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Partnership for Meeting of Friends of PAGE UNEP DTIE Office, Paris 14 December 2012 Meeting Report The Friends of PAGE Meeting hosted by UNEP on 14 December 2012 in Paris brought together the four agencies engaged in the partnership, ILO, UNIDO, UNITAR and UNEP, with representatives from Directorates and Ministries of Environment and Economic Affairs interested in PAGE, including Germany, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the European Commission DG Environment. Following the high-level consultation on PAGE at the Rio+20 Conference, this first meeting of the Friends of PAGE provided a forum to (i) exchange ideas on relevance, scope and key components of PAGE; (ii) discuss partnerships for its implementation (iii) reflect on the PAGE launch and the other steps needed to make it operational. The meeting agenda included opening remarks by the Directors of the four agencies, a presentation on PAGE and its key components and a related discussion, a session focused on first steps to making PAGE operational, a discussion on next steps and milestones, including the launch of PAGE at the UNEP Governing Council in February 2013, and closing remarks by the four Directors. A detailed agenda and participant list and the presentation used during the meeting are included as Annex 1 and 2. Below is a summary of the key points of the meeting: PAGE – Key components and Partners for Implementation Following the presentation of PAGE and its key components there was support and excitement from the governments and organizations present in the meeting for PAGE, its overall focus, and the partnership among the four agencies. There was also full support for the four agency partnership as the agencies were seen as complementing each other, with the partnership also seen as having benefits in terms of resource mobilization.
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Meeting of Friends of PAGEUNEP DTIE Office, Paris
14 December 2012
Meeting Report
The Friends of PAGE Meeting hosted by UNEP on 14 December 2012 in Paris brought together the four agencies engaged in the partnership, ILO, UNIDO, UNITAR and UNEP, with representatives from Directorates and Ministries of Environment and Economic Affairs interested in PAGE, including Germany, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the European Commission DG Environment.
Following the high-level consultation on PAGE at the Rio+20 Conference, this first meeting of the Friends of PAGE provided a forum to (i) exchange ideas on relevance, scope and key components of PAGE; (ii) discuss partnerships for its implementation (iii) reflect on the PAGE launch and the other steps needed to make it operational.
The meeting agenda included opening remarks by the Directors of the four agencies, a presentation on PAGE and its key components and a related discussion, a session focused on first steps to making PAGE operational, a discussion on next steps and milestones, including the launch of PAGE at the UNEP Governing Council in February 2013, and closing remarks by the four Directors. A detailed agenda and participant list and the presentation used during the meeting are included as Annex 1 and 2. Below is a summary of the key points of the meeting:
PAGE – Key components and Partners for Implementation
Following the presentation of PAGE and its key components there was support and excitement from the governments and organizations present in the meeting for PAGE, its overall focus, and the partnership among the four agencies. There was also full support for the four agency partnership as the agencies were seen as complementing each other, with the partnership also seen as having benefits in terms of resource mobilization.
For the further development of PAGE, the following points were expressed during the meeting, some of them repeatedly and from different governments and organisations. These points present key suggestions for the revision of the PAGE proposal and the further operationalization of PAGE over the next months.
Putting green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication A number of participants expressed the need for a better framing of PAGE within the larger efforts on sustainable development and poverty eradication. Here reference was made to the wording used in the Rio+20 Conference which stated green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. An additional benefit of putting more emphasis on poverty was seen in opening windows to countries that put less emphasis on environment in their national planning and more emphasis on poverty eradication. For the communication with recipient and donor countries this link needs to be made clearer.
For the PAGE proposal, specifically, this would mean communicating more clearly and upfront on the contribution of the initiative to sustainable development and poverty eradication.
For operations under PAGE this would mean making a clear link between the planned activities and the efforts of other agencies working at the country level on poverty related issues, including UNDP.
In this context countries agreed that UNDP does not need to be one of the partner agencies of PAGE. However, many also underlined that it would be important and valuable to find an arrangement to work with UNDP to ensure coordination, especially at the national level, bring in the poverty reduction expertise from UNDP, and to foster closer ties with UN Country Teams and Resident Coordinators.
