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UNEP promotes environmentally sound

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Throughout its history, the Division of Technology,Industry and Economics (DTIE) has worked with governments, business, industry and civil society to protect the natural resource base of our planet, underlining the business case for sustainable development.

DTIE’s activities have traditionally focused on raising awareness, improving the transfer of knowledge and information, fostering technological co-operation and partnerships, and facilitating the implementation of international conventions and agreements.

As an integral part of the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP), DTIE is now re-orientating its activities to lead the organisation’s work on threecross-cutting thematic priorities:

• Climate change• Resource efficiency• Harmful substances and hazardous waste

Six branches (working in the areas of sustainable consumption and production, environmentally sound technologies, chemicals, economics and trade, energyand ozone) plus a special unit on urban issues will increasingly contribute to these topics as well as to otherUNEP-wide strategic priorities: disasters and conflict,ecosystem management and environmental governance.The Division is also responsible for fulfilling UNEP’s mandate as an Implementing Agency for both the GlobalEnvironment Facility and the Montreal ProtocolMultilateral Fund (with respect to stratospheric ozoneprotection in developing countries and countries with economies in transition).

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UNEP DIVISION OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS (DTIE)

Decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation by promoting:

Environmentally sound technologiesNew business concepts for industry

Mainstream environment into economicsMarkets creation

Behavioural change

DTIE vision

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

UNEP DTIE encourages decision-makers in government,local authorities and industry to develop and implementpolicies, strategies and practices that are cleaner andsafer, to make efficient use of natural resources, to ensure environmentally sound management of chemicals, to reduce pollution and risks for humans andthe environment, to enable implementation of conventions and international agreements and to incorporate environmental costs.

Knowledge ResourceThe Division’s broad environment perspective, globalmandate for action, scientific expertise and extensiveexperience help its partners take actions towardsmaking our world more sustainable and healthy.

FacilitatorDTIE advances informed leadership by facilitating dialoguebetween high-level political leaders and those from business and civil society. It creates platforms where representatives of companies, associations and labourunions join representatives of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), consumer groups and others in openand frank dialogues.

PartnerDTIE provides governments, policy-makers, businesses,financial institutions, the scientific community, civil society, fellow UN agencies and other international organisations with platforms for dialogue and co-operation, with innovative policy options, pilot pro-jects and creative market mechanisms.

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DTIE IN PRACTICE

UNEP structure

Secretariat for Governing Bodies

Programme Coordination andManagement Unit

Evaluation and Oversight

Spokesperson

Policy Advisor

Strategic ImplementationTeam

Resource Mobilisation

Division of Early

Warning andAssessment

Division ofEnvironmental

PolicyImplementation

Division ofTechnology, Industry andEconomics

Division ofRegional

Cooperation

Division ofEnvironmental

Law andConventions

Division ofCommunications

and PublicInformation

Division ofGlobal

EnvironmentFacility

Coordination

Secretariat of the BaselConvention (SBC)

Secretariat of the Conventionon Biological Biodiversity (CBD)

Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

Secretariat of the Conventionon Migratory Species (CMS)

Secretariat of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation ofthe Montreal Protocol

Secretariat of the RotterdamConvention on PIC, togetherwith FAO

Secretariat of the StockholmConvention on POPs

Executive OfficeExecutive Director

A. Steiner

Deputy Executive DirectorA. Cropper

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

DTIE PRESENCE AROUND THE WORLD

The Director of DTIE, based in Paris, designs theDivision’s policy and work programmes, co-ordinatesactivities and ensures liaison with other UNEP divisionsand promotes activities to enhance stakeholder involvement.

In addition to the Paris office and six Branches plus theUrban Unit (see next page), Industry and OzonAction officers based in UNEP’s Regional Offices (Africa,Europe, North America, Latin America and the

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DTIE presence in the world

DTIE Branches / Unit

UNEP Regional Offices

UNEP Headquarters

UNEP Regional Office for Africa (ROA)P.O. Box 30552Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 20 624 044Fax: +254 20 623 928e-mail: desta.mebratu@unep.org

UNEP Regional Office for Asia and thePacific (ROAP)United Nations BuildingRajadamnern Nok AvenueBangkok 10200, ThailandTel: +66 2 288 1234Fax: +66 2 280 3829 and 288 1000 e-mail: zhaow@un.org

UNEP Regional Office for Europe (ROE)15 Chemin des Anémones1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 917 8504Fax: +41 22 917 8024e-mail: rie.tsutsumi@unep.ch

UNEP Regional Office for Latin America andthe Caribbean (ROLAC)Edificio No. 132Ciudad del SaberClayton, AnconPanama City, PanamaTel: +507 305-0700Fax: +507 305-3105e-mail: enlace@pnuma.org

