outcomes by each group.


C. Programme proposals for the region68. The following chart shows the outcomes of the work group where the main programmes for Latin America and the Caribbean are proposed. These should be implemented in the framework of the 10YFP.

Chart II. Programme Proposal for the Latin American and the Caribbean region4

Common programmes

/New proposals

Outcomes Group 1 The Caribbean

Outcomes Grupo 2 Mesoamérica

Outcomes Grupo 4 Cono Sur

Commonprogrammes

Programme for development of the action plans on SCP at

a national level

Action Plan son SCP at a national level, or the inclusion

of SCP in the current strategies, Such as those of Sustainable Development

Programme for the development of actions plans

on SCP at national level

Programme to support sustainable public parchases

Programme to support sustainable public parchases

Programme to support sustainable public purchases

Programme about supply and sustainable product chains

and market nicheProgramme about supply and

sustainable product chains Programme about supply and

sustainable product chains

Information about policies, tools, etc.

Information about sustainable products

Information about sustainable products

Education and sustainable life styles



New proposals

Sustainable Constructions and prevention of natural

disastersSupport for instrumentation of a legal framework on SCP

Small and Medium Enterprises

Support to Small and Medium Enterprises

Support for the development for economic and financial instruments on SCP

Waste managementTo foster the development of

credit bodies of the community (Example: Costa

Rica Case)Energy efficiency and

renewable energyEfficient water management

D. Programme Proposal from theWork Group of the Andes sub region

69. The group made a chart based on the one they presented in the preparatory document for the meeting5, emphasizing the necessity to produce actions that could put together the needs and the abilities on SCP. Evidently, they are many, but rather unknown. The group highlighted the role played by the United Nations Agencies (UNEP – UNDESA, etc.) to organize this information system.

4 The proposal made by the Andes Community Group appears on Graphic No.1 5 For additional information, see www.UNEP.org/industrial/consumo


70. As needed programmes for the region, the group pointed out the areas of Training, Technical Assistance and Information, put together in the first group, which concentrates abilities (supply) in UNO Agencies, the international work groups, experts and enterprises. The second group of programmes refers to Technology Transfer and Financial Sources.

Graphic I: Programme proposal for the 10-year framework programme of The Andes Group

VIII. Conclusions71. After two days of intense discussion, work groups and search for consensus, it can be said that the objectives of the meeting were fulfilled. The main results were:

a) The Fourth Meeting of Government Experts on SCP for Latin America and the Caribbean was developed with the active involvement of the participants. It must be highlighted the valuable input of the representation of NGOs, companies, labor unions, cleaner production centers and cooperation agencies, who came to the Council meeting for the first time.

b) 70% of the participation of the regional governments confirms the implicit commitment in search of a change toward sustainable consumption and


production patterns. At the same time, the dynamics and interest shown from the NGOs, and the industry in the topic is an invitation to go deeper in the actions of dialogue and cooperation among the areas, at the national and sub regional levels.

c) Each of the sub regions (the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, The Andes, and the Southern Tip) designed and approved its own Action Plan on SCP, identifying priorities areas, outcomes, activities and cooperation needs. In this way, the region has gone forward to an important step toward the implementation of the Regional Strategy on SCP, approved by the Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.

d) Proposals for the strengthening of the Regional Council of Government Experts on SCP were made. And the new members of the Executive Committee were elected:i) The new Executive Committee was integrated as follows:

The Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago sub region ( Ad referendum) Mesoamerica sub region: Panama as the head and Dominican Republic

as substitute The Andes sub region: Ecuador The Southern Tip sub region: Brazil

ii) Extended meetings of the Council of Government Experts on SCP were held every two years, including NGOs , academia, companies, labor unions, and the Cleaner production Center network and government representatives. The calling to more frequent sub region meetings will be patronized.

iii) The Fifth Meeting of the Council will be held in 2009, previous to the meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean.

iv) The Executive Committee will meet, at least, once a year, and must identify new connection mechanisms to guarantee a more fluid relationship among the sub regions, such as the use of video conferences and virtual meetings.

72. Proposals were made to incorporate the priority programs of the region in the program framework on SCP up to 10 years. Priority areas common to the 4 sub regions from the governmental proposals and the other interested parties, are the following:

a) To develop National Dialogue Tables, open and participative to all society sectors;

b) To focus actions exclusively for Small and Medium Enterprises.c) To execute programmes for sustainable public purchasesd) To develop national policies and strategies on SCPe) To put into practice the Information Regional Network on SCP.


73. At the same time, the participants showed their interest in getting involved in the International Work Groups of the Marrakech Process, and particularly outlined the need to take again the proposal made by the region at the 2nd International meeting on SCP which took place in Costa Rica (2005) which dealt with the creation of a new work group on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.74. Finally, they discussed and approved in the plenary session the Recommendation from the Fourth Meeting of the Experts Council to the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean to be presented at the Sixteenth Meeting meeting of the Forum from 11 to 14 of November 2007 in Dominican Republic.


Annex IRecommendations of the Fourth Meeting of Experts on

Sustainable Consumption and Production to the Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of

Latin America and the CaribbeanThe editorial Committee was composed of Carmen Terry (Cuba), representing the Caribbean; Luciano Ramirez (Panama) representing Mesoamerica; Irma Suarez, (Ecuador) representing the Andes Community of Nations; Luis Fernando Krieger (Mexico), representing the Southern Tip, and Victoria Belàustegui, for UNEP Secretariat. The document was read in detail, discussed and approved in a plenary session.

Whereas:The Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development established as one of the Implementation Plan goals the promotion of a set of programmes to 10 years to support national and regional initiatives to move along the change toward modes of sustainable consumption and production;The Marrakech process is a set of regional and international efforts an activities to comply with Chapter III of Johannesburg Implementation Plan and to create the framework of programmes to 10 years (10YFP) which will be presented before the Sustainable Development Commission in the session period 2010-2011;The countries of the Latin America and the Caribbean region stated in the Latin American and the Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC), exposed in the same Summit, the need to incorporate cleaner production concepts in the industry and work toward sustainable consumption;The outcomes of the previous meetings of Experts on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the existence of the Regional Government Experts Council on Sustainable Consumption and Production;In the region, The Marrakech Process has had significant progress in the development and implementation of national and sub regional policies on SCP;The outstanding participation and the valuable contribution made during the Fourth Meeting of Government Experts on SCP for sub regional instances, NGOs, the Network of Cleaner Production Centers, the academic sector, labor unions and the business sector:The Fourth Meeting of the Council of Government Experts on Sustainable Consumption and Production of Latin America and the Caribbean was organized to continue this process, with the support of the Brazilian government, the United Nations Regional Office Programme for the Environment for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP / ORPLAC ), in collaboration with UNEP_DTIE and UNDESA that took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 18 and 19, 2007.The Regional Government Experts Council of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Consumption and Production in its Fourth


Meeting recommends the Sixteenth Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment to take into consideration the following elements:1. To approve the action Plan on SCP, included in Annex I, prepared according with the needs and priorities of each sub region, taking into account the ILAC, the previous decisions made by the Forum of Ministers in the topic, the Regional Strategy on SCP; the pre-existing plans in the sub regions and the contributions made by the NGOs and the industry;2. To ratify the priority areas on SCP, common to all identified sub regions, in the Final Report of the Meeting (Annex II), observing the following topics:

a) The National Dialogue Tables open and with the participation of all sectors of the society

b) The Small and Medium Enterprises,c) The sustainable public purchases.d) The national policies and strategies on SCPe) The regional information network on SCP

3. To take the necessary steps to guarantee the carrying out of the Regional Action Plan on SCP, regarding the search for and funding allocation for national and regional activities.4. To promote the strengthening of each country institutional areas, responsible of SCP, and to maintain an active participation of these sections in the regional activities about the topic.5. To make the required decisions to involve SCP in other areas of the economic and social development of the countries.6. To request UNEP to support other countries to look for additional financing so that the activities on SCP can be extended in the region.7. To include the topic of the Marrakech Process and Chapter III of Johannesburg Implementation Plan in the next meeting agenda for the Forum of Ministers of the Environment for revision and approval of the 10YFP to be presented in the CDS 2010 – 2011.


