Sustainable Production and
Consumption Caucus
News
& Events
SPAC
& ENERGY SIDE EVENT
May 2006: As part
of the NGO contribution to the CSD review on energy, the Citizens
Network for Sustainable Development and ANPED co-organized the side
event " The
Sustainable Production and Consumption of Energy: Views from Civil
Society ." The event featured ANPED's Andrey Ozharovskiy (Energy
& Nuclear Issues WG) and Jeffrey Barber (SPAC WG and CitNet),
as well as Donald Brown (Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary
Environmental Policy) and members of the Appalachian coal fields delegation.
ANPED
MEMBERS DELIVER SPAC STATEMENT TO CSD 14
May 2006: As another
part of its contribution to the 14th Session of the UN Commission
on Sustainable Development (CSD), several SPAC WG members produced
a statement on " Industry
and Progress: From Sustained Growth to Sustainable Production and
Consumption ."
2ND
INTERNATIONAL EXPERT MEETING ON SCP
Sep. 5-8,
2005: The
2nd International Expert meeting on Sustainable Consumption and Production,
part of the Marrakech process, was held in Costa Rica on September
5 - 8 2005. Some highlights of the meeting include the setting up
of several taskforces to aid implementation, and the inclusion of
global development assistance agencies as stakeholders in the process
to help in obtaining funding for SCP projects.
IISD's reports from the
meeting
UNEP/ DESA webpage on the Marrakech Process
SPAC
AT CSD-13
Apr. 2005:
A short report about the discussions and deliberations on
sustainable production and consumption during CSD-13 is available
here. The report
includes details about SPAC in the CSD-13 decision, the 2nd International
meeting in the Marrakech Process etc.
SPAC SIDE
EVENTS
Apr. 2005: the
following SPAC related side events will be organized during SPAC 13:
The connection between war/ military and the environment (April 12)
Virtual Water in relation to Sustainable Production and Consumption,
(April 14)
How can business relations between North and South promote sustainable
consumption & production (April 18)
SPAC
CAUCUS SCHEDULE
Apr. 2005: During
CSD-13, SPAC caucus meetings will be held according to the following
schedule:
Week One
Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Room B
Thursday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Room B
Week Two
Tuesday, 11:00 am - 12 noon, Room B
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12 noon, Room B
MILITARY
PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION
Apr. 2005: "The
connection between war/ military and the environment" is the
title of a side event that will be hosted at the Church Center, New
York on April 12.
Details are available here
ORIENTATION
MEETING & BRIEFING PAPER
Apr. 2005: The
Coordinators of the Sustainable Development Issues Network (SDIN)
will be organizing an open orientation meeting at the Crown Plaza
Hotel in New York from 3:00 - 6:00 pm on Sunday, the 10th
of April 2005 .Information about the orientation meeting, as well
as a briefing paper on the background and the preparations leading
upto CSD-13 are available in the document " Gearing
up for CSD 13: A brief preparatory note for the CSD, some thoughts
on the current development and speaking opportunities ". The paper
was prepared by Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, Senior Policy Adviser, ANPED.
SPAC
AT THE IPM
Mar.
2005: A
report on sustainable production and consumption (SPAC) issues, as
was discussed in the CSD Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting is
available here.
NATIONAL
REPORTS FOR CSD-14
Feb. 2005:
The CSD Secretariat has called on countries to provide National Reports
on atmosphere, climate change, energy and industrial development,
in addition to cross cutting issues. These reports would provide information
for the 2nd implementation cycle of the CSD (2006-07).
Guidelines for national reporting are available here.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
PREPARATORY MEETING TO CSD-13
Feb.
2005: The newly released Revised
Annotated Organization of Work at CSD-13 provides details about
the organization of work at the CSD-13 Policy Session and the Intergovernmental
Preparatory Meeting to CSD-13 (the Intersessional). According to the
paper, based on the discussions at the Intersessional, a Chair Text
will be prepared, which would "inform the subsequent discussions
for CSD-13’s Policy Session in April." More details about
the Intersessional's programme of work are available at Provisional
Agenda of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting.
The Intersessional will be held at New York between February 28 and
March 4 2005.
MAJOR
GROUP INPUTS TO CSD-13
Jan
2005: The Secretariat has also released an advance unedited
version of the paper “Major
Group Priorities for Action in Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements”.
DRAFT
SG REPORTS
Jan 2005:
Advance unedited versions of the Secretary General Papers on Water,
Sanitation and Human Settlements are available on the CSD-13
website.
