Marrakech Task Forces
 
The Marrakech Task Forces are important and active mechanisms of the Marrakech Process building North-South cooperation and implementing concrete projects at national and regional levels. They are voluntary initiatives led by governments focusing on specific themes of SCP such as: sustainable products, lifestyles, education, building and construction, tourism, public procurement, and cooperation with Africa.

In co-operation with various partners from developing and developed countries, the Task Forces main objective is to develop and test SCP tools, share knowledge and good practice, and contribute to the development of the 10YFP.

To see the Frequent Asked Questions of the Task Forces, please click here (PDF - 453 KB).

Main outcomes

Some of the main material and projects developed by the Task Forces are:

  • Implementing an African eco-labelling scheme

  • Five demonstration projects on National Action Plans on SCP (Mauritius, Indonesia, Tanzania, Egypt and Mozambique)

  • Manual on communicating sustainability (English, French, Spanish) and capacity building in Brazil and China

  • Toolkit on sustainable public procurement and a demonstration project in Argentina

  • Report on policy action points [PDF - 2,2 MB] (Recommendations related to energy consumption in the built environment) and collection of best policy practices (PDF - 338 KB) from all over the world (Buildings for a better future)

  • A Communication Campaign on Sustainable Holidays, including the launch of the Green Passport

  • Establishment of four Global Sustainable Products Networks (GSPN)

Expert Conference

The informal meeting Creating Solutions for Sustainable Consumption and Production - An Expert Conference on the Marrakech Process, held in 2006 in Wuppertal, Germany, looked at progress achieved until that point by the Marrakech Process through the activities developed by the Cooperation Dialogue with Development Agencies and the seven Marrakech Task Forces.

The meeting was organised by UNEP and UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on SCP in partnership with The Club of Rome. It discussed expectations for the Marrakech Process in 2011 and provided some ideas of the key elements that the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP should include. Some other recommendations highlighted the need for more active engagement of the private sector as well as more civil society participation.

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Good Practices on SCP

The OECD Annual Meeting of Sustainable Development Experts (AMSDE), held in Paris, France, on 8-9 October 2007, discussed how promoting sustainable consumption and production, implementing reviews of national sustainable development strategies and ensuring sustainable and coherent development policies. The participants based their discussions also on a study that the OECD made as a contribution to the UN Marrakech Process. The studied draws on work being done within various OECD Committees (including the Environment Policy Committee, Committee on Consumer Policy, and Trade Committee), and the seven Marrakech Task Forces led by OECD countries.

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