Another point discussed in this context was the remaining skepticism among some governments towards the concept of green economy. To address this, more effort needs to me made to show how the work on green economy under PAGE is contributing to key objectives of sustainable development and poverty eradication. Examples of practical applications in countries that illustrate the achievements across different areas are needed quickly. The importance of linking PAGE with the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) in order to share knowledge that may be applicable to other countries was also mentioned.
Also related to this was a discussion on the emphasis put on wealth creation in the PAGE proposal. While it is understood that wealth creation is used in a comprehensive way there still was a feeling, specifically expressed by Finland and Germany, that it was better to use prosperity and to put more emphasis on poverty eradication - a language that resonates better with policy makers in developing countries.
Involving the private sector and sectoral approachThe Republic of Korea emphasized early in the meeting that while they agree with the four components, they see the focus being on advisory services. They also highlighted that a sectoral approach should be more visible and the link to the private sector more prominent in order to mobilize private sector finance. The green economy concept could be used to generate interest in environment in the private sector, including through Public-Private Partnerships. Also for the development of sectoral plans in countries the involvement of the private sector should be sought. In this context a number of initiatives were mentioned that are fostering private sector involvement and action, e.g. ILO’s cooperation with Japanese firms to green industries in other Asian countries, UNIDO’s Green Industry Platform, with a mechanisms where governments and the private sector can commit to concrete activities, and an initiative led by the German Ministry of Environment with several companies having declared their willingness to support workshops on green economy issues in developing countries.
Relationship to other global initiatives and processesFurther clarification was also requested on the relationship between 10 YFP and PAGE. The PAGE proposal needs to detail more clearly how PAGE and 10YFP are different but complementary, what would be the mechanism for cooperation and what the respective services they provide, specifically at the country level. This was especially emphasized by countries which have in the past funded Sustainable Production and Consumption related activities and are now interested in funding both, PAGE and 10 YFP. There are still worries about the fragmentation of resources from parts of their organization, e.g. in Treasury, which are not familiar with the details of the initiatives.
Norway specifically requested more clarity on the link between PAGE and the UN processes for the Post 2015 Development Agenda and the development of SDGs, as in all these processes green economy is being discussed. It would be good to work out how the partnership will feed into these processes. In the responses by agencies, there was a note of caution in linking PAGE with the SDGs process.
Some countries requested a clarification in how far PAGE is a response or could be developed into a response to the call in paragraph 66 of the Rio outcome document for the matching of ‘interested countries with the partners that are best suited to provide requested support’ . Germany suggested that this function
could potentially be covered by the Green Growth Knowledge Platform, and it was agreed that this option would be raised and explored with GGKP partners.
Mechanism for coordination vs a new joint offerClarification was requested by Switzerland on how far PAGE is a mechanism to coordinate ongoing and planned activities among the four agencies or to which extent PAGE is an initiative under which additional work with be initiated and implemented. In the perception of the four partner agencies the vision goes far beyond coordination, and PAGE would enable the partners to design activities jointly since the beginning and find a common approach towards partner institutions in the countries. PAGE could also help identify knowledge gaps and research areas in a joint manner and considering a wider scope of aspects. The joint offer of the four agencies would still need to be worked out more clearly in the PAGE proposal around a results based framework.
Policy dialoguesFor the component on policy dialogues, Sweden specifically requested to consider innovative approaches, e.g. by holding well focused dialogues on concrete issues with smaller groups, involving a broad audience, including regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector and bringing in local expertise. For policy dialogues, the Republic of Korea expressed their general interest in hosting a regional dialogue in Asia.
Making PAGE operational
Following a presentation of the selection criteria for countries and process for initiating country activities under PAGE, there was some discussion on the selection criteria and suggestions to augment them. On the process to initiate activities, many commented that this was more about the PAGE Partners getting ready to engage rather than the engagement itself. More work needed to be done to show what the four agencies will offer to the countries, how activities will be implemented and the related roles of the agencies. While countries may have different starting points, e.g. in terms of institutional capacity, or the support requested, it would still be helpful to work out a model and sequence for intervention among the four agencies at the country level. Also it would need to be worked out more clearly how the activities planned at country level will link back to the other components for research/knowledge creation and policy dialogue.
