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Rio+20Governance and the 10 Year
Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and
Production: Status, Challenges and prospects
Arab Hoballah Chief of SCP Branch, UNEP
EU Green Week 2008
UNEP - 6 priorities & objectives• To strengthen the ability
of countries to integrate climate change responses into national development processes
Climate Change
• that countries utilize the ecosystem approach to enhance human well-being
Ecosystem management
• that environmental governance at country, regional and global levels is strengthened to address agreed environmental priorities
Environmental governance
• that natural resources are produced, processed and consumed in a more environmentally sustainable way
Resource Efficiency - SCP
• to minimize the impact of harmful substances and hazardous waste on the environment and human beings
Harmful substances and Hazardous Wastes
• to minimize environmental threats to human well-being arising from the environmental causes and consequences of conflicts and disasters
Disasters and conflicts
The Challenge
Our current economic system is heading towards the point of being self-destructive by overshooting the regenerative and assimilative capacities of our natural ecosystem
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
Promote increasing Res Efficiency & sustainable lifestyles
Improving process, products and services
business
Modernizing infrastructure and policy
framework governments
Creating awareness, dialogues and reflection
consumer groups
Influencing and advancing
sustainable consumption and
production patterns
Identifying obstacles & opportunities
Underlying
drivers for
consumption
1. Assess
3. Investment opportunities
2. Take policy action
4. Stimulate demand
To accomplish:
Increased investment/Industry
Different consumption decisions
Enhanced understanding/Capacity Building
Improved capacity
Resource Efficiency - SCP
SCP Key Programmes and activities
• Assessment/Science– International Resource
Panel– Life Cycle Management
• Policy Frameworks/ Capacity Building– Marrakech Process (10 YFP)– Mainstreaming SCP policies
in development policies– Sustainable Tourism
Programme– Sustainable Agri-food
supply chains
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• Industry/Incentives contributing to a Green Economy– Resource Efficiency and Cleaner
Production (NCPCs)– Safer and Responsible Production– Business and CESR
• Stimulating Demand/Consumers– Product Information tools and Eco-
labelling– Sustainable public procurement– SBCI (Sustainable Building and Climate
Initiative)– Sustainable cities– Education and Lifestyles
Sustainable resource
management
Design for sustainability
D4S
Cleaner production &
Resource Efficiency
Sustainable transport
Eco-labelling and
certification
Sustainable procurement
Sustainable marketing
Sustainable lifestyles
Waste Management
Sustainable Consumption
and Production
• Earth Summit - Agenda 21 (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)– Call for action to promote patterns of consumption and production that reduce
environmental stress and meet the basic needs of humanity
• World Summit on Sustainable Development - JPOI (Johannesburg, 2002)– SCP is an overarching objective of and essential requirement for sustainable
development– Call for the development of a 10 Year Framework of Programme to support SCP
implementation at the regional and national level
• Marrakech Process on SCP initiatives/policies have steadily increased in most regions (2003-2011)– E.g. development of regional strategies, capacity-building and information sharing,
multi-stakeholder partnerships and project implementation SCP areas
• CSD18/19 (2010-2011) review a proposal for a 10YFP: – however the CSD19 failed to adopt any decision leaving a gap in the Environmental
Decision & JPOI implementation:
• UN Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20, 2012: an opportunity to take stock of progress in advancing SCP
The SCP global agenda
• Joint UNEP/UNIDO Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Programme: 50 national cleaner production centres and programmes worldwide
• Life-cycle assessment standards in the ISO 14000 series; In 2002, UNEP joined forces with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry to launch the Life Cycle Initiative
• SWITCH Asia, funded by the European Commission: support to SMEs in the Asia and the Pacific region
Some key initiatives on SCP
• OECD Environment Directorate project on the impacts of household consumption on the environment (energy use, waste, transport, food and water).
• Regional and sub-regional SCP strategies: European Union SCP, African 10YFP, LAC SCP strategy, Arab Region Strategy, Asia Green Growth Initiative, MERCOSUR SCP action plan, etc.
• Green Growth initiative - UN ESCAP and Republic of Korea: five main tracks of green tax and budget reform, sustainable infrastructure, sustainable consumption, green business, and ecological efficiency indicators
A global multi-stakeholder process to:
Respond to WSSD Johannesburg Plan of Implementation call to develop a 10 Year Framework of Programmes to accelerate the shift towards SCP, decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation.
