United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP

Third International Expert Meeting on the 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Meeting Report and Co-chairs Summary

2007

The Third International Expert Meeting on the 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production under the Marrakech Process was held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 26 to 29 June 2007. The meeting was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and hosted by the Swedish Ministries of Environment and of Integration and Gender Equality. Financial support for the meeting, particularly for the participation of experts from developing countries, was provided by the Governments of Sweden. Over 250 participants attended the meeting, with a significant participation of business and NGOs and a good regional balance with respect to delegates from governments. Participants in the meeting were experts on various issues of sustainable consumption and production from governments, local authorities, consumer organizations, business and industry, trade unions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, international organizations and development cooperation agencies.

1. Introduction
Opening Plenary
Multi-stakeholder Panel: Role of major groups in the Marrakech Process
Regional Panel: Progress on the Marrakech Process
Panel on the Development Cooperation Dialogue
Panel on Marrakech Task Forces

2. Working Groups: Key Issues for Sustainable Consumption and Production
Working Group 1: Industrial development
Working Group 2: Sustainable Products
Working Group 3: Integrated Waste & Resource Management
Working Group 4: Integrating SCP in Government Administration Policies
Working Group 5: SCP as a tool for Poverty Alleviation
Working Group Session 6: Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Working Group 7: Sustainable Lifestyles and Education for Sustainable Consumption

3. Working Groups on Marrakech Mechanisms
Working Group 1: Regional Processes
Working Group 2: National Programmes on SCP: guidelines and indicators
Working Group 3: Marrakech Task Forces
Working Group 4: Development Cooperation Dialogue
Working Group 5: Business and Industry Dialogue

4. Co-Chairs Summary: conclusions of the Meeting

↑ http://esa.un.org/marrakechprocess/pdf/MtgInterThirdReport.pdf

↑ MarrakechProcessSecretariat(UNDESA&UNEP)2007-ThirdInternationalExpertMeeting.pdf