UNEP Regional Office for North America(RONA)1707 H Street N.W., Suite 300Washington, DC 20006, United StatesTel: +1 202 785 2096Fax: +1 202 785 4871e-mail: egc@rona.unep.org

UNEP Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA)Villa No. 2113, Road No. 2432Block 324, Juffair, P.O. Box 10880Manama, BahrainTel: +973 17 812 777Fax: +973 17 825 110e-mail: basel.alyousfi@unep.org.bh

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and West Asia) ensurethe delivery of DTIE’s projects and services at both theregional and the country levels. The regional and national presence allows the Division to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for theenvironment by inspiring, informing and enabling nationsand peoples. For instance, it is actively contributing toUNEP's engagement in the One UN Pilot Countries.

Division OfficeEnsures the overall management of the work of theDivision, including administrative and communications

matters.

Chemicals BranchPromotes sustainable development by catalysing globalactions and building national capacities for the soundmanagement of chemicals and the improvement of chemical safety worldwide.

Economics and Trade BranchEnhances the capacities of countries to integrate environmental considerations into economic and tradepolicies and promotes the greening of the finance sector.

Energy BranchPromotes policies that place energy and transport withina broader sustainable development context and steersproject developers and the investment communitytowards greater engagement in the renewable energyand energy efficiency sectors.

International Environmental TechnologyCentrePromotes development and implementation of integratedwaste management, water and sanitation systems anddisaster prevention and management through capacitybuilding and technology support.

OzonAction BranchSupports the phaseout of ozone-depleting substances indeveloping countries and countries with economies intransition to ensure implementation of the MontrealProtocol.

Sustainable Consumption and ProductionBranchPromotes sustainable consumption and production patterns to reduce environmental impacts and help meethuman needs by producing more with less.

Urban Environment Unit Supports the integration of the urban dimension, with afocus on environmental issues that have both a local andan international dimension.

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DTIE STRUCTURE

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

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DTIE organization chart

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

DTIE’s funding for 2007 stood at US$59.1 million andcame from four main sources:

As DTIE moves towards implementing its current workprogramme and strategies to contribute to UNEP priorities, we are actively looking for funds to implementnew activities.

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WHO FINANCES DTIE?

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ENVIRONMENT FUNDUSS11.8 million

COUNTERPARTCONTRIBUTION USS13.6 million

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILTY USS950,000

TRUST FUNDUSS32.75 million

Environment Fund

The Environment Fund was established by the UN General

Assembly in 1972 to provide financing for environmental

programmes. It is the principal source of financing for UNEP

programme implementation. Altogether 176 countries have

made at least one voluntary contribution to the Environment

Fund over the period from 1973-2006. The pledges and number

of donor countries making payments vary from year to year.

GEF

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991,

is an independent financial organization that helps developing

countries fund projects and programs that protect the global

environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity,

climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone

layer, and persistent organic pollutants.

Trust Fund

Trust funds are earmarked by donors for specific purposes. The

general-purpose trust funds provide financial resources for

activities supporting DTIE programme of work.

Counterpart Contribution

Counterpart contributions are made by Governments, United

Nations agencies, other organizations, non-state actors and

individuals, for specific activities, services and facilities for

individual projects.

Allocations by source of funding

UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

During the last two decades the Division has participated in the global effort to move the environmentfrom being a marginal issue at the intergovernmental andnational levels to the centre of political and economic decision-making. Its strategy has been to foster informed decision-making through partnershipswith other international organisations, governmentalauthorities, business and industry and NGOs, to supportimplementation of conventions, and to build capacity in

developing countries.

To better address the world’s challenges and fulfil DTIE’srole in articulating, facilitating and supporting appropriateresponses to these environmental challenges, theDivision’s mandate has evolved. As part of the OneUNEP initiative, institutional shifts led DTIE to increase itsfocus on three refined priorities: climate change,resource efficiency and harmful substancesand hazardous waste.

In parallel to these priorities, DTIE is continuing work

on cross-cutting themes such as economics,

trade, technology, waste and urban issues. Some of thework in this area will contribute to other UNEP priorities:disasters and conflicts, ecosystem management andenvironmental governance. In support of this, theAwareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at theLocal Level initiative gives local people the informationand decision-making structure to address hazards intheir community.

The Economics and Trade Branch is developing

guidance on integrated policy-making, which builds sustainability consideration into the policy process fromthe outset and throughout. This work also focuses on the political support, analytical capacity and administrative capability required for integrated policies.It aims to change the typical sectoral approach in policy

making. An Operational Manual on IntegratedPolicymaking for Sustainable Development has beendeveloped, based on consultations with experts andpractitioners, and will be finalised in 2008.