Main objectives:
1. Support the development and implementation o policies and projects on SCP based on regional and national priorities, and multi-stakeholder participation and partnerships
2. Provide inputs for the elaboration of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes (10YFP), reviewed and negotiated by the CSD 18-19 cycle in 2010 and 2011.
The Marrakech Process (2003-2011)
• An extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process 22 regional consultations around the world, 3 international meetings and 8 national roundtables
• SCP programmes or strategies elaborated in most regions: based on SCP needs and priorities: e.g. the Regional SCP Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean developed in 2003; African 10YFP, developed in 2005; and the Arab regional strategy on SCP launched in September 2009
• Implementation of 33 demonstration projects and development of more than 30 SCP tools and methodologies with MP Task Forces (sust. products, sust public procurement, sust tourism, sust. education and lifestyles, sust buildings & construction, cooperation with Africa)
• Facilitated access to networks and funding, as well as strengthened cooperation between regional and/or national implementation mechanisms
• Substancial inputs to the development of the 10YFP considered by CSD18/19
Progress achieved through the MP
• Africa– African 10YFP on SCP (AU,
NEPAD, AMCEN, UNECA)– African Roundtable on SCP – Task Force: Cooperation
with Africa
• Asia Pacific– Regional Help Desk on SCP – Linked to Green Growth
Initiative (Korea & UNESCAP)
– SWITCH ASIA project on SCP
• Europe – EU SCP Action Plan
Marrakech Process: Regional outcomesstrategies and programmes
• Latin America – Regional Strategy on SCP
(implementation, LAC Forum)– Regional Government Council
on SCP – MERCOSUR – SCP Action Plan
• North America– Regional Consultations and
development of activities on SCP at regional level
• West Asia– Regional Strategy on SCP
Marrakech Task Forces
Regional-focused
Policy tools and programmes
Sustainable Lifestyles
Sustainable Tourism
Education forSustainable
Consumption
Sustainable Public
Procurement
Sustainable Buildings &
Construction
Cooperation with Africa
Sustainable Products
Sector-focused
Seven MarrakechTask Forces
Social & behavioural issues
• Policy recommendations– Sustainable Building and Construction and
Climate Change– Sustainable Tourism
• Tool Kits and Guidelines– Sustainable Public Procurement– Sustainable Coastal Tourism Development– Education for sustainable consumption
• Reports and Analysis– Tourism and Climate Change – mitigation
and adaption – Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles
(8000 questionnaire responses)
Seven Dynamic Task ForcesSome outputs: policies, tools and implementation
• National projects– Training on Sustainable Public
Procurement (14 countries before 2011)– Workshops on Creative Communities for
sustainable lifestyles in China, India and Brazil
• Regional projects– Establishing an Eco-labelling Mechanism
for Africa– Implementing the African 10 YFP on SCP
(launched in 2006) – Regional workshop on lifestyle survey in
Korea– Implementation of Latin American
regional SCP strategy
Resource Efficient & Cleaner Production Programme
• The International Programme of National Cleaner Production Centres launched in 1994
– 46 National Cleaner Production Centres/ Programmes established worldwide;
– Technical tools and training materials produced and thousands of national and industrial experts trained;
– Regional roundtables and networks of NCPCs established and promoted in Africa, Asia and Latin America .
