The Stockholm Meeting had a significant engagement of business and NGOs. One of the main objectives of the meeting was to discuss an initial draft outline of a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP (10YFP). There was a broad agreement that the 10YFP needs to be flexible and applicable to all regions according to their own regional/national priorities and needs. It was also suggested that the 10YFP could be an instrument to bring together the demand for SCP support from countries and regions and the supply of technical and financial services from UN Agencies, development cooperation institutions and other partners (business, NGOs, Task Forces, etc.) to support the implementation and promotion of SCP initiatives.

The Stockholm meeting provided direction for future work under the Marrakech Process

Other two main objectives of the Stockholm meeting were to assess progress and provide direction for future work under the Marrakech Process and identify new mechanisms to build a more active cooperation between the Marrakech Process and major groups such as business, NGOs, local authorities and academia. Some of the main outcomes of the Stockholm Meeting are:

• Discussion on 10YFP and recommendations for its outline
  
  
• Launching of the Business and Industry Forum, co-facilitated by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). As a result, they expressed their commitment to support the Marrakech Process and develop concrete activities
  
  
• Launching of the NGO Forum, co-facilitated by One Earth (NGO in Canada) and Society in Action Group (NGO India)
  
  
• A Francophone network on SCP was launched under the initiative of the Institut de l'Énergie et de l'Environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF)
  
  
• A new round of regional consultations will be held in order to strengthen and obtain more institutional and political support for the existing SCP strategies and, where needed, support the development of them

Links

• Background paper #1 (PDF - 324 KB): Key elements of a Proposed 10-Year Framework on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
  
• Background paper #2 (PDF - 523 KB): Key Issues on SCP
  
• Background paper #3 (PDF - 768 KB): Mechanisms of the Marrakech Process
  
• Meeting report (PDF - 248 KB) and co-chairs summary