Third
International Expert Meeting on the 10YFP
Stockholm, Sweden (June 2007)
The main objectives of the Stockholm meeting were:
- To discuss an initial draft outline of a 10-Year Framework
of Programmes on SCP (10YFP).
- To assess progress and provide direction for future
work under the Marrakech Process.
- To identify new mechanisms to build a more active cooperation
between the Marrakech Process and major groups such as
business, NGOs, local authorities and academia.
Regarding the 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 brought a strong engagement of business
and NGOs. It provided direction for future work under the
Marrakech Process.
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| The Stockholm meeting provided
direction for future work under the Marrakech Process
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Some of the principal 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 such strategies/programmes.
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