There was consensus among the governments/organisations that to address these questions as a next step the PAGE proposal should be further elaborated presenting a results based approach, with a fully elaborated log-frame, a better description of the joint offer to countries, the contributions of the four agencies, and the relationship to other initiatives and agencies (as mentioned above). Part of the exercise of reworking the proposal could also be to make an inventory of already received contributions for initiatives that thematically fall under the umbrella of PAGE and workout to which extent those initiatives can already be presented as PAGE funding and activities.
Next Steps and Milestones
The discussion focused on a possible launch of PAGE at the UNEP Governing Council in February 2013. A general issue in this context is that green economy does not figure very prominently in the current official programme of the GC, which is more focused on paragraph 88. Given this situation, it was difficult for some governments to say if there will be high-level representation of their government at the GC.
Although there was a discussion about whether to launch PAGE at Governing Council or simply report on progress, there was consensus that this is a good opportunity to increase visibility and knowledge about PAGE. Germany is considering hosting a reception focusing on green economy issues, an idea which was supported by Norway, Korea and others.
It was agreed that in order to make the launch at the Governing Council worthwhile, countries would want to receive the revised PAGE proposal providing clarification of the issues raised during this meeting in January.
The EC explained the situation with their funding cycle where decisions for funding in 2013 have already been taken, and new funding only becomes available in 2014. But current EC funding pledged for 2013, for projects fitting under the umbrella of PAGE could be seen as a contribution to PAGE.
The Republic of Korea and Switzerland also requested further information on the governance structure of PAGE, specifically on a potential trust fund and the flow of financial resources to and among the agencies. It was clarified by UNEP in this context that there is no need for a Governing Council decision in order to set up a governance structure for PAGE.
Suggested time plan for follow-up to the meeting:
- Development of new project proposal (December/January)
- Retreat among the four agencies (mid January)
- New project proposal to be shared with donors (end January/early February)
- Audio-conference with Friends of PAGE to discuss proposal (end January/early February)
- Preparation of UNEP GC and possible PAGE event (end January/early February)
- PAGE event at UNEP GC (setting still to be worked out) (20-22 February 2013)
Annexes:
1) Objectives and Agenda of Friends of PAGE meeting2) Participants list
Annex 1: Objectives and Agenda of Friends of PAGE Meeting
Objectives and Scope of the Meeting
Placed between the Rio+20 Conference and the next UNEP Governing Council, this meeting on the Partnership of Action Green Economy (PAGE) aims to build momentum for its launch in 2013 and provide a space for an open discussion on the design and content of the partnership.
PAGE seeks to provide governments and other stakeholders with a platform to support the transition to a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication which is socially inclusive and resource efficient. It responds to the call of the Rio Outcome document, The Future We Want, requesting the United Nations to work in cooperation with relevant donors and international organizations to support countries in their transition to greener economies, including through providing and sharing toolboxes, methodologies, experiences, and best practices as well as offering policy advice.
Conceived as a comprehensive multi-year initiative, PAGE provides the possibility to pool resources and implement activities in partnership with other agencies to meet the needs of countries in a tailored and flexible fashion. In an initial period of seven years, PAGE aims at:
1) filling knowledge gaps both at the thematic and sectoral levels through new research addressing key policy questions on the drivers of green global growth and engines of change for greening economies;
2) accelerating political momentum for a shift to inclusive green economies through policy dialogues for high-level government officials and key stakeholders committed to sharing experiences and developing and implementing policies to drive a green economy development;
3) generating national capacity for evidence-based policy making through capacity development and applied practical training through technical courses and hands-on skills building in the analysis of economic and fiscal policy, green jobs, greening of enterprises and sustainable management of natural resources;
4) facilitating policy design and implementation by providing country-driven advisory services consisting of policy advice, technical assistance and applied capacity development of “learning.
Specifically, this first meeting of the “Friends of PAGE” will provide a forum to (i) exchange ideas on relevance, scope and key components of PAGE; (ii) discuss partnerships for its implementation (iii) reflect on the PAGE launch and other the steps needed to make it operational, and (iv) identify opportunities for support for the partnership.