• A Joint UNEP-UNIDO programme on RECP developed building upon the lessons and experiences from the NCPC programme
Safer Production• Flexible Framework for Chemical Accident Prevention and Preparedness
– Aims at providing guidance for governments wishing to develop, review, strengthen or improve their chemical accident prevention and preparedness programme National level
• APELL Programme– Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies
at Local Level Community level
• Responsible Production– Responsible Production Handbook for SMEs
Sectoral approach: chemicals industry• Produced in collaboration with ICCA and ICMM• Value Chain focus• Aligned with the Responsible Care Programme
Mission: present the common voice of building sector stakeholders on buildings and climate change, drawing on UNEP’s unique capacity to provide a global platform for collective action.Our members: International and national companies; Federations; Green building councils; Local authorities; Research Institutions; Associations and NGOs
Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities
UNEP’s Approach to Resource Efficient Cities
United Nations-backed international initiative dedicated to promoting sustainable tourism practices around the world
Policy frameworks
Climate change
Biodiversity
Poverty alleviation
Cultural & natural heritage
Private sector
Finance & investments
THEMATIC AREAS
CORE STRATEGIES
networking and cooperation knowledge sharing project development - adapting,
replicating, and scaling-up successful projects
ONLINE PLATFORM : www.globalsustainabletourism.org
41%
27%
13%
18%
80 MEMBERS
NPO/NGO
Government
Private Sector
Other
Values and Lifestyles
Product Design
Reduce Re-use & Recycle (3Rs)
Disposal
*Natural ResourceUse and Extraction
Manufacturing Consumption/Use
Distribution/ Marketing
Life Cycle Perspective
Planning and Strategies
• Fiscal Instruments
• Laws & Regulations• Education & Awareness Raising • Sustainable Public Procurement
Market Forces Governments & Major Groups (such as Business & NGOs)
• Pricing / Marketing • Quality • Corporate Environmental & Social Responsibility
•Consumer Behaviour & Information
• Sustainable Private Procurement
Techno-logical and social innovation
• Investments
Diagram 1: Lifecycle Perspective to a 10YFPEnabling policy framework – governments at all levels
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CSD18 and CSD19 –May 2010 -2011 • Marrakech Process was acknowledge as a sound basis for the
development of 10YFP
• Full agreement was found on the whole of the text of the 10YFP perceived by many governments as unique in the history of the CSD, with a framework and means for implementation.
• CSD19 failed to adopt a decision due to divergences not
related to SCP or the 10YFP leaving an important gap in the implementation of the JPOI.
• Since the closure of the CSD19, SCP and its 10YFP have gained even more interest and visibility, as shown by the various regional and national submissions and negotiations for Rio+20.
Objectives of the 10YFP• Provide a platform for international
cooperation on SCP to deliver more technical and financial support at the local, national, regional and global levels
• Promote creation of new eco opportunities & the engagement of the private sector
• Provide coherence and coordination between SCP initiatives and activities, fill the gaps
• Promote knowledge and experience sharing to extend, replicate and scale up good practices
• Foster partnerships and networking for SCP• Consolidate and channel technical and
financial support where needed
Proposed Structure for the 10YFP
• Secretariat: UNEP requested to serve, within its current mandate, as the 10YFP Secretariat, cooperating and responding to member states, and collaborating with relevant UN bodies through an interagency coordination group.
• Small board and national SCP focal points• Trust fund: UNEP is invited to establish a trust fund for SCP
programmes to mobilize voluntary contributions from multiple sources; and to support the implementation of the 10YFP in developing countries.
• Initial and non-exhaustive list of programmes that would have built upon the experience gained through the Marrakech Process, this includes: consumer information, sustainable lifestyles and education, sustainable procurement, sustainable buildings and construction, sustainable tourism including eco-tourism.
Why a formal endorsement of the 10YFP at Rio+20?
• A global framework to support and scale-up SCP activities at national and regonal levels – Regional SCP Strategies in LAC, Africa, Asia, Arab Region and Europe identifying key SCP
priorities for the regions– Scale up successful initiatives and centers of expertise such as NCPCs, Roundtable on SCP
in Africa and Asia and the Pacific and others which are enhancing implementation of SCP– Launch new programmes and initiatives: agri-food, resource efficient cities, product
sustainability, etc – SCP capacity-building and implementation activities: e.g. national SCP programmes in
various areas such as eco-labeling, procurement, tourism, education, lifestyles, etc.
• Rio+20 : unique opportunity to endorse and launch an effective 10YFP– A formal adoption of the 10YFP as negotiated and agreed upon at CSD19 would provide a
powerful tool to effectively support the mainstreaming of SCP objectives and policies at international, regional and national levels.
• Promoting SCP to for transition to Sustainable Development – SCP is about creating the operational conditions for clean, resource efficient, economically
competitive and responsible consumption and production patterns through a broad range of policies, initiatives and tools developed in close cooperation with the key actors and sections of society, building from the bottom up.