CALL
FOR INPUT TO CSD-13
July 2004: The
CSD Secretariat is calling for input from Major Group organizations
that will be " collected, analyzed and considered in the preparation
of official published reports" for the 13th Session of the Commission
on Sustainable Development, which will be held in New York between
April 11th and 22nd 2005.The inputs have to be submitted latest by
September 17th 2004. Details are available here
CSD-12
REPORT
May
2004: Sustainable production and consumption received token
mention in the Chair's summary of the 12th session of the Commission
on Sustainable Development. Some countries stressed its importance
as a cross cutting issue, and in Integrated Water Resource Management.
The Chair's summary can be accessed here
.
SPAC
AT CSD -12
Apr.
2004: Though sustainable
production and consumption (SPAC) was not one of the thematic areas
under discussion at the 12 session of the Commission on Sustainable
Development (CSD-12), discussions relating to SPAC was very much in
evidence in meetings and events held throughout CSD-12. Details are
available here .
SPAC
MEETINGS AT THE CSD
Apr.
2004: SPAC
caucus meetings will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of both
weeks of CSD12 between 4pm and 5pm. The schedule
of all CSD-12 Caucus meetings is now online. The provisional
listing of side events at CSD12 has been posted on the CSD website.
They include 2 side events involving sustainable production and consumption
- both events have been organized by the government of Sweden.
CSD
RELEASES DRAFT SG REPORT
Feb.
2004: Developing
countries should learn from developed countries, acquire their technologies
and follow a path of development which involves less intensive use
of resources and environmental destruction than the path followed
by the early industrialists. This is one of the conclusions drawn
by the draft version of the CSD Secretary General's report "Overview
of Progress towards Sustainable Development". Section IV of the paper
deals with Sustainable Production and Consumption and touches upon
the Marrakech Process, management of chemicals and hazardous waste,
sustainable energy and eco-tourism. Disappointingly, the report only
deals with developments in corporate social responsibility, but does
not touch upon accountability, which is one of the commitments under
the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.
Read
the draft report
NGO
PAPER ON WATER, SANITATION & HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
Feb.
2004: The
need to increase public participation and a call for policy coherence
are some of the conclusions made by the NGO Major Groups Discussion
Paper on Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements. This paper was submitted
to the Secretariat of the Commission on Sustainable Development for
consideration in its upcoming 12th Session in April 2004. The facilitators
of the Sustainable Development Issues
Network, in their capacity as NGO Major Group Focal Points, drafted
this paper with contributions from NGOs around the world.
Read
the paper
SPAC
CAUCUS - CALL FOR INPUT
Feb.
2004: The
Co-Coordinator of CSD's Sustainable Production
and Consumption (SPAC) caucus has called for discussion
about the Caucus' participation and activities at the upcoming 12th
session of the Commission on Sustainable Development.
Read
the Statement
ORGANIZATION
OF WORK DURING CSD12
Jan.
2004:The CSD Secretariat has released the "Annotated
organization of work for CSD12". This document is particularly
important as CSD12 is the first review session under the CSD's new
implementation cycle. This session will involve interactive discussions,
expert presentations, panel discussions and moderated debates. Most
of these events will involve greater participation by major group
representatives. Details of how NGos can fully participate in the
CSD session under the facilitation of the Sustainable
Development Issues Network can be found in the NGO
CSD12 briefing note
SPAC
CAUCUS STATEMENT
Oct.
2003:The SPAC Caucus
has submitted a statement to the CSD Secretariat as input to influence
the Secretary General's State of Implementation reports. This Statement
is to contribute to CSD-12's evaluation and review process.
Read
the Statement
CALL
FOR INPUT IN CSD12 REPORT
Oct.
2003:The Co-Coordinator of the Sustainable Production and
Consumption Caucus of the Commission on Sustainable Development has
called for input from the SPAC community to prepare a collective Caucus
statement to influence the Secretary General's State of Implementation
report. (Read statement
from the Co-Coordinator). October 31st 2003 is the deadline for
submitting information to be included in this report - and the CSD
Secretariat has welcomed input from Major Group organizations (Read
statement from the CSD Secretariat). The Secretariat has also
provided a
form that organizations can use to give direct input.
SPAC
CAUCUS AT CSD11
Apr.
- May 2003:Association 4D of France, Consumers International
and Integrative Strategies Forum are some of the SPAC Caucus members
who organized side events related to sustainable production and consumption
during the 11th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development,
held in New York in 2003.
Read
the details of the events
See also our brief summary
of SPAC coverage at CSD 11.
Read
about the history of SPAC at the Commission
on Sustainable Development