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North American Workshop on
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
6-7 November 2008 |
Washington, DC, United States of America
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The North American Workshop on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) took place from 6-7 November at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, US. The aim of the meeting was to define a regional approach to advance sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in North America that also contributes to the global Marrakech Process.
The meeting was attended by 60 experts from government, the United Nations (UN), academia, non-governmental organizations, business and industry. Five sessions were held, addressing: what SCP means and ideas for a unifying vision, concepts and principles for North America; the current status of SCP in the region; strategies to advance a regional SCP Framework; North American priorities for SCP action; and the way forward both regionally and in terms of the global Marrakech Process.
The workshop’s discussions and outcomes will feed into the Marrakech Process, which is designed to support the development of a ten-year framework of programmes (10YFP) on SCP. The 10YFP will be considered by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and its eighteen and nineteenth sessions, in 2010-2011. Read more.
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Meeting resources
 UN website for the Marrakech Process, including regional meetings
Short UNEP overview of the Marrakech process
Background information on the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on the SCP process
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Fifth African Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ARSCP-5), 4-6 June 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa
IISD RS coverage of the Nordic Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production, 9-10 March 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
IISD RS coverage of the 2nd International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production: As contained in Chapter III of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, 5-8 September 2005, San José, Costa Rica
IISD RS coverage of the The Nordic Roundtable on Business Relations and Sustainable Consumption and Production in a North / South Perspective, 9-10 March 2005, Oslo, Norway
IISD RS coverage of the International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production, 16-19 June 2003, Marrakech, Morocco
IISD RS coverage of the 11th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, UN Headquarters, New York, 28 April - 9 May 2003
IISD RS coverage of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August - 4 September 2002
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Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin- Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
African Regional Coverage
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
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