Transcript WSSD 2002 - Regional Resource Center for Asia and Pacific
World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002
WSSD Preparations 1. Background
Global
Regional
2. Main Issue
Cloud of Issue Shared Vision
Way Forward
3. Asia Pacific Preparations
Partnership Report Timeframe
Global Milestone
1972 – Stockholm Conference
Creation of environmental agencies
Formulation of environmental legislations/ regulations
1982 – 10 years after Stockholm
More environmental institutions
Formulation of environmental legislations
1987 – Brundtland Commission’s ‘Our Common Future’ Pushed for integration of environment into Environment Agencies
macro operations and sectoral policies Importance for creation of environmental cells in sectoral departments or agencies Integration Creation
Global Milestone
1992 – UNCED
Brought ‘the environment’ to political agenda of governments Introduce the concept on Sustainable Development Countries committed to the implementation of Agenda21
1997 – Rio+5
5-year review of progress achieved on implementation of Agenda 21 2002 – Rio+10
WSSD, Johannesburg 10-year review of progress achieved on implementation of Agenda 21
International Development Goals: 2015
Poverty: Half between 1990 and 2015
Primary school enrolment: 100%
Gender disparities in education: Complete elimination
Infant mortality: 2/3 reduction from 1990 to 2015 Maternal mortality: Reduction by 3 quarters
Health service: Access to all National sustainable strategy: Implementation by 2005
Loss of environmental resource: Reversal by 2015
Asian Indicators
Poverty: 900 million (< $1/day), 75% of global total Population: 40% below 18 years Illiterate: ¾ of the world, 2/3 poor women Child education: 1 in every 4 South Asia not enrolled in Primary school; 50% not enrolled in Secondary school Malnutrition: 40% children of below 5 years
Selected Development Indicators in Asia INDICATOR 1990 1998 2015 Target Proportion of population living on less than $1/day (%)
South Asia
East Asia Net primary enrollment rate (%)
South Asia
East Asia Ratio of boys-to-girls in primary/secondary schools (%)
South Asia
East Asia Under-5 mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 live births)
South Asia
East Asia Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 44 28 66 96 65 85 121 55 40 15 73 97 77 93 89 43 22 14 100 100 100 100 40 18
Asia, excluding People’s Republic of China and India 29 32 90
Environmental Concerns in Asia
Air Pollution
Particulate matter - 2 times more than world average - 5 times more than OECD countries - Highest in South Asia
Water pollution
Organic Pollution - 1.4 times than world average - 1.5 times than OECD countries
Lead in surface water - 20 times more than OECD countries
Environmental Concerns in Asia
Forests
1/3 forest per person than the world average
SEA: deforestation is acute
Biodiversity
40% of world distinct flora and fauna
70-79% of the world wildlife habitat is lost Wetlands are threatened due to human activities
Regional and Subregional Cooperation Environmental Issues
Increasing cooperation in subregional Cooperation on transboundary air pollution Sharing water resources and fisheries right Trade and environment Global warming/ climate change
Tasks Ahead for Asian Countries
Fundamental process changes in economic and environmental policies
System for enforcement of environmental laws
More investment on environment
Capacity building and reforms of institutional mechanism
Promote regional cooperation
WSSD Preparations 1. Background
Global
Regional
Way Forward
3. Asia Pacific Preparations
Cloud of Issue Shared Vision Partnership Report Timeframe
WSSD: Cloud of Issues
Environmental insecurity: and energy health, freshwater Policy recommendations: and economic dimensions and stakeholders participation addressing social Environmental policy: addressing poverty eradication and sustainable livelihood Economic instruments to check environmental degradation Health issues: sanitation, water quality, AIDS and making health a key indicator for success of sustainable development Energy related issues: subsidies, reliability of energy supply, Kyoto process phasing out of
WSSD: Cloud of Issues
Forestry issues: sustainable forestry goals, recognize political, economic and environmental dimensions Freshwater issues: subsidies water supply, consumption and sanitation, safe water supply to poverty eradication strategies, public/private partnerships, issues of Development aid: poor countries, transparent, participation of civil society demand driven, focus on Governance issues: negotiation process implementation, better coordination, sharing lesson learned, improving international environmental Role of science and technology: life, decision making quality of Integration of local dimensions into global decision making
WSSD: Shared Visions
Special focus: development aspects of sustainable development A new vision on sustainability: globalization challenges, pressure, impact of Balanced and integrated agenda Key focus: poverty eradication, consumption and production Focus on implementation: problems and priority issues Emerging issues: freshwater, health, AIDS, transport, energy, environmental security
WSSD: Shared Visions
Underlying problem: system global environmental governance
New political commitments: negotiation international treaties
Consensus: International Development Goals
Commitments: Regional Action Programme for environmentally sound and sustainable development in AP
WSSD: Way Forward
Content
Common clusters for discussion:
Poverty: poverty, food security, social dimension, local governance, financial, etc.
Natural resources: consumption, production, eco-efficiency, economic instruments, freshwater, climate, etc.
Institutional issues: global institutional framework, UN institutional reforms, coordination of treaty regimes, assessment of sustainable strategies, etc.
WSSD: Way Forward
Methodology: P-S-I-R
Report
Reporting (20%)
Main achievements, lesson learned, major constrained, institutional and financial requirements, new initiatives and commitments, etc.
Mechanism for implementation (80%)
Identify priority issues and major challenges
Report on priority issues following IDG, MCED
Formulate project proposals on institutional and financial requirements
Formulate mechanisms for implementation
WSSD Preparations 1. Background
Global
Regional
2. Main Issue
Cloud of Issue Shared Vision Way Forward
Partnership Report Timeframe
WSSD Partnership Asia Pacific Region
Asian Development Bank ESCAP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific Secretariat
Steering Committee & Task Force
WSSD Secretariat
WSSD Secretariat Regional Regional Reports Consultations
Roundtable
Intergovernmental Meeting Subregional NEA SP SEA CA Subregional Reports SA Consultations
Roundtable
Intergovernmental Meeting
Preparatory Process
Subregional
Substantive reports: draft and final
Consultations
Stakeholders Meeting: 9 major groups (NGOs, Women groups, Youth groups, Indigenous people, Local authorities, Workers and trade unions, Business and industry, Science and technological community, and Farmers ) Intergovernmental Meeting (Representatives of Finance, Planning, and Environment Ministries ) 2001 Venue: Beijing (26-28 July) , Apia (5-7 Sept.), Almaty (19-21 Sept.), Colombo (27-29 Sept.), Manila (17-19 October)
Regional
Synthesis paper: Regional Position Paper Consultation
Stakeholders Meeting Intergovernmental Meeting 2001 Venue: Cambodia (27-29 November)
Projected Timetable
Timeframe
Preparatory Secretariat Subregional Regional
Partnership Secretariat Information Dissemination Consultant Draft Report Consultation Final Report Consultant Draft Reports Consultations Final Report Feb./Mar. 2001 May 2001 May 2001 Jun./Jul. 2001 Jul./Aug. 2001 Jul./Oct. 2001 Oct. 2001 Sep./Oct. 2001 Nov. 2001 Nov. 27-29, 2001 Dec. 2001
What is Different?
Asian Development Bank ESCAP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific Intergovernmental Agencies/Process
Partnership
ADB, ESCAP, UNDP, UNEP, Intergovernmental Agencies/Process Stakeholder Participation
9 major groups National Governments
Planning, Finance, Environment Focus on Implementation Focus as Integrated Sustainable Development Forward Looking