Annex IIAgenda of the Meeting

Objectives1. Los objectives of the meeting are:

a) Review, evaluate and strengthen the Regional Strategy for Sustainable Consumption and Production;

b) Develop an Action Plan with horizons of short, medium and long termc) Strengthening the Regional Government Experts Council on Sustainable

Consumption and Production;d) Deepen cooperation between LAC and the instruments and players in the

Marrakech Process (with the "Marrakesh Task Forces", NGOs, businesses, and development agencies)

c) Identify relevant aspects for the region to be considered in drafting the 10YFP on sustainable consumption and production

d) Develop a report on the situation of the SCP in LAC to be presented at the next meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment from LAC.


AgendaThursday, October 18th, 2007

08:00 am -8:45 am Organizing Committee Meeting08:00 am -9:00 am Registration of participants9:00 am -09:45 am Inaugural Opening and welcome, Dr. Fernando Rei., Chairman,

Environmental Protection Agency of the Sao Paulo State (CETESB).Opening and welcome, Mr. Marcelo Kos, Technical Director, Chemical Industries Association of Brazil. Mohan Peck, UNDESAWelcome and presentation of Regional Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Ricardo Sánchez Sosa, Director, UNEP/ROLAC

09:45 am –10:45 am Panel 1: Progress and Activities on the Marrakech ProcessThe Marrakech Process: a global view, by Adriana Zacarias, UNEP-DTIEPresentation of the objectives of the Regional Consultations on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Mohan Peck, UNDESAThe role of the Task Forces and work on Sustainable Public Procurement, Chris Browne, Environmental Agency of the United Kingdom and Sustainable Lifestyles, Graciela Scavone (Argentina).

10:45 am –11:00 am Coffee11:00am-11:45 am Panel 2: Initiatives for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)

of key playersNetwork of National Centers on Cleaner Production in the region, by Elisa Tonda, ONUDINGO sector initiatives, ONG Forum representative, Mr. Ricardo YoungBusiness sector initiatives: initiatives for sustainability, environmental and social responsibility, Marcelo Kos, ABIQUIM

11:45am–1:00 pm Presentation of sub-regional activities:Andean, by Irma Suárez representing the CANSouthern Cone, Giselle Beja and Graciela Rossi, MERCOSUR

1:00 pm -2:30 pm Lunch2:30 pm -4:00 pm 1º Working Groups Session: Review of the Regional Strategy on SCP

and development of a 10 year Action PlanWill be formed 6 working groups: Central America, Caribbean, Andean Community and Mercosur, NGOs and companies. This will start the preparation of the Action Plan with the definition of priorities, expected outcomes and indicators, both from each sub region and the entire region.

4:00 pm -4:15 pm Coffee4:15pm-5:30 pm 2° Working Groups Session: Continuing review of Strategy and Action

Plan5:30pm -6:30pm Plenary Session: Working Groups results presentation

Closure of first day8:00 pm Dinner

Friday, October 19th, 200708:30am Organizing Committee Meeting


09:00am -09:30am Panel 4: Experts Council presentation: roles, functions and responsibilities (Luciano Ramírez, Panama)

09:30am -11:30am 3° Working Groups Session: Definition of main activities, responsible, and resources. Given the regional and sub regional priorities approved at the previous meeting, the groups must finish the preparation of the Action Plan, defining mainstream, responsible and resources. Additionally will be proposed actions for the strengthening of the Experts Council, including those to be included in the recommendation to the Forum of Ministers.

11:30am -1:00pm Plenary Session: Working Groups report and discussion about the role of other key players in implementing the Action Plan (NGOs and companies)

1:00pm -2:30pm Lunch2:30pm-3:00pm Panel 5: Presentation of the 10 Years Framework Programmes on SCP

(10YFP), UNDESA and UNEP3:00pm-4:00pm 4° Session of Working Groups: Linking the Regional Strategy and the

Action Plan with the 10 Years Framework Programme on SCP. It will be formed 4 working groups to discuss key elements in the region that should be reflected in the 10YFP identifying the technical, financial and institutional matters as well as cooperation and commitment of key players.

4:00pm-5:00pm Plenary Session: Working Groups report5:15pm-5:30pm Coffee5:30pm-6:30pm Plenary Session: Approval of the Regional Strategy and its Action Plan

Presentation and approval of the recommendations to the Regional Forum of Ministers of Environment of LACClosure of the meeting


Annex IIIList of Participants and Working Groups

1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsGroup 1. Governments

Caribbean Region

1 AntiguaMs. Frances M. FullerEnvironment Officer

Environment DivisionMinistry of Tourism, Culture, Civil Aviation, and EnvironmentNo.1 Prime Minister DriveSt. John’s, Antigua, West Indies

Tel: 1-268-562-2568Fax: 1 268-562-4625Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

2 Barbados

Mr. Travis SincklerSenior Environmental Officer

Environmental PolicyMinistry of Energy and the Environment1st Floor, Musson BuildingBridgetown, Barbados

Tel: 246-467-5700/5715Fax: 246-437-8859Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

3 DominicaMr. Minchinton BurtonDirector Forestry

Wildlife and Parks DivisionEnvironmentBotanica GardensCommonwealth of Dominica

Tel: 1767-448-2401 ext. 38151767-266-3815Fax: 1767-448-7999Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

4 Grenada

Mr. Christopher JosephEnvironmental Protection Officer

Environmental Management/Sustainable Development, Ministry of Health, Social Security, the Environment, Ministerial Complex, TanteenSt. George’s Grenada

Tel: 473-415-2226473-440-3485Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

5 JamaicaMs. Anastasia CalnikDirector

Pollution ControlEnvironmental ManagementMinistry of Local Government and Environment16A Half-Way-Tree RoadKingston 5, Jamaica W.I.

Tel: 876 960 6532Fax: 876-929-2884Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

6St. Vincent

and the Grenadines

Mr. Ellison Steve ClarkeSenior Economist

Investment, Trade, Small BusinessMinistry of Telecom, Science Technology and Industry, Egmont StreetP.O. Box 284Kingstown, St. Vincent

Tel: 784-456-1106Fax: 784-457-2880Email: [email protected];[email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

7 Suriname Ms. Mariska Riedewald

Policy Officer responsible for Sustainable Development, Water, Waste and Chemical Management issuesMinistry of Labor, Technological Development and Environment/Environment DivisionHeerentraat 40/Paramaribo Suriname

Tel: 597-4209 60/ 597-475368Fax: 597-420960Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

mailto:[email protected]









1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsGroup 2 – Meso American Region

8 Costa Rica

Mr. Marco Chinchilla SalazarIngeniero en Biotecnología

Producción Limpia y Manejo de ResiduosMinisterio del Ambiente y EnergíaCalle 25, Ave. 8 y 10, San José, Costa Rica

Tel.: (506) 23300356Fax: (506) 257-1839Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

9 CubaMs. Carmen Cristina Terry Berro

Senior Specialist in Environmental ManagementCoordinator of the National Group for Cleaner Production and Sustainable ConsumptionCenter for Environmental Information, Management and EducationMinistry of Science, Technology and Environment20 Street No. 4107 between 41 and 47 StreetsPlaya Municipality, Habana, Cuba

Tel: + 537-202-5534Fax: + 537-204-9031Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

10 República Dominicana

Mr. Elías Gomez

Encargado de Programa de Producción mas Limpia, Gestión Ambiental, Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, 27 de Febrero Esquina Tiradentes, Plaza Merengue, Sub Secretaria de Gestión Ambiental, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

Tel: 809 472-0626; 809-359-9960;Fax: 809-472-0631Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

11 El Salvador

Mr. Roberto Alfonso Escalante CacerosIngeniero Civil

Viceministro de Medio Ambiente y Recursos NaturalesMinisterio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos NaturalesCalle Los Bambúes No. 18, Colonia San FranciscoSan Salvador, El Salvador

