4° meeting of experts on scp for latin america and the caribbean

Annex I
Recommendations 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 Caribbean

The 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 SCP

e) 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.
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Annex II
Agenda of the Meeting

Objectives

1. 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 term

c) 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.

Agenda

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

08:00 am -8:45 am	Organizing Committee Meeting
08:00 am -9:00 am	Registration of participants
9:00 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, UNDESA Welcome 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 Process The Marrakech Process: a global view, by Adriana Zacarias, UNEP-DTIE Presentation of the objectives of the Regional Consultations on Sustainable Production and Consumption, Mohan Peck, UNDESA The 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	Coffee
11:00am-11:45 am	Panel 2: Initiatives for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) of key players Network of National Centers on Cleaner Production in the region, by Elisa Tonda, ONUDI NGO sector initiatives, ONG Forum representative, Mr. Ricardo Young Business 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 CAN Southern Cone, Giselle Beja and Graciela Rossi, MERCOSUR
1:00 pm -2:30 pm	Lunch
2:30 pm -4:00 pm	1º Working Groups Session: Review of the Regional Strategy on SCP and development of a 10 year Action Plan Will 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	Coffee
4:15pm-5:30 pm	2° Working Groups Session: Continuing review of Strategy and Action Plan
5:30pm -6:30pm	Plenary Session: Working Groups results presentation Closure of first day
8:00 pm	Dinner

Friday, October 19th, 2007

08:30am	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	Lunch
2:30pm-3:00pm	Panel 5: Presentation of the 10 Years Framework Programmes on SCP (10YFP), UNDESA and UNEP
3:00pm-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 report
5:15pm-5:30pm	Coffee
5:30pm-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 LAC Closure of the meeting

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