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NEW DIRECTIONS

climate change / energy harmful susbtancesand hazardous waste

resource efficiency /sustainable consumption

and production

technologyeconomics / trade

markets / behaviouralchange

DTIE approach

New Directions

Over the past 12 months the climate change debate has become a global priority in a way few observers predicted. UNEP has more than 20 years of experienceworking on climate change, focusing on efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) mainly bypromoting renewable sources of energy and improved energy efficiency and the development of acarbon market. UNEP has also been active in efforts to improve society’s resilience to climate change. We notably promote ecosystem resilience through integrated ecosystem management and reduce the risk of climate-related disasters through adaptationplanning.

UNEP is significantly scaling up its climate activities to support governments, the private sector and civilsociety to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases andto prepare for the consequences of a changed climate.UNEP’s new climate change strategy, coupled with itsMedium Term Strategy, provides the foundation fortransforming the organisation’s engagement on climatechange. The climate strategy is structured around fourthemes:

• Facilitating a transition towards low-carbon societies: working to reduce GHG emissions throughan accelerated shift to lower carbon and more-efficientenergy systems, including through the promotion ofrenewable energy and energy efficiency; providing

support for expanded access to cleaner energy; helping to apply the Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) in new sectors and countries; and fostering thedevelopment of a broader carbon market.

Helping developing countries participate in theClean Development MechanismUNEP has helped build the capacity of developing countries to participate in and profit from the CleanDevelopment Mechanism since it was originally defined in the Kyoto Protocol. Activities, many undertaken with other UN agencies, have includedregional training programmes and extensive work onanalytical issues related to CDM projects, such asbaseline definitions, cost analysis, project screeningand possible sustainable development indicators. TheCD4CDM project (www.cd4cdm.org) and other support programmes are today helping governmentsin nearly 30 countries establish CDM projects;CD4CDM is the largest institutional support program-me related to the Kyoto Mechanisms. UNEP is theonly multilateral organisation focused almost entirelyon helping the sellers of credits (developing countries), rather than the buyers.

• Adapting by building resilience to a changing climate: helping developing countries increase resilience and better prepare for the impacts of climate variability, including measures that rely on the

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change

services provided by ecosystems; contributing to theNairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability andAdaptation; working to mainstream adaptation throughthe UNEP–United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) Poverty and Environment Facility and otherchannels; working to enhance resilience by integratingdisaster risk reduction and disaster responses withadaptation policies and activities, based on UNEP’scurrent post-conflict experiences.

• Improving understanding of climate change science: drawing on UNEP’s strengths as a science-based organisation, making better and more-relevant scientific information on climate change impacts available to developing-country decision-makers and helping to improve their capabilities to use this information for policy purposes.

• Communicating and raising public awareness: working with partners to improve understanding of different aspects of climate change, targeting policy-makers, NGOs, the private sector, media,

youth and the public at large.

UNEP will also run a number of cross-cutting projectssuch as supporting negotiators from developing countries to better engage with and participate in theUnited Nations Framework Convention on ClimateChange process and assisting them in developing andrefining their national and regional policy positions.

UNEP has strong competencies that can be built upon inareas such as finance (including the Clean Development

Mechanism), energy, ecosystems, environmentalassessments, law and governance. These areas can bestrengthened, but they are issues on which UNEP has arecognised comparative strength or advantage in relation to other international institutions. DTIE has beenat the heart of UNEP’s climate activities since its forma-tion, and its activities during 2007 – as showcased in this

report – were a testament to that continued commitment.

Finance: creating the climate for changeUNEP is helping banks and other financial institutionsin developing countries establish consumer and smallbusiness lending programmes for renewable energytechnologies, such as solar hot water and solar photovoltaic home systems. Since April 2005, nearly20,000 Tunisian families have been able to get hotwater from the region’s abundant sunshine because aUNEP initiative helped them get a loan to buy and install a rooftop solar system. This Programme Solaire initiative, called PROSOL, is unique as it targets financial institutions and helps develop marketsthrough a range of institutional and financial support.Under PROSOL, Tunisian banks have granted loansequivalent to more than 3.4 million euros in 2005 and5.3 million euros in 2006. PROSOL also led to animportant policy change by the Tunisian Government,and solar heaters are now eligible for the energy subsidy. Other programmes are under way inMorocco and Egypt, and a new programme is beinglaunched in Montenegro.

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Climate Change

Moving towards a climate-neutral UNSustainability United Nations (SUN) is a new programme that will assist the United Nations andother organisations to become climate-neutral and sustainable. Following a call in 2007 from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to all United Nationsorganisations to adopt climate neutrality as a goal,DTIE was asked to provide technical support andinformation to help respond to this call. SUN will pro-vide assistance by setting up an advisory service andby developing practical tools for sustainable facilities,sustainable procurement and sustainable behaviour.This service will also be offered to any public and private organisations wishing to follow this UN initiative.

