1. Delivering as One towards an Inclusive Green Economy
- SWITCH-Asia and SWITCH-Africa Green
EU Brussels – 27 September 2016

2. Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
National level example:
Pakistan
National Roundtable on SCP (Ministry of Climate Change, Ministry of Planning, UN Pakistan, 10YFP)
Development of a National Action Plan on SCP (linked into UN, Planning Commission, and Province level SDG planning processes, 10YFP)
Sectoral policy activities: Policy Assessment of SCP in primary education and green entrepreneurship (MoCC, UNESCO, PIEDAR, 10YFP SLE), plus 2 proposals for SCP in higher Education (Higher Education Commission), sustainable building codes (UNHABITAT), Sustainable Rice (SWITCH- Asia, Sustainable Rice Platform, Mars), Sustainable lighting (ENERCON)

3. Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Subregional level example:
ASEAN
ASEAN Forum on SCP (10YFP, International Resource Panel)
Sectoral policy activities:
ASEAN SHINE – sustainable lighting (UNEP Climate Change, AusAid, SWITCH-Asia projects),
Energy efficiency and renewable energy technology roadmap (ICA, Green Economy)
ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme (ASEAN Sec, UNU, UNIDO, SWITCH-Asia projects, EcoInnovation, Think.Eat.Save)
South Asia: SAARC has assigned SACEP on SCP -> SWITCH-Asia set up the South Asia Forum on SCP
Pacific:
Samoa pathway (Lifestyles, Education, Supply chain/rural dev’t, Food, tourism, MSMEs, Waste)
Fiji, Samoa, and PNG have started work on SCP indicators linked to SCP proposal for Pacific

4. Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Regional level example:
SCP Regional Roadmap
First regional roadmap completed
Second SCP regional roadmap , with 10YFP Board members and programme partners, APRSCP, National Focal Points, Stakeholder Focal Points.
Mainstreaming SCP
Buildings and Construction
Sustainable Public Procurement
Sustainable Lifestyles and Education
Sustainable Tourism
Consumer Information/Ecolabelling
Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainable Industry/SMEs

5. Collaboration between SWITCH-Asia and EU-funded programmes
Regional level example:
SCP Indicators
SDG
 Indicator
Mongolia
Asia Pacific
2015
6.4 - water-use efficiency
(litres/$)
170  
129
7.2 - renewable energy
Renewable energy (%)
4.8%
16%
7.3 - energy efficiency
Energy intensity (MJ/$) 54 16
8.4 - resource efficiency in consumption and production
Material footprint
(Tonnes)
27 million
46 billion
(Tonnes/Capita) 10 12
(Kg/dollar) 8
2.8
sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
Domestic material consumption
100 million
51 billion 34 13 17
3.1
17.11 – increase exports
exports (Tonnes)
17 million
3 billion
First regional database
Support on SDG monitoring processes (Country level – National Statistics Offices, ESCAP Statistics, UN Statistics Division)
Analysis of SDG 12.2

6. Collaboration between SWITCH programmes and 10YFP
The development and implementation of an SCP e-learning course for policy and decision makers by UNEP and UNITAR initially under SWITCH Asia has allowed SCP training in Africa to be fast tracked.

7. Sharing of experiences between programmes
The first SWITCH Africa Green Regional Networking Forum was held in Kampala, Uganda on May About 250 participants including: Grantees, Selected MSMEs (Champions), National Focal Points, National Coordinators and 10YFP national focal points among others. Other SWITCH programmes made presentations, sharing experience between the regions, initiating collaboration .

8. Green MSMEs: collaboration at national level
SAG is working with the RECPnet and the Eco-innovation project to ensure concerted impact on green business development at the national level.
Tools for the intervention: build on / scale up / adapt / integrate existing tools for a systemic support to SMEs
RECP related tools
Eco-innovation, value chain management
Industrial symbiosis
Partners in the delivery: Eco-innovation project is working with four national cleaner production centers - three in the six SAG countries and one SWITCH Med country.
Purpose of the intervention: strengthen the potential of SMEs to increase their competitiveness and respond to growing demands for more sustainable products and services.

9. Synergies between SWITCH projects and Eco-innovation activities
Vietnam with SWITCH Asia policy support component
Eco-innovation is one of the key priority areas in Vietnam SCP Action Plan adopted in January 2016.
Sri Lanka with SWITCH Asia policy support component
Eco-innovation is highlighted as one of the approaches to be developed through sectoral policies
South Africa with SWITCH Africa Green
In its inception report and implementation plan the ongoing eco-innovation project is a priority catalytic activity to enable the private sector to lead on inclusive green growth.
Kenya with SWITCH Africa Green
The policy review under the eco-innovation project was closely aligned with the development of Green Economy Strategy and Action Plan (GESIP), and the focus of the eco-innovation policy review in Kenya was on ten priority sectors selected for GESIP