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 Marrakech
Process
Towards a Global Framework of
Action on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
The Marrakech Process is a global multi-stakeholder
process to promote sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
and to work towards a 'Global Framework for Action on SCP, the
so-called 10-Year Framework of
Programmes on SCP. Today more than
ever, in a context of climate change, it has become clear that
our global community urgently needs to adopt more sustainable
lifestyles to both reduce the use of natural resources and CO2
emissions. This is crucial in order to decouple economic growth
from environmental degradation, in both developing and developed
countries; as well as to create the 'space' for the poor to meet
their basic needs.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs
(UN-DESA) are the leading agencies of this global process, with
an active participation of national governments, development agencies,
private sector, civil society and other stakeholders.
The main activities of the Marrakech Process
for this year are:
- Develop a draft of the 10-Year Framework
of Programmes on SCP (10YFP), with a broad ownership. The outline
(PDF - 1,3 MB) of the 10YFP has been produced
- Set up the advisory committee on the Marrakech
Process
- Organise new round of regional consultations
during 2008-2009 in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America
and Caribbean, and West-Asia
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