Tel: 2267-9422Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

12 GuatemalaMr. Dennis Ronaldo Dieguez SelvaPerito Agrónomo

Coordinación Nacional de MARNMinisterio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales20 Calle 28-58 zona 10 Edificio MARNCiudad Guatemala 01010

Tel: + 502 242-30500Cell: + 502-597-80722Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

13 HondurasMs. Irina Helena PinedaAbogada

Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente100 metros al sur del Estadio Nacional, Frente al BirichicheTegucigalpa, Honduras

Tel: 504-235-7833/ 239 4296Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

14 NicaraguaMs. Gherda Barreto CajinaEnvironmental Economist

National Coordinator of the Environmental Information System, Ministry of Environment anNatural Resources, Managua, km 12 carretera norte, Managua, Nicaragua

Tel.: 505-2331-623 or 505-883-8656Fax: 505-233-1623Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

15 PanamáMr. Luciano Ramírez A.Administrator

Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Center (ANAM) - Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM) Environmental National Authority,Albrook Building 804Panama City, Republic of Panama

Tel: 507-500-0911Fax: 507-500-0909Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

Group 3 – Andean Community of Nations16 Colombia Mr. César Address de Desarrollo Sectorial Sostenible Ministerio de Tel: 571 332-3634 Punto Focal












1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsAugusto Buirago GomezDirector

Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo TerritorialCalle 37 No. 8-40Bogota, Colombia

Fax: + 571 332-3456Email: [email protected]

CPS

17 EcuadorMs. Irma SuárezIngeniera Química

Producción Limpia y Consumo SostenibleMinisterio del AmbienteAv. Eloy Alfaro y Av. Amazonas edif. MAG 7 mo pisoEcuador, Quito

Tel: 593 225-63492Fax: 593-225-63492Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

Agencia de Cooperación

56 PerúMr. Romy CalderonHead

Programme of Studies and InformationEconomic Research, Technical Studies andExecutive ProposalsLatin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE)Paseo de la República 3211, San IsidroLima 27, Peru

Tel.: (51 1) 442-2400Fax: (51 1) 442-8105Email: [email protected]

Group 4 - South Cone

18 ArgentinaMs. Graciela ScavoneDoctora

Address de Producción limpia y Consumo Sustentable Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación ArgentinaSan Martín 451 – oficina 317Buenos Aires, Argentina – Código postal C1004AAI

Tel.: 5411 4348-8377Fax: 4511 4348-8682Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

19 Argentina Alicia Moreno

Subgrupo de trabajo No.6 Medio Ambiente – MERCOSURSecretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo SustentableSan Martín 451Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel: +5411 4348-8522Fax: + 5411 4348-8673Email: [email protected]

Observador MERCOSUR

20 BrazilMr. Luiz Fernando Krieger MericoDirector

Economy and EnvironmentMinistry of EnvironmentEsplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco BBrazilia-DF Brazil 70068-900

Tel: + 55 61 3317-1412Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

21 BrazilMr. Julio Cesar BaenaCooperation Adviser

Ministry of Environment, Esplanada Dos Ministerios, Bloco B, Sala 532 Zona CentralBrasilia – Brazil 70068-901


Observador MERCOSUR

22 Brazil Sergia Oliveira

Ministry of Environment, Esplanada Dos Ministerios, Bloco B, Sala 532 Zona Central

[email protected]

Observador Gobierno Brasil

23 Brazil Jose Alfredo Araujo

Ministry of Environment, Esplanada Dos Ministerios, Bloco B, Sala 532 Zona CentralBrasilia – Brazil 70068-901

[email protected] Gobierno Brasil







1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email Comments

24 Brazil Shigeo Shiki Ministerio de Meio AmbienteEsplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 90 andar, sala 728, Brasilia, Brazil 70068-900


25 BrazilMs. Paula Regina Galvani Bueno Martha

Producao Sustentavel, Ministerio do Meio Ambiente, Esplanada dos Ministerios – Bloco B - sala 924Brasilia, Brazil 70.068-900

Tel: + 61 3317-1976Fax: + 61 3317-1481Email: [email protected]


26 BrazilAlexandre Silva NogueiraAnalista Ambiental

Meio Ambiente – Orgao PublicoMinisterio de Meio AmbienteEsplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 90 andar, sala 728, Brasilia, Brazil 70068-900

Tel: + 5561 3317-1412Email: [email protected]


27 BrazilVandré Geraldo MonteiroAnalista Ambiental

Meio Ambiente – Orgao PublicoMinisterio de Meio AmbienteEsplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 90 andar, sala 924, Brasilia, Brazil 70068-900


28 Brazil Fernanda Altoe Daltro

Ministerio de Meio AmbienteEsplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco B, 90 andar


29 BrazilFlavio de Miranda RibeiroManager

Cleaner Production Technology SectorGovernment – Environment AgencyCETESB – Companhia de Technologia de Saneamento Ambiental; Av. Prof. Frederico Hermann Jr. 345, Alto de PinheirosSao Paulo SP – 05459-900, Brazil

Tel: + 55 11 3133-3497Email: [email protected]


30 Brazil Julia Schreiner Alves

Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente Sao PauloAv Prof Federico Hermannn Jr, 345 Predio 16º andar Alto de Pinheiros05459-010Sao Paulo

55 11 3133 [email protected]


31 Brazil Renato Rosenberg

Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente Sao PauloAv Prof Federico Hermannn Jr, 345 Predio 16º andar Alto de Pinheiros05459-010 Sao Paulo


32 ChileMr. Claudio Bonacic FuicaEconomist

Environmental RegulationNational Commission for the Environment (CONAM)Teatinos 258Santiago, Chile 8340434

Tel: + 562 241-1843Fax: + 562-240-5780Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

33 ParaguayMr. Roberto Ramon Amarilla Martinez

Sub-grupo de Trobajo No. 6 (SGT6) Medio Ambiente MERCOSUR, Secretaria del AmbienteAv. Madame Lynch No. 3500Asuncion, Paraguay

Tel.: + 595-21-615814;Fax: + 595-21-615814Email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

34 Paraguay Mr. Domingo Sub grupo de Trobajo No.6 (SGT 6) Tel.: + 595-21-615814; Observador UNEP/LAC-IGWG.XVI/Ref.6/Rev.1Page 27









1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsSilvo Benitez Ruiz DiazIngeniero Civil

Ambiente MERCOSUR, Secretaria del AmbienteAv. Madame Lynch No. 3500Asuncion, Paraguay

Fax: + 595-21-615814Email: [email protected]

MERCOSUR

35 ParaguayMs. Sonia Maria Servin Estigarribia

Environmental Technical DirectionIndustry and Commerce MinistryMariscal Lopez 3333, Asuncion, Paraguay

Tel: + 595-21-616-3106Fax: + 59521-616-3072Email: [email protected]

Observador MERCOSUR

36

Uruguay

Ms. Graciela Rossi RauchfussLicenciada en Ciencias Biológicas

Asesoria de Asuntos Internacionales/Competitividad y Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente – Address Nacional de Medio Ambiente, Galicia 1133, Piso 3Montevideo, Uruguay

Tel: 5982 917-0710 # 4608Fax: # 4320email: [email protected]

Punto Focal CPS

37

Uruguay

Giselle Beja ValentBiologist and Environmental Expert

Asesoría de Asuntos Ambientales Internacionales (Directora) Coordinadora Alterna SGT 6 MEDIO Ambiente MERCOSUR, Address Nacional de Medio Ambiente/Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio AmbienteGalicia 1133 piso 3o – Montevideo, Uruguay 11200

Tel: + 598 291-70710 Ext. 4300 ;Fax: + 598 291-70710 Ext. 4320Email: [email protected]

Observador MERCOSUR

Agencia de Cooperación

38 Argentina

Mr. Toshihiro NozawaProject Formulation Adviser

Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Argentina, Maipu 1300 Piso 21 (21st Floor)Buenos Aires, Argentina (C1006 ACT)

Tel: 5411 4313-8901Fax: 5411 [email protected]

Group 5 – Academy and Research CentresNon-Governmental Organizations (NGO)

