SWITCH-Asia Programme Regional Policy Support Component

Achievements To Date

Grant projects on the ground running innovative SCP activities

Network Facility

Regional + National Policy

Support Components

Programme initiated in 2007 Budget: 2007-2013: EUR 150 mil 2014-2020: EUR 120 mil Objective: Promote sustainable growth, contribute to economic prosperity and mitigate climate change

National Policy Support Components in The Philippines, Malaysia, Sri Lanka (ended Thailand and Indonesia)

+81 grant projects implemented in 16 Asian countries SCP Results Cases!

EU SWITCH-Asia Programme

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SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Overall objective: To strengthen national and regional policy frameworks to promote the shift towards more SCP patterns and resource efficiency, thereby contributing to green growth and reduction of poverty in Asian countries. 2 specific and interlinked objectives:

• Create an enabling environment to strengthen or initiate policies • Develop institutional knowledge, skills, and capacities among stakeholders in the countries

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Work Packages

Work Package 2: Capacity-Building

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Train the Trainers, Decision makers & future decision makers - Tailor-made national seminars (Pakistan, Bhutan, Viet Nam, Lao PDR) - Subregional – Annual ASEAN Forum on SCP + Workplan, South Asia too - SCP Winter Schools (Asia-wide with AIT and South Asia/India with TERI U) - SCP online training with UNITAR (2014, 2015)

Develop targeted awareness-raising material - SCP training material and publications - SCP infographics and maps

National consultation forums (Pakistan, Bhutan, Mongolia, India, China)

Regional SCP policy support - Resource Efficiency Indicators for Asia - SCP indicators/Data Assessment

(UNEP/Australian CSIRO)

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Indicators

Resource efficiency indicators are a tool that aid policy makers in making informed decisions to support sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and the creation of a Green Economy (GE). A comprehensive database featuring 26 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and 40 years of resource use is now available publicly at:http://uneplive.unep.org

“Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia” 2013-2015

Work Package 2: Capacity-Building

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Mainstreaming SCP Into National Policies - Tailor-made national seminars (Pakistan, Bhutan, Viet Nam, Lao PDR) - Subregional – 8th ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme in KL two weeks ago! - SCP Winter Schools (Asia-wide with AIT and South Asia/India with TERI U) - SCP online training with UNITAR (2014, 2015)

Develop targeted awareness-raising material - SCP publications - SCP infographics National consultation forums (Pakistan, Bhutan, Mongolia, India, China)

Regional SCP policy support and Awareness-Raising - Resource Efficiency Indicators for Asia - SCP indicators/Data Assessment

(UNEP/Australian CSIRO) and Video

Workplan for RE Policies in ASEAN – ASEAN Forum on SCP & En.Lighten MEPS

• Example Activity: ASEAN Standards Harmonization Initiative for Energy Efficient (En.Lighten) lighting – already policy declaration from ASEAN supporting activities

• Implementation: UNEP en.lighten initiative with ASEAN Center for Energy (ASEAN SHINE SWITCH Project)

• Outputs: 1. Regional Efficient lighting market assessment 2. Regional Efficient lighting policy roadmap 3. National efficient lighting action plans 4. Capacity development for manufacturers 5. Capacity development for testing laboratories and customs 6. Awareness-raising campaigns

• SWITCH-Asia Financing for Outputs 1 and 2

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Workplan in Bhutan National Environment Commission (GNHC)

1. Mainstreaming SCP into national policymaking (SCP into the GNH policy screening tool) and the National Environment Strategy.

2. Sustainable tourism through Green Hotel Guidelines and sustainable tourism into the tourism policy.

3. SPP policy (with SWITCH-Asia Project too)

4. SCP Technical and Vocational Education and Training, tertiary, civil servant and non-formal education

5. Paperless Operations Guidelines for Govt.

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Workplan in India Government of India

1. Relaunch ECOMARK with EU SPPEL

2. SPP with Life-Cycle Costing

3. National SDG / SCP strategy with 4th SCP Roundtable

TERI University

1. SCP into policy school curricula and civil servant training

2. SCP Course in MA on Public Policy and Sustainable Development

3. Research Grants and 2 BLISS SCP Weeks

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Workplan in Viet Nam Viet Nam Environment Administration MoNRE

1. Adaptation and translation of SCP handbooks/materials into Vietnamese.

2. Organizing the media workshop on SCP

3. Workshop on water foot-printing and its potential for Vietnam.

4. Preliminary study of the current status and identification of areas of opportunity to integrate SCP into fiscal policy.

