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WEBINAR: WED2020 Thailand 2020 and Beyond

A webinar to enhance sustainable society in Thailand, through promotion of sustainable consumption and production & biodiversity conservation to celebrate UN's World Environment Day 2020.

DATE: 5 June 2020

TIME: 10.15 - 12.30 hrs. (Bangkok Time Zone)

REGISTRATION: join the webinar here.

The SWITCH-Asia RPAC, funded by European Union (EU) through UNEP Regional office for Asia and the Pacific is constantly working in the region to promote sustainable use of natural and environmental resources with careful attention to potential trade-offs among economic, environmental and social objectives through Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). The concept is to ensure sustainable consumption and production practices necessarily entails to respect the biophysical boundaries of the planet and to reduce current global consumption rates in order to fit with the biophysical capacity to produce ecosystems services and benefits (SDG12). 

The organization of the Policy Webinar is proposed as a part of World Environment Day celebration to recognize the importance of biodiversity and to highlight important linkages between sustainable use of natural resources and human well-being especially safety and quality of life. Increasing threats to the health of humans and ecosystems is at an alarming rate and calling for more sustainable action-oriented policies from different authorities for a better and safer life. The Webinar will discuss common goals and understanding on sustainable society shared and share good practices and experiences in greening key sectors with SCP principles that contribute substantially to poverty alleviation and transition towards low-carbon and green economies. The Webinar will then end with recognition of value in building cooperation. Means and measures to build sustainable society in Thai context among different sectors will be highlighted. Different roles and responsibilities and innovative way forwards for closer cooperation will be discussed.

WED 2020

World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment and engaging more people to take necessary actions. Held annually since 1974, the Day has also become a vital platform for promoting progress on the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the helm, over 150 countries participate each year. Major corporations, non-governmental organizations, communities, governments and celebrities from across the world adopt the World Environment Day brand to champion environmental causes. The 2020 World Environment Day theme is “biodiversity” and this global campaign will highlight how humans are inextricably linked to and depend on nature for our existence and quality of life. The European Union recently released its new growth strategy, called EU Green Deal that aims to transform member states into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of GHGs in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. (EU, 2019). To achieve these aims, it is essential to increase the value given to protecting and restoring ecosystems to the sustainable use of resources and to improving human health.

Hosts & Partners

1. SWITCH-Asia RPAC (funded by EU)

2. UNEP (UN Environment Programme)

3. IPPD (Institute of Public Policy and Development)

4. EEC (Environmental Education Center)

 

Published on June 3, 2020
Event start date
10:15 am
05/06/2020
Event end date
12:30 pm
05/06/2020

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