39

Brazil

Carla Borges Local GovernmentsICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainable, Latin America and Caribbean Secretariat (LACS)Av. IV Centenario, no. 1268 sala 215 Portao 7A Parque IbirapueraSao Paulo, SP Brazil CEP 04040-00

Tel: + 55 11 5084-3079Fax: + 5511 5084-3082Email: [email protected]

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Brazil

Ms. Laura Silvia Valente de MacedoRegional Director

Local GovernmentsICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainable, Latin America and Caribbean Secretariat (LACS)Av. IV Centenario, no. 1268 sala 215 Portao 7A Parque IbirapueraSao Paulo, SP Brazil CEP 04040-00

Tel: + 55 11 5084-3079Fax: + 5511 5084-3082Email: [email protected]







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BarbadosMr. Osmond HarewoodYouth Advisor

Environment and Youth SectorCaribbean Youth Environment Network#3 Kirtons, St. Philip, Barbados

Tel: 1 – 246-253-8794fax: 1 – 246-422-7669Email: [email protected]

42

Brazil

Mr. Ricardo Young SilvaPresident

Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Instituto Ethos (NGO)Rua Dr Fernandes Coelho 85, 10 andarSao Paulo, Brazil 05423-040

Tel: + 55 11-3897Fax: + 55 11 3897-2424Email: [email protected]: [email protected] [email protected]

43Brazil

Giuliana Ortega

Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development, Instituto Ethos (NGO)Rua Dr Fernandes Coelho 85, 10 andarSao Paulo, Brazil 05423-040

Tel: 55 11 3897 [email protected]

44Brazil

Ms. Luciana Allan SalgadoTechnical Director

Instituto CrescerRua Cubatao 929 cj 67Sao Paulo, Brazil 04013-043

Tel.: + 55 11 5908 8644Fax: + 55 11 5908-8644Email: [email protected]

45Chile

Luis Flores MimicaProject Manager

Consumers International.Presidente Juan Antonio Rios 58/Piso 7Santiago, Centro, Santiago, Chile

Tel.: + 562 6640-128 or 6380141Email: [email protected]

46 ChileMs. Antonieta Dayne Ortiz

Medio Ambiente, Educación Ambiental, ReciclajeFundación Casa de la PazAntonia López de Bello 80, Recoleta, Santiago, Chile

Tel.: 56-2 737 42 80Fax; 56-2 777 50 65Email: [email protected];[email protected]

47 Colombia

Jaime Alberto RomeroGerencia de Proyectos de Infrastructura

Calle 75 No 7-52 Of 304Bogotá, D.C. Colombia [email protected]

48 Colombia

Maria Ximena Marin MoralesSustainable Development Coordinator

Sustainable Consumption and Youth Participation in Association with ROLAC-UNEP and Youth for Change ColombiaCR 51 No 183-17 (INT42)Bogota/Colombia Tel: + 571 758-5152

Fax: + 571-751-3660Email: [email protected]

49 Costa Rica Ms. Ana QuirosPresident

Sustainable Development /LCAECO Global and ALCALAP.O. Box 134, 1000San Jose, Costa Rica

Tel: + 506-248-1847Fax: + 506-256-4237Email: [email protected]

50 United Kingdom

Christopher BrowneProcurement

Sustainable Strategy Limited8 Shadow Walk – Elborough VillageWeston Super Mare, United Kingdom BS24 8PH

Tel: + 44 1934 824741Email: Christopherbrowne.orangehome.co.uk











1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsStrategy Manager

Academy and Research Centres51

Brazil

Ms. Rachel BidermanCoordination

Sustainable Consumption Programme at the Center for Sustainable StudiesSustainable Consumption (including Sustainable Procurement) Global SustainabilityFundacao Getulio VargasAv Nove de julho, 2029 11 andar01332-000 Bela Vista, Sao Paulo-SP, brazil

Tel: 55 11 328-13342Email: [email protected]

52 Brazil Luciana Betiol

Center for Sustainable StudiesFundacao Getulio Vargas, Business Administration SchoolAv Nove de julho, 2029 11 andar01332-000 Bela Vista, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil


53 BrazilJose Glaucio GaroneAdvisor

Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e NuclearesAv Prof Lineu Prestes, 2242Cidade Universitaria

[email protected]@gmail.com

54 Brazil Uriel DuarteUniversidade de Sao PauloRua do Lago 562Cidade Universitaria – Sao Paulo

[email protected]

55 Brazil Fátima PortilhoUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroAv. Presidente Vargas, 417, 9º andar sl 903Centro - Rio de Janeiro - RJ


56 ChileMr. Sergio VillegasExecutive Director

Sustainable Mining Produccion - Chilean Research Center for Mining and Metallurgy, (CIMM),Avda. Parquet A. Rabat No. 6500 – VitacuraSantiago, Chile 667 1204

Tel: + 562 585-6302Fax: + 562-585-6304Email: [email protected]

57 Uruguay Mr. Hector Villaverde

Licenciado en Comunicación EducativaPromoción de Acciones de Producción y Consume Sustentables, Centro de Estudios, análisis y Documentación del Uruguay (CEADU)Gonzalo Ramírez 2133 Of. 603Montevideo, Uruguay 11.200

Tel.: 598 99-236-839Fax: 598-2 413-6072Email: [email protected]

Group 6 – Enterprices and National Clean Production CentresClean Production Centres

58 BrazilMr. Paulo Antunes De Oliveira RosaDirector

SENAIAv. Assis Brasil Nbr. 845091140-000-Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil

Tel.: + 55 51 33 47-8414Fax: + 55 51 33 64 – 8605Email: [email protected]

59 Colombia Mr. Carlos Arango

Cleaner Production, Sustainable Enterprise Development, Nacional Cleaner Production Center,

Tel.: _ 57 4 251-7343Fax: + 57 4 513-0930







1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email CommentsExecutive Director

Carrera 46 No. 56 – 11, piso 8Medellín, Colombia

Email: [email protected]

60

Costa Rica

Mr. Carlos Perera HeinnichTechnical Director

Cleaner Production (NCPC) Costa RicaFuente de la Hispanidad 300 SurEdificio CICRSan Pedro, San Jose, Costa Rica


61

Guatemala

Ms. Maria Amalia PortaExecutive Director

Cleaner Production, Environmental Multilateral Agreements, Centro Guatemala de Producción mas Limpia, Ruta 6, 9-21 zona 4 Edificio Carnero de Industria, Nivel 4, Oficino 4CCiudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 0100

Tel: 502-233-19191 Ext. 207502-233-902-64Email: [email protected]

62Nicaragua

Mr. Cesar BarahonaDirector

Cleaner Production Center NicaraguaUniversidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Avenida Universitaria S/NManagua, Nicaragua

Tel.: + 505-278-3136Fax: + 505 278-3880Email: cbarahona@cpminic,org,ni

Enterprises63

BrazilMarcelo Kos Silveira CamposDirector

Industrial AffairsBrazilian Chemical Industry Association – Abiquim, Av. Chedid Jafet, 221A, Bloco C, 4o AndarSao Paulo Paulo, SP Brrazil 04551-065

Tel: + 55 11 21 484-710Fax: 55 11 21 484724Email: [email protected]

64Brazil

Maria Helena ZucchiSustainability Manager

Natura Cosméticos [email protected]

65Brazil

Lucelio de MoraesGovernment Affairs

Dow Brasl S.A.R. Alexandre Dumas, 1671Sao Paulo-SP

Tel: +55 11 5188 [email protected]

66Brazil

Mr. Ives Pereira MullerPartner

Deloitte Touche TohmatsuR. Alexandre Dumas 1981Sao Paulo, Brazil 04717-906

Tel.: 55 (11) 5186-6224Fax: 55 (11) 5186-6601Email: [email protected]

67

Brazil

Dr. Marcelo Drugg Baretto ViannaPartner – Deloitte and Touche

ICC-International Chamber of CommerceR.Alexandre Dumas, 1981 (Deloitte)Sao Paulo/Brazil 04717-906