5. National SDG / SCP strategy with 7th SCP Roundtable Multi-stakeholder collaborations – NCPC

SWITCH-Asia SUPA Project and Green Economy Trade Opportunities Project

SWITCH-Asia RPSC Workplan in Mongolia – joining hands w/PAGE, Ozone & SPPEL for impact

Green Building Guidelines – New Green Building codes • Green Building Draft Guidelines for School Buildings as Pilot

• Developing the Green School Design and Energy modelling

• Site for 1st green school pilot - could lead to 1200 green schools from Ministry of Education

Sustainable Public Procurement • Min. of Finance and Min of Env. are revising the procurement policy

• Legal review ongoing with sector prioritization in Nov 2015

• SPP incorporation with demonstration via Green Schools and Ozone

Work Package 3: Policy dialogue

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Regional or Sub-regional High-Level meetings on SCP and RE: 2015: UNEP Ministerial Meetings …2013, 2016: APRSCP 2014, 2015: ASEAN Forum on SCP 2015: South Asia Forum on SCP 2016: ASEM

Technical workshops 2013: Sustainable Consumption, SCP Indicators 2014: Sustainable Public Procurement and Eco-labelling 2015: Sustainable cities, 2015: Sustainable Consumption Policy China 2015: Water Footprint Viet Nam Policy-Industry Dialogues (Regional 2013,2014) Government-Industry National Level (forthcoming)

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Building network of Asian SCP policy stakeholders and activities - Secretariat service to APRSCP - SDG 12.1 - 10 Year Framework of Programmes on SCP - SCP Global Clearinghouse with SCP regional experts database - SCP sub-regional networks – ASEAN + South Asia SACEP

Dissemination of awareness-raising material targeting the private sector - Sustainable Tourism “Inspire” Awards with Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) (10YFP Regional Roadmap)

Work Package 4: Ensuring Sustainability

Looking back over 5 years of Implementation…

What has been achieved… - Move from Supply- to Demand-driven SCP Policy Support - Strong Regional Voice on SCP - Engaged with ownership at global level and national level - Evidence base for resource efficiency in region increased - Institutions strengthened at Regional and Sub-Regional level - Capacity of target audience developed – M&E of results focus What has worked and what needs reinforcement? - SCP National Governance and 2030 Agenda linkages at country level - Industry/SMEs focus especially in context of SWITCH II - Measurable awareness-raising with target audiences

SCP in SDGs – 2030 Agenda

Chemicals in air/water pollution

Education for sustainable

lifestyles

Reduce water pollution

Water efficiency

Renewables Energy

efficiency

10YFP Resource efficiency

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable infrastructure,

industry Green tech

Climate change

mitigation

Sustainable fisheries, tourism

Access to natural resources for energy,

food, water

Sustainable food

systems

Sustainable urbanisation,

transport Resource efficient

cities

Biodiversity

Partnership+ MoIs

ALL SCP TARGETS

World Environment Day #WED

June 5th, 2015

“7 Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”

Thank you!

www.unep.org/10yfp

www.switch-asia.eu

Sara.Castro@unep.org

Keys Events until June 2016

• 8th ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme Oct. 20-24 Kuala Lumpur • Sub-regional Meetings Nov. 3 (ASEAN Forum on SCP Meeting and 1st South

Asia Forum Meeting) + TAC Nov. 6 New Delhi • Regional Food Waste Workshop, end. Nov/early Dec., Bangkok • SCP Winter School February 2016, Bangkok • SACEP and South Asia SCP Meetings February 2016 • SCP in 2030 Agenda for SD - SWITCH Programmes – Pre-UNEA, Nairobi • 12th APRSCP March 2016 + 10YFP Regional Meeting, Cambodia + SWITCH

programmes projects • Policy Industry Dialogue w/UNEP FI on Finance for SMEs, 2016 • 4th SCP Roundtable India – 2016 • SCP South Asia Summer School TERI University – May 2016 • Regional Sustainable Consumption Week – June 2016 China • ASEM 2016 Mongolia • + 10YFP country/regional level events of interest – e.g. Maldives, Sri Lanka