1. APRSCP’s Policy Support in Asia
Anthony SF Chiu
President, APRSCP
Consultant, UNEP (UNESCAP) AP SCP Input to CSD18/19
EU SWITCH PSC
Nov 8, Jogyakarta, Indonesia
12/3/2018

2. The Roundtable! Your Roundtable!
Vision
Mission
AP committed to principles of sustainable consumption and cleaner production;
Continuous improvement with an integrated, preventive and proactive strategy;
Increase eco-efficiency and reduce risks to humans and to the environment.
The success depends on countries to work cooperatively – network and partnership
to provide leadership and support that will enhance information flow and human resources development,
to strengthen public/private partnerships to stimulate the promotion and implementation of sustainable consumption and production strategies and technologies in the region.

3. Global SCP Movement North American CP Roundtable (US P2, Canadian RT)
European Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (erScp)
Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)
African Roundtable
South American Roundtable
Mediterranean Roundtable 3

4. Affluent core countries: Delinking resource input from GDP?
DMI
DMI/GDP (1975 = 100)
April 2001
Source: Fischer-Kowalski/Amann 2001
ERCP

5. Philippine scenario
12/3/2018

6. APRSCP9 June 10-12, 2010
Sustainable Consumption concept is still DEBATIVE (effi, effect, suff?)
Concern: The most significant trend in the region is perhaps the rapidly growing middle-income class that is striving to adopt the affluent consumption patterns of wealthier people
While SCP framework has been mostly looking at the supply-side strategies, such as policy option, technological progress, eco-label related product information, close-looped resource efficiency capability, etc.
In other words, producer as a consumer of resources

7. SUPPLY DEMAND SCP Push-Pull Scenario Eco-design Green Procurement
Circular Economy
RECP
LCA
Technology Progress
Policy Options
Lifestyle
Marketing ads ‘Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Reward System’
Human needs
Human wants
Human desires

8. Creating an Enabling Framework
Appropriate timing on resource pricing
Capacity Building
Subregional cooperation and benchmarking
More SCP-focused strategies
Green public procurement as the main driver for SCP and green growth
Clear sustainability targets
Focus on investments towards Green Economies
Facilitate a behavioral change of consumption patterns
Empower the civil society
Operationalization of database and clearing house for indigenous technology

9. Demand-side SCP issues
Does USE of MANY eco-products lead to sustainability?
Does USE of MANY recyclables lead to sustainability? What about the energy needed to recycle all these RECYCLABLES in the close-loop circular economy?
Is there really an ABSOLUTE DECOUPLE of ‘smart’ consumption and ecological impact?
Why not openly discuss ‘sufficiency’ as minimum need? How about is there a ‘maximum’ human need?
Is consumer really king? (courtesy of IGES) Where lies the power among value chain actors on consumption?
Socio-cultural criteria in consumption choice-making seem like missing in the SCP formula?

10. Asia Pacific Countries and Economies
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Kazakhstan
Laos
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Russia Federation
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

11. Total No. of Participants
Region %
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
7th
8th
Asia 50 32 81 91 60 89
Australia 8 58 4
1.5 2 7
Europe 31 5 6 29
Americas 3 1
Africa & Others -
(1)
No. of Countries 37 34 28 23 33
Total No. of Participants
215
425
315
273
266
306
240

12. Academic/ NGO / Professionals
Sector %
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
8th
Industry / Business 15 7 18 21 23 22
Government 36 27 32 38 63
Academic/ NGO / Professionals 19 17 12

13. Thank you very much!