|
Mexico SCP roundtable
The 1st National Roundtable on Sustainable Production and
Consumption was held in Mexico City on November 18 and 19,
2010. The event was organized jointly by the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), the Department of the Environment
and National Resources, the European Union and the EGADE
Business School. The roundtable met significant interest
from national stakeholders, bringing together 149 participants
from the government institutions, private sector and civil
society.
The objective of the roundtable was to bring together a
selected audience to identify topics, opportunities and
actions which can foster the development of a Mexican SCP
agenda, as well as the identification of potential priorities
for such agenda. The Roundtable was the first national forum
to be held on Sustainable Production and Consumption, a
theme of prime importance on the national agenda. The aim
of the event, was not only to establish national priorities
for Sustainable Production and Consumption, but also to
ascertain the opinions and needs of participants in this
area. It also underlined Mexico's contribution to improving
the International Marrakech Process and the country´s
incorporation of the subject of Sustainable Consumption
for the first time.
Links:
|
