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Call for ‘Asian Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production Action for Climate Change Mitigation”

CED is compiling ‘Asian Case Studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production Action for Climate Change Mitigation” as a regional input to Marrakech Process on SCP and the upcoming COP13 Climate Change Meeting in Bali 3-14th December. This s completely voluntary effort and we would appreciate your contributions and support to find the correct information on Asian case studies that make SCP a

Creating a Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Production (draft-1)

BackgroundOne of the main recommendations to the 3rd International Expert Meeting on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (Marrakech Process) was to establish a broader global stakeholder dialogue on sustainable production and consumption with greater outreach towards all governments and stakeholders. The proposal is meant to create space for a substantive

Uchita speaks at the "Sustainability of the Planet Conference" in Stockholm

Uchita de Zoysa of CED was invited to speak to a group of 108 experts from 36 different countries gathered in Stockholm, Sweden from 3-7th September 2007 to take part in the Sustainability of the Planet Program Conference 2007. The Conference is part of the Sustainability of the Planet Program’s role in acting as a catalyst, a project assessor, and a broker between projects and financiers. The

“Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption” by Uchita de Zoysa is launched in Stockholm, Sweden

Media Release 16th July 2007, Colombo, Sri LankaThe Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption, written by Uchita de Zoysa, was recently launched at the 3rd International Expert Meeting on Sustainable Consumption and Production held in Stockholm, Sweden. The Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption was conducted by Uchita de Zoysa in twelve Asian countries including China, India, Sri Lanka,

“2021 is too late”

The following paper is adopted from the presentation by Uchita de Zoysa as the NGO Forum Representative to the Multi-Stakeholder Panel of the 3rd International Expert Meeting on the 10 year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (Stockholm, Sweden - 26-29 June 2007)( full presentation @ http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/consumption/Marrakech/ngo.pdf )Sustainable

Sustainable Consumption: An Asian Review

This report is an inspirational output of Asian minds, vision, thought, expertise and experience from China to India, Malaysia to Sri Lanka, Indonesia to Bangladesh, Cambodia to Nepal, Thailand to Pakistan, Vietnam to Laos, that took me over the seas and met me with people from governments, civil society, research, industry and labour, who for their times, efforts, hospitalities and sharing that

Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption

The presentation is based on the findings of the "Asian Review on Sustainable Consumption" conducted by Uchita de Zoysa, Centre for Environment & Development (CED) for SC.ASIA: Capacity Building for Implementation of UN Guidelines on Consumer Protection (Section G: Sustainable Consumption) in Asia.The 12 countries studied in this review display significant differences in economic, social and