Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Briefing for 10YFP National Focal Points
The Regional Briefing for Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Group (GRULAC) for the 10-Year Framework on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) post-2022 was held in two sessions: in Spanish (4th June) and in English (2nd of July). The session in Spanish was chaired by Argentina, Sr. Rodrigo Rodríguez Tornquist, Secretary of Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Innovation, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development as Chair of the 10YFP Board and representative for the Latin America and Caribbean States. The session in English was facilitated by the 10YFP Secretariat. Both sessions followed the same objectives that are included in the Annex of this report together with the Agendas and presentations. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions of both sessions.
In the opening remarks, the following was conveyed:
- The 10YFP is mandated to implement Sustainable Development Goal 12.1 until 2030, however the 10YFP mandate ends in 2022.
- We need sustainable consumption and production (SCP) solutions in order to achieve the targets in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) set by countries to address the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
- International cooperation and coordinated action are the key for transitioning towards the global, sustainable and equitable economy required to deliver the goods, services and welfare that we need. This is especially important in the context of post-COVID 19 pandemic recovery.
- In the Latin America and the Caribbean region, SCP is recognized at the highest level - through the decisions of the Regional Forum of Ministers of Environment. The latter is supported by the Regional Council on SCP, that is specialized entity composed of SCP experts. It is, therefore, important to connect the 10YFP post- 2022 process to the regional agenda supported by the Forum of Ministers for Environment
- The post-2022 process is our opportunity to broaden and reinforce action on SCP in a transformative way, building on past experience and lessons learned.
- This is the first ever meeting that brings together 10YFP National Focal Points with focal points from Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to gather insights. All inputs will be documented to feed into the next Strategy for multilateral cooperation on SCP
SDG 12 Targets
