Marrakech process

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The Marrakech Process (Engl. Marrakech Process ) is an initiative of the United Nations which is to promote sustainable production and a corresponding consumer behavior worldwide. The term is derived from a stakeholder or “multistakeholder” conference in Marrakech , Morocco , at which a ten-year framework plan for the implementation of these goals was developed in 2003. The aim of this process is to implement projects and strategies around the world that are necessary for the implementation of sustainable development. These projects and strategies are based on a global exchange of different levels that the Marrakech Process tries to facilitate. The revision and development of a ten-year framework program for sustainable consumption and production, which was decided in Johannesburg ( South Africa ) in 2002 , is the focus of the Marrakech Process. The UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs was responsible for the global implementation of this goal Affairs and representatives of the United Nations Environment Program are the main stakeholders. In addition, 115 experts from 59 countries and nine international organizations took part in the conference.

The Marrakech Process represents above all governments, companies and consumers as the decisive participants in sustainable development; accordingly, the specific objectives include them.

prehistory

In September 2002 Johannesburg became the venue for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. At this summit, a ten-year framework program was decided, which aims to interlink sustainable principles with production on the one hand and consumption on the other. A more detailed elaboration finally took place from June 16 to 19, 2003 at a conference in Marrakech chaired by the Department for Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. The 10-Year Framework of Programs on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns that was elaborated as part of this conference was finally decided at the “World Summit for Sustainable Development” in Rio de Janeiro in 2012.

Conference in Marrakech

Development of the content

The seven working areas of the Marrakech process

The conference program was debated and worked out in four working groups. At the European level, seven EU countries formed the Marrakech Task Forces (Marrakech working groups). These “task forces” have different focal points that serve to implement and carry out programs, the Marrakech projects. Political measures on sustainable consumption and production are to be developed. These seven "Task Forces" represent voluntary initiatives that attempt to implement the so-called Service Capability & Performance Standards nationally and internationally.

The Marrakech Process advocates, among other things, an exchange between as well as within the countries. For this purpose, national round tables and regional assemblies take place on a regular basis, at which those responsible for the countries can exchange ideas within a region.

Key content

In addition to the development of the seven “task forces” and the creation of the ten-year framework program, numerous results were achieved.

  • Development of four global networks of sustainable products,
  • Implementation of an Asia-Pacific advice center (“Help Desk”) for sustainable consumption and production.

Ten-year supporting program

The ten-year framework program represents a global framework for action that aims to strengthen cooperation between developed and less developed countries in order to accelerate the development towards more sustainable consumption and production. It enables diverse participation, for example from governments, researchers or funding agencies. With the help of these participants, this framework program contributes to improving resource efficiency . In addition, the aim is to expand jobs and economic opportunities, with the primary aim of combating poverty.

The promotion of the exchange of information and knowledge about sustainable consumption and sustainable production should create new partnerships in addition to stronger cooperation. The global framework for action, which was adopted at the “United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development” in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, is to be implemented primarily through the policies of the participating governments in the form of programs and strategies.

Objective of the process

The primary goal of the work of this process is the development of a ten-year plan for sustainable consumption and production. To this end, an approach was developed that provides a more detailed assessment of the effects of consumption and production through, for example, the development of instruments for indication and life cycle analysis. Another goal is to implement political measures to strengthen the service sector . It was also determined that more attention should be paid to the relevance of “sustainable consumption and production patterns”. Accordingly, three key points of the objective can be established, whereby the objectives can be limited to the following points, which are limited to the main actors governments, companies and consumers for sustainable development:

  • Promoting the ecological design of a country,
  • Development of ecological business models on the part of companies,
  • Supporting consumers to shape their lifestyle sustainably.

Results

In the introduction of the final document "The Future We Want" of the "United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development" 2012 (Rio + 20), poverty reduction, the advocacy of sustainable consumption and production, and resource protection and management were considered essential prerequisites for sustainable development viewed. That is why the aspect of sustainable consumption and production has also been integrated into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals .

In the course of the Marrakech Process, region-specific strategies for sustainable consumption and sustainable production were developed in a large number of the regions involved, which are supported by the ten-year framework and its further strategy implementations:

  • the African ten-year framework program
  • the Latin American and Caribbean strategy
  • the Arab strategy
  • the Asian Green Growth Initiative
  • the European strategy

In addition to the elaboration of a ten-year framework program, the Marrakech Process represents a national, regional, but also an international platform for cooperation for the strategies mentioned.

See also

literature

  • Grunwald, A. & Kopfmüller, J. (2012): Sustainability . Frankfurt: Campus Verlag. P. 193f.
  • Meffert, H., Kenning, P., Kirchgeorg, M. (2014): Sustainable Marketing Management: Basics and Cases . Wiesbaden: Springer specialist media. P. 376
  • Schmidt, I. (2016): Consumer Social Responsibility: Joint responsibility for sustainable consumption and production . Wiesbaden: Springer specialist media. P. 67f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grunwald, A. & Kopfmüller, J. (2012): Sustainability . Frankfurt: Campus Verlag. P. 193f.
  2. ↑ a b c d http://www.nachhaltigkeit.info/artikel/marrakesch_process_1238.html (link not available)
  3. ↑ a b Schmidt, I. (2016): Consumer Social Responsibility: Joint responsibility for sustainable consumption and production . Wiesbaden: Springer specialist media. P. 67f.
  4. ↑ Meffert, H., Kenning, P., Kirchgeorg, M. (2014): Sustainable Marketing Management: Basics and Cases . Wiesbaden: Springer specialist media. P. 376
  5. ↑ a b Ten-year framework for programs for sustainable consumption and production methods ( Memento from February 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Status: January 25, 2016 Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (accessed on February 15, 2016)
  6. ↑ Riechert, Doyle (November 22, 2006): Making consumption and production more sustainable in order to achieve the Kyoto targets; Governments and companies must develop strategies ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed February 15, 2016)
  7. ↑ The Marrakech Process ( Memento des Originals of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Status: 2008 United Nations - Main Department for Economic and Social Affairs UN Secretariat (accessed on February 15, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / esa.un.org
  8. ↑ a b 10YFP United Nations Environment Program (accessed February 17, 2016)