19 June 2003: The International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production convened from 16-19 June 2003 at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Over 100 participants from 54 countries attended this meeting, including representatives of government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and business and industry groups.
The meeting […]
19 June 2003: The International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production convened from 16-19 June 2003 at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Over 100 participants from 54 countries attended this meeting, including representatives of government agencies, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and business and industry groups. The meeting was organized by the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA/DSD), in co-operation with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The aim of the meeting was to work towards the development of a 10-Year Framework in support of regional and national initiatives to promote sustainable consumption and production. The need for such a framework was endorsed in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) negotiated during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.
The meeting included Plenary sessions that provided participants with an overview of issues related to sustainable consumption and production patterns and an opportunity to hear the reports of regional expert meetings held recently for the Asia-Pacific and the Latin America and Caribbean regions. Delegates reviewed the Discussion Paper prepared by UN DESA/DSD and heard keynote presentations on the role of public purchasing power and consumer behavior in promoting sustainable consumption and production. Participants also convened in four working groups to discuss: human settlements and sustainable consumption and production; general policy instruments and analytical tools for sustainable consumption and production; tools for promoting sustainable consumption patterns; and tools for changing production patterns. An official report of this meeting will serve as expert input to the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) for its consideration as part of its future work on sustainable consumption and production.
IISD RS’ Sustainable Developments coverage of this meeting can be found at http://enb.iisd.org/linkages/sd/sdscp/