Tel: 55 11 5186-6259Fax: 55 11 5186-6601Email: [email protected]@cnc.com.br

68USA

Mr. John E. PhillipsDirector

Issues Management PracticesThe Dow Chemical Company1803 Building, Washington StreetMidland, M 48674


Unions










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France

Lucien Royer ITUC – CSI-IGBTrade Union Advisory Committee15, Rue Laperouse75016 Paris

[email protected]

70

Brazil

Mr. Nilton FreitasSafety Engineer and Master in Public Health

Senior Advisor to the Chemical Workers Trade Union from ABC RegionAv. Lino Jardim, 401 – Vila BastonSanto Andre – Sao Paulo, BrazilCEP 09.041-030

Tel: + 55 11 4433 5840Fax: 55 11 44 36 9504Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

Local Organizations

71 BrazilMr. Fernando ReiPresidente

CETESBEmail: [email protected]

72 Brazil Marco Antonio Caminha FIESP Tel : 55 61 3039 1332

[email protected]

73 Brazil Marta Maria Vasconcelos FIESP Tel : 55 11 3549 4546

[email protected]

74 Brazil Rui Alves de Oliveira

FIESP [email protected]

75 BrazilRicardo de Sousa Esper

[email protected]

76 Brazil Nilton Fornasari Filho


77 BrazilLuciano Rodrigues Coelho


International Organizations78

UNIDO

Ms. Elisa TondaIndustrial DevelopmentOfficer

Cleaner ProductionUnited Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)Viena Internacional Centre – P.O. Box 300Viena, Austria A-1400

Tel: + 431 260-26 5375Fax: + 431 213-46 5375Email: [email protected]

79 UNDESA Mr. Mohan Peck

United Nations Headquarters2 United Nations PlazaRoom DC2-2246New York, N.Y. 10017, USA

Tel: (212) 963-8799Fax: (212) 963-1267Email: [email protected]

80 PNUMA Ms. Adriana UNEP DTIE (+33) 144 37 30 02











1. Country Contact Address Phone - Fax - Email Comments

Zacarias Tour Mirabeau 39-43, quai Andre Citroen75739 Paris, CEDEX 15,

(+33) 144 37 14 [email protected]

81 PNUMAMr. Luiz de Andrade Filho

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Brazil OfficeEQSW 103/104 lote 01 bloco C, 1o andarBrasilia-DF-Brazil/ 70670-350

Tel: +5561 3038-9236Fax: + 5561 303-89239Email: [email protected]

82 PNUMABrasil

Ms. Cristina MontenegroCoordinator

United Nations Environment Programme/Brazil OfficeEQSW 103/104 lote 01 bloco C, 10 andarBrasilia-DF-Brazil 70670-350

Tel: + 5561 3038-9233Fax: + 5561-303 89239Email: [email protected]

83 PNUMABrasil Ms Paula Brasil

United Nations Environment Programme/Brazil OfficeEQSW 103/104 lote 01 bloco C, 1o andarBrasilia-DF-Brazil/70670-350

Tel: + 5561 3038-9237Fax: +5561-303-89239Email: [email protected]

84 PNUMAORPALC

Mr. Ricardo Sanchez PNUMA/ORPALC [email protected]

85 PNUMAORPALC

Ms. Victoria Beláustegui PNUMA/ORPALC

Clayton, Ciudad del Saber - Avenida Morse, Edificio 103Corregimiento de Ancón - Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMÁTel.: (507) 305-3160 (directo) y 305-3100 (conmutador) Fax: (507) [email protected]







Annex IVRegional Action Plan on

Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)

1. Action Plan for the Caribbean Region

A. Priority Topics

1. Economical Aspects a) Importance of the economy of services in the Caribbean; tourism, financial

services, ecosystem services (mangroves, coral reefs, beaches for tortoise reproduction, bird’s sanctuary)

b) The diversification of energy towards renewable sources and the use of combined -cycle plants to get better levels of efficiency.

c) Food security is an important topic for the sub region since it imports most of the basic foods.

d) The support to small and medium enterprises is essential to assure a sustainable economic growth.

e) To promote fair commerce as a tool to foster the region’s products.f) To strengthen the construction codes and the assessment of the

environmental impact to adapt them to the climate change.

2. Planning of land and water use. a) Procurement for water production, attainment and storage.b) Water treatment and increase of gray water use.c) Importance of territorial ordering: hunting, industry, agriculture, areas of

influence of water sources (land is a poor source in insular states)

3. Institutional Aspects a) Financing SCP is a relevant topic.b) Problems about monitoring and following up environmental regulations.c) It is necessary to strengthen participation, particularly civil groups.d) It is necessary to have a stronger policy framework and norms on SCP.e) To renew the attention on public-private-social society cooperation at a bi-

lateral and sub regional levels.f) The institutional strengthening is essential before putting efforts together

toward ability development and training.

4. SCP Legislation and Policies


B. Associations for cooperation and implementationa) The Caribbean region is represented and also participates in all Marrakech

Work Groupsb) Contact with the European Union, foundations and other donors to build up a

funding in order to finance activities on SCP in the sub region ( along with COFAB)

c) Cooperation and alliance among the government, companies and civil groups for education on sustainable consumption at a national and regional level.

d) It is important to put into practice a complete knowledge procurement system with the participation of all SCP focal points and development agencies.

e) Presentation of a technical programme to support education and graduation on SCP topics.

Objectives Expected Outcomes Activities

Short term(2 years)

To identify national focal points and to improve leadership and coordination on SCP in each country responsible for the relationship with other countries and information diffusion ( it could be from any Ministry)

To count on a representative or Sub regional delegate who can participate in international and regional meetings (CARICOM,COTED)

To have functional focal points on SCP at a sub regional level.

To evaluate current policies on SCP and analyze vacancies and needs.

To execute concrete projects to invest in and implement action plans on SCP in 5 countries.

To count on a regional implemented programme on SC

To organize el pilot programme on sustainable tourism in, at least, one country of the region, and interchange experiences with other countries.

To actively participate in the relevant Marrakech work groups, according to their priorities.

A small Cabinet, Approval of the focal point and communication to UNEP.- UNEP-CARICOM focal point sends a report of the 4° Regional Meeting of Government Experts to the General Secretary, and later present it to COTED.

To complete an action plan for each national focal point (analyze vacancies and develop reference terms)

To get an agreement of 5 countries to develop reference terms and to search for funding for the pilot projects.

CEHI implements projects on SCP with relevant actors

To support the governments of Canada and Brazil to set a new work group on Small and Medium Enterprises.

Process of consultation and interchange of experience at a sub regional level with the support of UNEP (based on the Forum of Ministers’ approval).

Middle term(5 years)

Have an appropriate and effective sub regional programme on SCP.

To establish a sub regional center on sustainable production to provide technical assistance to initiatives on SCP.

Regional harmonization on the policy framework on SCP.

To make feasibility studies to establish excellence centers on SCP

To develop a working programme and an implementation plan to establish a regional center.

To develop models of a policy framework.

To make a feasibility study to create excellence centers on SCP.

Regional consultation process: what is desired/ what is needed.

Financial support (money)


Objectives Expected Outcomes Activities To reinforce communication with other

smalls Insular Status to develop a consolidate position in the Sustainable Development Commission -19

Long term(10 years)

There is a regional center on SCP financially sustainable.

As a result of feasibility study already made, various excellence national centers are established for topics dealing with SCP. Como resultado del estudio de factibilidad realizado, se establecen varios centros nacionales de excelencia para los temas de CPS.

A business plan consolidated and functioning for the center

Universities and educational institutions in the Caribbean region collaborate with the Marrakech work group about education (formal and informal and awareness on SCP.Services are exported to other insular states.

2. Subregion Action Plan – Mesoamerica

Priorities Expected Outcomes Activities/ Responsible Resources1. Policies on SCP All countries report SCP

policies approved or in process of preparation or approval in the region.Honduras and Guatemala are delayed in the processNeed of support by countries of the area that have progressed in the topic.Policies must incluye the country’s commitment to get the regulations.

