Transcript SWITCH_Asia_Africa_230916rev2

Delivering as One towards an
Inclusive Green Economy
- SWITCH-Asia and SWITCHAfrica Green
EU Brussels – 27 September 2016
European Union
Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
National level example:
Pakistan
• National Roundtable on SCP (Ministry of Climate Change, Ministry of
Planning, UN Pakistan, 10YFP)
• Development of a National Action Plan on SCP (linked into UN, Planning
Commission, and Province level SDG planning processes, 10YFP)
• Sectoral policy activities: Policy Assessment of SCP in primary education
and green entrepreneurship (MoCC, UNESCO, PIEDAR, 10YFP SLE), plus
2 proposals for SCP in higher Education (Higher Education Commission),
sustainable building codes (UNHABITAT), Sustainable Rice (SWITCHAsia, Sustainable Rice Platform, Mars), Sustainable lighting (ENERCON)
European Union
Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Subregional level example:
ASEAN
• ASEAN Forum on SCP (10YFP, International Resource Panel)
• Sectoral policy activities:
• ASEAN SHINE – sustainable lighting (UNEP Climate Change, AusAid, SWITCH-Asia projects),
• Energy efficiency and renewable energy technology roadmap (ICA, Green Economy)
• ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme (ASEAN Sec, UNU, UNIDO, SWITCH-Asia projects,
EcoInnovation, Think.Eat.Save)
• South Asia: SAARC has assigned SACEP on SCP -> SWITCH-Asia set up the
South Asia Forum on SCP
• Pacific:
• Samoa pathway (Lifestyles, Education, Supply chain/rural dev’t, Food, tourism, MSMEs,
Waste)
• Fiji, Samoa, and PNG have started work on SCP indicators linked to SCP proposal for Pacific
European Union
Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Regional level example:
SCP Regional Roadmap
• First regional roadmap 2014-2015 completed
• Second SCP regional roadmap 2016-2018, with 10YFP Board members
and programme partners, APRSCP, National Focal Points, Stakeholder
Focal Points.
• Mainstreaming SCP
• Buildings and Construction
• Sustainable Public Procurement
• Sustainable Lifestyles and Education
• Sustainable Tourism
• Consumer Information/Ecolabelling
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Sustainable Industry/SMEs
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Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Regional level example:
SCP Indicators
SDG
• First regional database
6.4 - water-use efficiency
• Support on SDG
7.2 - renewable energy
monitoring processes
(Country level – National
7.3 - energy efficiency
Statistics Offices, ESCAP
Statistics, UN8.4
Statistics
- resource efficiency in
Division)
consumption and production
• Analysis of SDG 12.2
12.2 - sustainable
management and efficient
use of natural resources
17.11 – increase exports
Indicator
Mongolia
2015
Asia Pacific
2015
(litres/$)
170
129
Renewable energy
(%)
Energy intensity
(MJ/$)
Material footprint
4.8%
16%
54
16
27 million
10
8
46 billion
12
2.8
100 million
34
17
17 million
51 billion
13
3.1
3 billion
(Tonnes)
(Tonnes/Capita)
(Kg/dollar)
Domestic material
consumption
(Tonnes)
(Tonnes/Capita)
(Kg/dollar)
exports (Tonnes)
European Union
Collaboration between SWITCH programmes and 10YFP
The development and implementation of an SCP e-learning course
for policy and decision makers by UNEP and UNITAR initially under
SWITCH Asia has allowed SCP training in Africa to be fast tracked.
European Union
Sharing of experiences between programmes
The first SWITCH Africa Green
Regional Networking Forum was
held in Kampala, Uganda on 28-29
May 2016. About 250 participants
including: Grantees, Selected
MSMEs (Champions), National
Focal Points, National
Coordinators and 10YFP national
focal points among others. Other
SWITCH programmes made
presentations, sharing experience
between the regions, initiating
collaboration .
Green MSMEs: collaboration at national level
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SAG is working with the RECPnet and the Eco-innovation project to ensure
concerted impact on green business development at the national level.
Tools for the intervention: build on / scale up
/ adapt / integrate existing tools for a
systemic support to SMEs
• RECP related tools
• Eco-innovation, value chain management
• Industrial symbiosis
Partners in the delivery: Ecoinnovation project is working with four
national cleaner production centers three in the six SAG countries and one
SWITCH Med country.
Purpose of the intervention: strengthen the
potential of SMEs to increase their competitiveness
and respond to growing demands for more
sustainable products and services.
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Synergies between SWITCH projects and Eco-innovation activities
Vietnam with SWITCH Asia policy support component
• Eco-innovation is one of the key priority areas in Vietnam SCP Action Plan adopted in
January 2016.
Sri Lanka with SWITCH Asia policy support component
• Eco-innovation is highlighted as one of the approaches to be developed through sectoral
policies
South Africa with SWITCH Africa Green
• In its inception report and implementation plan the ongoing eco-innovation project is a
priority catalytic activity to enable the private sector to lead on inclusive green growth.
Kenya with SWITCH Africa Green
• The policy review under the eco-innovation project was closely aligned with the
development of Green Economy Strategy and Action Plan (GESIP), and the focus of the
eco-innovation policy review in Kenya was on ten priority sectors selected for GESIP