Agenda
09h00 Coffee and Croissants
09h30 Welcome and Introductions Sylvie Lemmet, Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEPPeter Poschen, Director, Job Creation and Sustainable Enterprise Department, ILOHeinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management Branch, UNIDOAchim Halpaap, Associate Director, Training Department, UNITAR(including tour de table for introduction of participants)
10h00 PAGE – Key components and Partners for ImplementationModerator: Steven Stone, Chief, Economics and Trade Branch, DTIE, UNEP(This session will provide an overview on the latest version of the PAGE proposal, its key components and expected results, and the role and contributions of the different partners.)
11h00 Coffee break
11h30 DiscussionModerator: Peter Poschen, Director, Job Creation and Sustainable Enterprise Department, ILO
12h30 Lunch
13h30 Making PAGE Operational Moderator: Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP(The purpose of this discussion is to provide an agenda for carrying PAGE forward and to get a common understanding what different partners can contribute to making PAGE operational.)
14h30 Final Discussion – Next Steps and Milestones Moderator: Steven Stone, Chief, Economics and Trade Branch, DTIE, UNEP(This will provide a space to collect ideas and views on a critical path, including the launch of PAGE at the Governing Council, further outreach and partnership building, further engagement of the Group of Friends and other key events in the coming year.)
15h00 Conclusions Sylvie Lemmet, UNEPPeter Poschen, ILOHeinz Leuenberger, UNIDOAchim Halpaap, UNITAR
Annex 2: Participants list
Name Country/Organization
Title Contact Information
1 Ms. Annika Lindblom Finland Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
2 Mr. Stephan Contius Germany Head of Division, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety
3 Mr. Stefan Csordas Germany Advisor Green Economy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety, Division - UN Institutions, Cooperation with Developing Countries and Newly Industrialised Countries
4 Mr. Kang Seuk Woo Rep. of Korea Director, Environmental Industry Division, Ministry of Environment
5 Mr. Kang Sung Gu Rep. of Korea Deputy Director, International Affairs Division, Ministry of Environment
6 Ms. Kim Nam Hee Rep. of Korea Deputy Director, International Affairs Division, Ministry of Environment
7 Mr. Lee Chang Heum Rep. of Korea Councilor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN Secretariat and International Organizations in Geneva
8 Ms. Guri Sandborg Norway Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment
9 Mr. Einar Telnes Norway Director of Department for Climate, Environment and Natural Resources, Norad
10 Ms. Gunilla Blomquist Sweden Deputy Director, Swedish Ministry of the Environment
11 Mr. Michel Tschirren Switzerland Senior Policy Advisor Green Economy and Trade, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC), Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
12 Mr. Lorenz Kurtz Switzerland Scientific Advisor, Directorate of Political Affairs DP. Swiss EDA
13 Mr. Dominik Ledergerber
Switzerland Federal Department of Economic Affairs FDEA, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, International Labour Affairs DAIN
14 Mr. Fabien Sordet European Commission
DG Environment, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, processes and trade issues
15 Mr. Heinz Leuenberger
UNIDO Director, Environmental Management Branch, UNIDO
16 Mr. Peter Poschen ILO Director of Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, ILO
17 Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye
ILO Green Jobs Specialist, ILO [email protected]
18 Mr. Achim Halpaap UNITAR Associate Director, Training [email protected]
Department, Head, Environment Unit, UNITAR
19 Mr. Benjamin Simmons
GGKP GGKP Platform Manager [email protected]
20 Ms. Sylvie Lemmet UNEP Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
21 Mr. Kaveh Zahedi UNEP Deputy Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
22 Mr. Steven Stone UNEP Chief, Economics and Trade Branch
23 Mr. Arab Hoballah UNEP Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
Arab [email protected]
24 Mr. Sheng Fulai UNEP Head of Research and Partnership Unit, Economics and Trade Branch
25 Ms. Vera Weick UNEP Programme Officer, Economics and Trade Branch
26 Ms. Fanny Demassieux
UNEP Resource Efficiency Sub-programme Coordinator
27 Ms. Ruth Coutto UNEP Programme Coordinator, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
28 Ms. Anja von Moltke UNEP Trade Programme, Economics and Trade Branch
29 Ms. Adriana Zacarias Farah
UNEP Programme Officer, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
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