FW: From the SIDS International Conference to new Programmes launches, the 10YFP is picking up speed worldwide

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10YFP Newsletter #7 - October 2014	FR | ES
From the SIDS International Conference to new Programmes launches, the 10YFP is picking up speed worldwide
		SCP highlights Case study Mauritius, the sustainable island: how Mauritius is mainstreaming SCP in its development process  Interview with UNEP Regional Director and Representative for Asia Pacific in International Innovation highlighting the role and importance of the 10YFP and its regional roadmap in Asia Pacific! 1-2 September: Capacity building workshop and consultation on Sustainable Buildings with 10YFP National Focal Points, Singapore. 11-12 Septeber: Agri-Food Taskforce meeting at the FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy. 1 October: first MAC meeting for Sustainable Tourism programme. 13-14 October: Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Council of Government Experts on SCP, Santiago, Chile. SCP included as Goal 12 in the outcome document of the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals, 19 July 2014, subsequently conveyed to the UN General Assembly for the forthcoming negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda.   UPCOMING EVENTS 15-16 October: 3rd Board meeting of the 10YFP, Santiago, Chile. 21-23 October: South East Asia training workshop for 10YFP National Focal Points, Vientiane, Laos. 27 October: 1st 10YFP regional meeting for Eastern Europe, Geneva, Switzerland. 5 November: Official launch of the Sustainable Tourism Programme, World Responsible Tourism Day of the World Travel Market Conference, London, United Kingdom. 6-7 November: 1st meeting of the Consumer Information Programme, with co-leads and MAC members, Paris, France. 11 November: Official launch of the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, Nagoya, Japan. Key publications 10YFP Brochure (Available in Chinese, English, French and Spanish) Sustainability of Supply Chains and Sustainable Public Procurement: A Pre Study Updated:  Asia Pacific Regional Roadmap  VISIT THE 10YFP WEBSITE! www.unep.org/10YFP
SCP Side Event at the 3rd International Conference on Small Island Developing States  Ministers of Environment and other high-level actors in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stand united in calling for new, innovative and transformative means of implementation to promote the shift to sustainable consumption and production patterns. This was the main message at the side event "Small Islands: high stakes and increased opportunities for promoting sustainable consumption and production (SCP)", hosted by the Republic of Mauritius and co-hosted by UNEP at the Third International Conference on SIDS on 1 September, 2014, Apia, Samoa. In the outcome document from the conference, member states have called for “support for SIDS efforts to develop and implement programmes under the 10YFP to advance SCP for SIDS,...” The side event focused on the announcement of an “SCP for SIDS Initiative within the 10YFP”, which will deliver concrete support to SIDS as they initiate or scale up existing SCP initiatives over the next 8 years. Panellists expressed their commitment to SCP in SIDS and highlighted the necessity of shifting to SCP patterns in crucial sectors such as tourism, waste and food. 10YFP Programmes Consultation and Upcoming Launches A draft concept note of the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE) programme is currently available for on-line public consultation until 17 October. The concept note was developed following an expert meeting and an on-line survey in July that garnered 171 responses from all regions and helped identify their priorities on SLE. Any partner interested in joining the programme is welcome to express interest by 17 October. The launch of the SLE programme will take place on 11 November at the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Conference, in Nagoya, Japan. A public consultation on the draft concept note of the Sustainable Buildings and Construction (SBC) programme was conducted in September and the programme received a number of written comments as well as verbal feedback during workshops held in Asia. The proposed work streams for the SBC programme are: to establish and promote enabling frameworks to implement SBC policies; to support and promote sustainable social housing; promote resource efficiency in building supply chain; reduce the climate impact of building sector; and knowledge sharing, outreach and awareness raising on SBC. Comments to the concept note are currently being integrated, and expressions of interest are being assessed to constitute the twenty-member Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) of the programme. The programme is expected to be launched by the end of 2014 or early 2015. The first outline of the Sustainable Food Systems programme was developed at an expert session of the Agri-food SCP Taskforce on 11-12 September at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The results of an on-line survey on food systems in July that gathered 212 responses from various stakeholders were also presented. The survey indicated that food security and nutrition, climate change, food losses and waste, biodiversity and habitat loss, and water scarcity and efficiency were key issues of focus for the programme. The meeting resulted in a consensus among the experts on the vision, goal and three work streams of the future programme. Finally, the official launch of the Sustainable Tourism programme will take place at the World Travel Market Conference on 5 November, London, United Kingdom. The programme will be led by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), and co-led by the Ministries of Tourism of Korea and Morocco, and the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development of France. These lead organizations will benefit from guidance from a twenty-two member MAC. The four agreed work areas of the programme are: integrating sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns in tourism related policies and frameworks; collaboration among stakeholders for the improvement of the tourism sector´s SCP performance; fostering the application of guidelines, instruments and technical solutions to prevent and mitigate tourism impacts and to mainstream SCP patterns among tourism stakeholders; and enhancing sustainable tourism investment and financing.
3rd 10YFP Board Meeting hosted by Chilean Government The third 10YFP Board meeting will take place in Santiago, Chile on 15-16 October. The Board will be updated on development and implementation of the 10YFP programmes. The status of SCP in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be covered, with a focus on the potential role of the 10YFP. In addition, a proposal for Global Benchmark Survey on National SCP Policies, to be conducted by the 10YFP Secretariat to review the development and implementation of current national SCP policies will be discussed. This meeting will also be an opportunity for a dialogue between the members of the Executive Committee of the LAC Regional Council of Government Experts on SCP, representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Board.  The process of opening the 10YFP Trust Fund to calls for proposals will also be covered in the meeting. The guidance document for such calls for proposals has been finalized. The projects selected to receive Trust Fund support in the context of individual 10YFP programmes will respond to the SCP priorities and needs of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The first call for proposals to support the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Programme was launched on 14 October. It is expected that the Board will request a second call for proposals to be launched for the Consumer Information Programme during the last quarter of 2014.
Sustainable Public Procurement Programme Implementation Unfolding Worldwide A new pre-study on Sustainability in Supply Chains and Sustainable Public Procurement, co-authored by UNEP and the Swedish Environmental Management Council, was launched through the working group on Greening Supply Chains of the 10YFP Programme on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP). Further upcoming in-depth reports from working groups of the 10YFP SPP Programme include one US Environmental Protection Agency funded on incorporating Product-Service Systems into SPP, written with the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment, and another on Monitoring and Evaluating SPP Implementation, written with Ecoinstitut Barcelona, both set for publication in early 2015. The Guardian on 25 June 2014 released an article on how government spending could save the world, highlighting SPP and the 10YFP Programme on SPP as an international programme, led by UNEP, KEITI, and ICLEI. The 10YFP SPP Programme was launched in April 2014 and is gaining increasing recognition around the world. As of 15 September, the Programme had 73 Partners from all regions and many different kinds of institutions, including private businesses, national governments, individual experts, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs. Recently, the 10YFP SPP Programme made an appearance at EcoProcura, ICLEI’s bi-annual international meeting on SPP. At EcoProcura, the Multistakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) gathered in person to discuss the programme’s projects and ongoing activities. Additionally, UNEP presented the programme to the entire EcoProcura audience at a plenary session and at the Market Lounge. Both presentations increased the visibility of the programme as well as expanded the programme’s network.