Implementation support (technical support in topics as green purchases, voluntary agreements, ACV. Integration of national round tables on SCP)Responsable: Governments through the focal points.

Funding for implementation Inclusion of the topic in the donor`s forum agenda. - Local sources: Process of policy making - Cooperation Sources: technical support.

2. Institutional Strengthening

Creation of abilities with communication procedures and practicable and concrete follow up.

Training topics: eco-design, green purchases, voluntary agreements, virtual courses on SCPResponsible: Governments by means of their focal points

Local sources: technological platform and technical staffCooperation sources: software, trainers.

Procedure to monitor and follow up the meetings of the Government Experts CouncilResponsible: Focal points on SCP

Local sources: focal point and role of the corresponding Direction within each Ministry

All regional governments have focal points on SCP

Sensitization programme green public purchases to be implemented by the governments according to UNEP guide.Responsible: UNEP, Governments and focal points.

Local sources: administrative and logistics work for the sensitization programme

3. Strengthening of the Government Experts Council on SCP

Trainings on SCP Responsable: UNEP, focal points.

Local Sources: technological, Platform Cooperation sources: software, logistics, trainers.

Permanence of Meetings every 2 year. Cooperation


Priorities Expected Outcomes Activities/ Responsible Resourcesgovernments information Responsible: UNEP,

Government Experts Council on SCP

sources : logistics

Virtual meetings (2 per year) web conferencesResponsible: Focal Points

Local sources: technological platformCooperation sources: software

The council must appoint its representatives in events and before organisms that require it.

4. Micro, Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas

Training on SCP Responsible: Governments and focal point.

Local sources: logistics, trainers

Regional Programme to implement environmental management systems (ECOSCAN, IHOPE type)Responsible: UNEP, IHOBE, Governments, Focal Point

Locales sources: administrative work.Cooperation sources: advisor(s).

Strengthening of the local management (districts, decentralization)Responsible: Governments, Focal Point

Local sources: logistics, trainersCooperation sources: repetition of successful cases in other countries

5. Strenghtening of abilities in the financial sector

Training in SCP topics, commerce and environmentResponsible: Government y Focal Point

Locales sources: Sensitization Cooperation: logistics, trainers

State banks to promote initiatives for environmental investment

Responsible: Governments and Focal Points

Local sources: Sensitization and training programme on SCP

6. Sensitization programmes for the community

Sensitization and training programmes from local levels


Local sources: logistics, trainersCooperation sources: dissemination material

7. Ejecución de proyectos sobre CPS

Need to put to work actions with projects like JXC and ACV


Local sources Preparation of implementation projects, logistics and trainersCooperation sources: dissemination material

8. To strengthen economic instrument application to promote SCP

All sub regional countries have economic instruments of the type: environmental service payment, incentives, disposable cannon, etc.

Promote the implementation of economic instruments in the countries. Responsible: Promover la implementación de instrumentos económicos en los CountryesResponsible: Governments and Focal Points

Local sources: logistic for the dissemination plan and the corresponding administrative work

9. Support design and implementation of integrated waste management systems

All countries have GIR policies approved or in process, and in some cases there are specific regulations for solid waste, dangerous waste.

Promotion of CLP Recycling Programme Waste Bags in countries.Responsible: Governments and Focal Points

Local sources: Preparation of programmesCooperation sources: dissemination material, existing tools on the topic

10. Implementation of pilot programmes to develop of post

Repeat successful experiences in the region


Local sources: Plan preparation and implementation to repeat


Priorities Expected Outcomes Activities/ Responsible Resourcesconsumption responsibility estrategies

successful experiences.Cooperation sources: (companies) : dissemination of plans and other materials

11. Development of information tools

Strengthening of the Regional Information Center on SCP

Responsible: Central America ministres Council

Cooperation sources: Donor´s Forum, UNEP, others.

Add to National Centers for Cleaner Production and other Relevant actors to the Council of Experts´initiativesResponsible: UNEP, focal points

Local sources: administratives actionsCooperation sources: logistics

3. Subregional Action Plan: the AndesPriorities Expected

OutcomesOutcomes Indicators

Mainactivities

Responsibles

Activities TermTo promote the building up of national policies and strategies and action plans community in on SCP integrated to other governmental area

The countries of the region have national practices and/or programmes on SCP

No. Of countries in the region with policies and/or programmes

National evaluation of the results of the implementation policies and/or current national programmes on CLP and SC

2 Years Ministries of the Environment, Government

Entities, Business Sector, NGOs,

General Community, UNEP

Review of the current legal frameworkExchange of information and experience with regional expertsProposal of a national policy on SCPValidate the policy on SCP, along with public and private entities, NGOs academia, and the general communityApprove the policy

Some criteria on SCP are included in other government areas (transport-tation, energy, agricultura, tourism, etc)

No. of agendas between the Ministry of the Environment and other sectors with SCP criteria

Preparation of agendas between the Ministry of the Environment and other government entities including the SCP criteria

2 Years

To promote the ability strengthening and development

The govern-ment have reliable areas with habilitéis on SCP

No. of countries in the region with reliable areas on SCP

To create a work area reponsible of SCP in the Ministries of the Environment

1 Year Ministries of the Environment,

UNEP


Priorities Expected Outcomes

Outcomes Indicators

Mainactivities

Responsibles

Activities Termon SCP (public, private, NGOs, academia, financial sector, the general community

The government of the region adopt criteria for sustainable purchases

No. of countries in the region that adopt criteria for sustainable purchases

Inclusion of criteria for sustainable purchases in government office bidding sheets


Entities, UNEP

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are able to implement SCP

No. of trained Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

To ease access to technology by jeans of the implementation of networks and technology transfer centers. Circulation through pamphlets, sensitization talks

Permanent

Ministries of the Environment,

National Center on CLP,

Productive Sector, UNEP

% de Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises that include SCP in their processes

The finance sector incorporates knowledge and capacity on SCP

No. of financial entities which incorporate SCP in their activities

Sensitization talks to finance sector

Permanent

Ministries of the Environment, Ministries of Industry and Commerce,

Financial entities, UNEP

Incentive design to develop finance instruments Charlas de sensibilización al sector financiero

To promote SCP there are finance incentives and instruments

Amount put in to projects or activities with SCP criteria To work on

concession funding for financing lines

Working horizontal cooperation mechanisms for the region

Number of countries of the region with horizontal cooperation mechanisms

Establishment of a Information regional center on SCP

2 Years Ministries of the Environment,

UNEP

Regional Fora

To promote the strengthening of the regulatory framework for SCP

To promote SCP there is an adequate regulatory framework

No. of countries in the region with regulatory framework for SCP

Preparation of regulation proposal with SCP criteria and their approval according to the procedures set up in each country


Entities, Business Sector UNEP

To strengthen the Government Experts Council on SCP

CE consolidates as an advisory organism to the Forum of Ministers of the Environment on SCP

No. of documents prepared by CE for the Forum of Ministers

To call for a donor´s table to organize the funding

2 Years Ministries of the Environment,

UNEP


Priorities Expected Outcomes

Outcomes Indicators

Mainactivities

Responsibles

Activities TermCE strengthens its communication instruments (annual meetings, information site, etc.)

No. of meetings (present and virtual ones)

Design part of the funding to prepare technical documents for discussion n in CEMeeting of coordinators to discuss technical documents, present and virtual forums

A funding is created to strengthen the Council

Available resources

Extended meetings of experts

To promote cooperation to execute pilot projects to develop and evaluate methodologies on SCP

The region has methodology in eco-design approved, ACV, Youth for a Change, Consumer protection, etc.

No. of methodologies developed

Design resources from the funding to prepare methods

3 Years Ministries of the Environment, CLP Centers, NGOs,

UNEPNo. of countries that have Youth x Change publications

To support the design and implementation of economics instruments

The governments of the region have habilitéis for the design and implementation (IE)

No. of economic instruments designed and implemented

Exchange of information and experiences with experts of the region in the design and implementation of economic instruments

5 Years Ministries of Environment, Ministries of

Public Treasure, Industry and Commerce, Productive

sectors, UNEP Elaboración de propuestas de reglamentación con criterios de CPS y aprobación de acuerdo con el procedimiento establecido en cada Country

To support the development of pilot projects for the implementation of post consumption responsibility strategies

Post consumption responsibility strategies are agreed on with the productive sector

No. of pilot projects implemented in the region

Exchange of information and experiences with experts of the region in the development and implementation of post-consumption responsibility strategies

2 Years Ministries of Environment,

Productive sector, UNEP

Design and implementation of pilot projects

4. Subregional Action Plan: Southern ConeAction Lines Expected Results Results Indicators

1. Integration of productive, environmental and social

1.1 Mercosur Technical Forums include a vision of SCP in their products,

Inclusion level of SCP in other Mercosur policies (number of


Action Lines Expected Results Results Indicatorspolicies recommendations or programs. mentions of SCP in norms, number of

joint projects, etc.)1.2 GMC and the Commerce Commission incorporate in their vision, as an important element, which presents Mercosur profile to the international market.1.3 The policy integration process at a regional level makes a positive impact on policy integration at a national level.

Degree of convergence between regional and national policies (% of objectives or coincidental principles.)

2. Dialogue promotion and public-private cooperation

2.1 There are formal and informal cooperation and dialogue mechanisms between public and private actors to apply SCP in Mercosur.

Degree of participation of the private sector in Mercosur SCP initiatives. (% of institutions represented, No. of joint meetings)

3. Promotion of practice on SCP in the public and private sectors.

3.1 There are programs and instruments that favor SCP adoption in the productive sector, especially in Small and Medium Enterprises.

Existence of economic instruments for SCP at a regional level (number? range?, total?)

3.2 SCP criteria are applied to the functioning, purchases and contracts of the public sector.

The public sector uses SCP criteria.

4. Innovation oriented to incorporate SCP on goods and services.

4.1 Regional policies and institutions on Sand incorporate SCP topics.

Level of inclusion of SCP in S and T policies and institutions in Mercosur.

4.2 Specific programs are oriented to promote SCP innovations in good and services.

No. of instruments oriented to promote SCP innovations.

5. Inclusion of SCP in formal and non-formal education systems.

5.1 Concepts on SCP are incorporated to formal education.

Level of inclusion of SCP in formal education.

5.2 Non formal education programs work with SCP criteria.

Existence of programs of technical education on SCP (amount functioning)

6. Production and offering of information on SCP.

6.1 There is updated, classified and accessible information on SCP at a regional and national level.

Availability of Updated, and classified information on SCP (existence of centers and info nets).

6.2 Consumers can get information for a more sustainable consumption

Existence of an information system adequate to the Mercosur Consumers (current instruments, publications)

7. Development of capacities and interchange of material on CSP.

7.1 Producers and consumer have institutions in their area with capacities on SCP.

Capacity level and service offers on SCP within public and private areas in Mercosur productive sector.

7.2 Regional mechanisms can facilitate experience interchange.

Level of experience interchange on SCP among the state members (amount?, existing mechanisms or programs?)

8. Promotion of a responsible preventive, social and environmental attitude in the productive sector.

8.1 The productive sector adopts concepts on SCP.

Degree of the productive sector participation in SCP voluntary initiatives. (number of programmes of their own, certifications, joint programmes)

8.2 Some enterprises produce and disseminate information regarding social and environmental performance.

Level of the enterprise social and environmental information (no. of enterprises that offer public information, sector reports, etc.)

ActionsActions Activities

1. Integration of To join other Mercosur work sub groups such as SGT5, to include SCP


productive, environmental and social policies

7,8,9,11 and 15. To develop abilities, to prepare and implement concrete joint proposals to

incorporate SCP in other technical forums, including the search for funding.

To prepare policy and economic instrument proposals and other incentives to make possible the adoption of SCP in goods and services in Mercosur.

To strengthen a junction between national and regional responsible units that have to do with SCP.

To make recommendations and proposals to join national policies on SCP and the regional policy.

To identify asymmetry in the current norms which affect SCP promotion (national and regional)

2. Promotion of dialogue and public-private cooperation

To participate in national dialogue instances offering the topic vision and strategy at a national level.

To promote joint participation along with representatives of the public and private sectors in meetings, events, international negotiations on SCP (Marrakech Process, Global Pact, and others).

3. Promotion of practices on SCP in public and private sectors

To prepare and implement programs and projects to adopt SCP in priority sectors, particularly SandME.

To agree on basic lines to apply Sustainable Public Purchases and sustainable consumption in the private sector and to implement pilot projects.

To foster the implementation of good practice on SCP in public administration.

4. Innovation oriented to incorporate SCP in goods and services

To disseminate concepts on SCP in technical forums and regional and national field of Science and Technology (ScandT)

To identify opportunities and synergy to adopt SCP criteria in research and development activities oriented to the productive sector.

To promote eco-design application and life cycle analysis. To propose strategic alliances among ScandT regional and national

organisms and international reference centers about the topic.

5. Incorporation of SCP in formal and non formal education system

To disseminate concepts, tools and methods of SCP in educational national and regional environment.

To touch education organisms, formal and non formal on SCP concepts. To prepare guides and teaching material on SCP for technical education. To promote the preparation of joint projects on technical education on

SCP.

6. Creation and Offering of SCP information

To prepare and program a communication and difussion strategy of SCP results in Mercosur.

To merge and information center on SCP within SIAM. To develop and disseminate SCP indicators. After consultation with

producers and users, to define criteria and relevant social and environmental aspects of products and processes to inform the consumers.

7. Development of abilities and exchange in terms of SCP8. Promotion of a preventive, social and environmentally responsible attitude in the production sector

To promote voluntary SCP initiatives from the productive sector. To give impulse to programs on SCP in value chains (supliré development


5. Proposal of priorities and actions from theGroup of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Backgrounda) ONGs have shown to play an active role at a local and global levelb) There is a criticism to the process that seems to fall on to the government,

but some other actors must also take part in it, as the United Nations.c) This is the first time that a possibility is open for the NGOs to participate in

activities like these ones, and this is an opportunity for decision making.

PolicyPriority Results

To promote along with the citizen`s participation policy preparation, nacional strategies and action plans on SCP, including all areas and key governmental units.

To ask UNEP an analysis about the existing instruments of citizen participation and how they are promoted. This is made to socialize the particular results of each country as a control mechanism.

Strengthening of the regulatory framework with the citizen's participation

To incorporate and incentive mechanism for sustainable consumption.

To strengthen the Council of Experts and widen it with the involvement of other important actors of society.


Cooperation and Development of Abilities PriorityPriority Results

To improve abilities and knowledge on SCP. Big enterprises,Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and local governments have abilities and knowledge to implement SCP.

Strengthening of abilities in the finance sector.To design and execute a horizontal cooperation programme about training and technical assistance on SCPTo promote information mechanisms and to teach the consumer how to have sustainable life styles.

Sensitization, information and training campaigns

Proposal of activitiesa) To propose that regional UNEP organize national and sub regional dialogue

tables (to incorporated to the processes of regional economic integration) involving different actors of society government, civil groups, companies, academia) implementing the process, beginning with existing pilot experiences in the region. Cultural characteristics of each country must be considered.

b) To propose regional UNEP to organize and link a platform that allow the exchange of knowledge, model experiences, resources, tools, etc., among governments, NGOs, academia, companies and other society actors.

c) To ask UNEP to make clear what are the contents of the SCP concept. It could be done by means of an inventory of actions and projects on SCP existing in the different regions. The NGOs could support this process systematizing experiences that they have had. Other groups can offer their experiences, for example companies, academia, etc.

d) The NGOs and academia of the region must involve themselves in all existing task forces in Marrakech process.

e) To promote training to MSMEs, big companies, and local governments on procurement system on SCP. This training would be offered by academia and/or NGOs


6. Proposals of priorities and actions made by the industry group

Political and Institutional DimensionPriorities Comments Activity Indicators Responsible Unit

To promote policy making, national strategies and action plans on SCP, integrated to other government areas, programs and projects, not only on the environmental topic, but also social laboral.

The incentive topics must be clearly included since this has provent to be efficient from the point of view of the industrial/business sectors.

Appointment of the focal point on SCP.

Preparation of the national action plan using the guide established in Marrakech Process.

Focal point on SCP appointed.

National action plan made.

Ministries of Foreign Affairs. Focal points.

To promote institutional strengthening and the development of capacities on SCP

Training of the focal point and key actors on the SCP topic.

Focal point and key actors trained on SCP.

Focal point UNEP

To strengthen the regulatory framework for SCP.

Auto-regulation, voluntary actions, economic incentives are included.

To include the establishment of legal instruments in the policies, national strategies and action plan to allow auto regulation initiatives, voluntary actions, and economic incentive application.

Auto regulation instruments, voluntary actions and economic incentives working

Focal point and national tables on SCP

To identify the priority sectors for SCP through a scientific and systematic

Life cycle analysis is included in the method.

Preparation of methodology to identify priority sectors. Identification of priority sectors using the chosen methodology.

Methodology created to identify prioritary sectors for the national action plan. Identified priority sectors to be included in the national action plan.

Focal point UNEP Consultants Focal point UNEP Consultants.


Dimension of Cooperation and Capacity-Building

Priorities Comments Activity Indicators ResponsableUnit

To improve abilities and knowledge about micro, small and medium enterprises on Sustainable Consumption and Production

To organize training for trainers on SCP

MP and ME representatives with knowledge on SCP

Focal point of UNEP. Enterprises MP and ME representatives. Cleaner Production Centres.

To get information about SCP

Availability of database on SCP

UNEP Focal Point

To stablish information centres (clearinghouse)

Consultations on SCPDocuments on SCP

UNEP Focal Point

To develop finance instruments to promote SCP by jeans of training the finance sector

Organization of training for the finance sector

Representatives of financial institutions with knowledge on SCP

UNEP Focal Point.Nacional Table on SCP. SCP Centres

To design and execute training programmes and technical assistance

Development of demonstration projects on SCP in identified priority sectors

Successful cases of SCP

Cleaner Production Centres

To organize a sensitization and information campaign

Establishment of alliance with companies, labor unions to exchange of information

Training given by companies, gbroups and labor unions that include the SCP issues

Cleaner Production Centres. Training Centres to support Small and Médium Size enterprices through productive, technical institutions

To incluye SCP in all education system levels

To establish alliances with ministries of education and universities to include the Sustainable Consumption and Production issues

Educational policies from ministries of education incorporating SCP issues

Nacional Table on SCP issues.UNEP Focal PointMinistries of EducationUniversities

Universities study plans including SCP

Development of pilot projects to incorporate SCP in educational programmes

Educational programmes on selected levels adapted to include SCP


Dimension “Development and Adaptationof Metodology and Instruments”

Priorities Comments Activities Indicators Responsable Unit

To executie demonstration projects to develop and assess SCP implementation instruments

Development of demonstration projects on SCP in identified prioritary sectors

Study cases created on SCP

Cleaner Production Centres and others

Development of demonstration projects on SCP in identified prioritary sectors

Promote markets instruments to stimulate suplí and demand in sustainable goods and demand in sustainable goods and services by jeans of demonstrations projects

Representatives of financial sector trained in SCP

National Table on SCP, Finance and promotion. Institution of multilateral banking, development banks, specialized technical institutions, cooperatives, micro-credit groups

Support the development of demonstration projects on SCP in identified prioritary sectors

The priority topics where instruments wsill be applied must be defined, since priorities must not be defined at this level

Development of demonstration projects to implement porocurement systems in prioritary sectors

Study cases created on SCP

Cleaner Production Centres and others

Support the development of strategies of extended responsibilities for producers and consumers

Sistematize information on successful cases about economic instruments to promote SCP

Databases, includying successful cases working

National Table of SCP and the media

Promote market instruments to stimulate suplí and demand in sustainable goods and services by jeans of demonstration projects

Stablish strategic alliances with the media to promote SCP

SCP campaigns in communication media already made


Annex VRegional proposals for the 10YFP

Orientation question

Group 1The Caribbean

Group 2Mesoamerica

Group 3The Andes

Group 4The Southern Tip

Which are the regional and international agencies that work on the SCP topic in your regionor sub region?

International and regional institutions working on SCP-related projects: cehi, UNEP/ROLAC, CARICOM, UNIDO, UNDP, Environment Canada/CIDA, OAS, GTZ, IADB, CYEN, GEF

UNDP, Holland Embassy, IDB, FOMIN (Final stage), GTZ,USAID,CCAD,ENCC, ALCALA

UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO, GTZ, JICA, IADB World Bank

Which countries in your region are working with Marrakech work groups (Task forces)?

Countries in the region working with Marrakech Task Forces: Bahama (TFST)

Costa Rica (Sustainable life styles and Sustainable Tourism)

Which activities from this MTF are priorities for the region? How can we get more colaboration with them?

Sustainable tourism, sustainable construction, sustainable life styles sustainable public purchases, education for sustainable consumption

All activities are priorities for the region, Nevertheless, Mesoamerica Group has not integrated much in this regional activities.As Costa Rica is the only country of the region, which belongs to TF, it expresses its interest in the Sustainable Public Purchase Activity.

1. Action Nacional Plans2. SustainablePublic Purchases3. Education for sustainable consumption

Is there any other topic or important action area for the region that has not been considered in the MTF?

Other areas: Task force on waste waste management (land is a scarce resource in Caribbean); Task Force on SME's, new role for DevelopmentCooperation Dialogue to help finance more SCP projects in collaboration with Caribbean Development Bank and the central banks in the sub regions well as CCCU and the off-shore banking community

The inclusion of MSMEs is proposed as MTF

What are the key SCP policies (in Only regional are


Orientation question

Group 1The Caribbean

Group 2Mesoamerica

Group 3The Andes

Group 4The Southern Tip

programmes and policies on SCP that are taken place by the governments of the region?

progress), CLP, Renewable power, Chemical substances and waste material, dangerous waste management, Reforestation, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Touristic sustainability certification, Prize system, etc.

included here: Wide agreement on Environment, Mercosur policy, Wide agreement on Procurement of Special WastePost Consumption responsibility Competente Forums, Prize of Design of Word Furniture Chain, Wide agreement on Power Forum of Social Business ResponsibilityOnly the regional ones are mentioned: Framework

Which are the activities and initiatives on SCP coordinated by the NGOs?

Promotion and application of the life cycleEnvironmental LawCleaner ProductionEco-design6

UNEP programme on World Environmental Citizenship Youth for a change UNEP

With what organisms and cooperation programmes can it be linked in the region?

UNEP, CARICOM, UNIDO, WBCSD, DESA, Habitat, CEHI, IADB7

In the region we count on a Contributory Forum where they meet eachtwo-year period

OIT, OPS, ONU Global Compact

6(?) Note from the Andes Group: All the countries have NGOs oriented toward the environmental topic, its representatives do not have information about the specific activities they carry on nor the specific NGOs on SCP.7(?) See in the following Chart the proposal detail from the Caribbean Group, where they present programs according to their priority level and key agencies to collaborate with each of them.


Proposal of the Caribbean GroupProgramme Priority Key Agency

National action programmes High UNEP, National focal point, CARICOM

Sustainable public procurement MediumTFSPP, Commonwealth, Association of Planners.

Sustainable value chainsaddressing niche markets High UNIDO,WBCSDOf support for information clearinghouses on policies, toolkits, etc. High UNEP, DESAEducation and sustainable lifestyles High UNESCO, UniversitiesOs support for sustainable buildings with natural disaster prevention Medium

HABITAT, Carib. Distaster EmergencyRespone Agency, Carib. Devel Bank

Of support for SMEs High UNIDOOf support for waste management High UNDPOf support for development of , and where feasible, renewable energy services High UNDP; CARICOM

Of support for efficient water resource management HighGlobal Water Partnership, CEHI, EU,IADB,Center for Disease Control

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