Sustainable Tourism and Climate ChangeTogether with the World Tourism Organization and theWorld Meteorological Organization, UNEP continued tosupport key sectors of the economy and create innovative approaches to tackle the challenge of climatechange in the tourism sector. By creating new knowledge, bringing clarity and supporting multistakeholder networks on the relation between tourism and climate change, UNEP is helping governments, destinations and the tourism industry to

design and implement adaptation and mitigation strategies for this sector. Today tourism counts for atleast 5% of the global GHG emissions that are projectedto grow more than 150% in the next 30 years under a‘business-as-usual’ scenario.

Cities and Climate ChangeWith an estimated 80% of greenhouse gas emissionsoriginating in cities and three-quarters of urban settlements in coastal areas at risk from sea-level rise,cities and local governments are increasingly involved inglobal efforts to address climate change. UNEP is working with city networks such as Local Governmentsfor Sustainability–ICLEI and other partners to ensure thatcities fully participate in the post-Kyoto regime. UNEP is collating experiences of how different incentives can be mobilised and packaged to encouragecity governments, businesses and urban residents tomake transport decisions in support of reducing emissions. The focus is on reducing the use of privatecars and increasing the use of public transport, and theaim is to motivate Asian cities to change transport behaviours. This initiative is undertaken jointly with theUN Centre for Regional Development.

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Climate Change

Economic growth in our modern times cannot be achieved with old consumption and production patterns

– a point brought into sharp relief by UNEP’s GlobalEnvironment Outlook–4, which shows that collectivelyhumans are using Earth's nature-based resources at arate that is outstripping nature's ability to renew andreplenish them. UNEP is working to boost resource-efficient growth and innovation, which shouldtranslate into breaking the links between economicgrowth and environmental degradation, and is findingways to achieve such a ‘decoupling’.

The framework for promoting sustainable consumption

and production is the Marrakech Process, a globaleffort called for by the Johannesburg Plan ofImplementation adopted at the 2002 World Summit onSustainable Development to elaborate a 10-YearFramework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumptionand Production (SCP). The Commission on SustainableDevelopment will review the proposed framework duringits 2010–11 two-year cycle.

UNEP DTIE aims to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals through increasedutilisation of the opportunities of sustainable consumption and production for poverty reduction indeveloping countries. The Division gathers evidencethrough research (including cost-benefit analysis andmarket studies) and demonstration projects. DTIE alsoprovides technical guidance to public and private sectoractors in developing countries. A guidance document is

currently being developed to provide support to plannersin developing countries who wish to develop indicatorsthat reflect progress towards more sustainable patterns

of consumption and production.

UNEP’s Sustainable Consumption and Production programme featured some important developments in2007. International experts in the Marrakech processdiscussed the first outline of a global 10-Year Framework

of Programmes on SCP; a new International Panel forSustainable Resource Management was established;there was an increased focus on SCP activities designedto address climate change; and sectoral SCP initiativeson tourism and on building and construction grewsubstantially, as did the work on sustainable procurement, following the addition of a new UN-wideinitiative. Moreover, multiyear projects funded by theEuropean Commission (EC) and Norway were initiatedon, respectively, eco-labelling and SCP for poverty alleviation.

A UNEP resource efficiency strategy is currently beingdeveloped and the expected accomplishments are: • Resource efficiency is increased and pollution is

reduced over product life cycles and along supplychains.

• Investment in efficient, clean and safe industrial production methods is increased through public policies and private sector actions.

• Consumers favour more resource-efficient and

environmentally friendly products.

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RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

Resource Efficiency

The Marrakech ProcessThe Marrakech Process is a global multistakeholder process to promote sustainable consumptionand production and to work towardsa ‘Global Framework for Action on

SCP’, the so-called10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP, with theactive participation of national governments, developmentagencies, the private sector, civil society and other stakeholders. It is a substantive forum for dialogue andco-operation on SCP issues among governments andother stakeholders at international and regional levels.The third biennial International Expert Meeting of theMarrakech Process was held in Stockholm, Sweden, inJune 2007. The meeting launched two new mechanismsof the Marrakech Process: the Business and IndustryForum and the NGO Forum, both committed to bringingtheir perspectives and intellectual and technicalresources to the Marrakech Process. For more information, see www.unep.fr/scp/marrakech.

The International Panel for SustainableResource ManagementThis Panel was launched with the support of a widerange of governments, the EuropeanCommission and representativesfrom civil society. The panel isexpected to provide authoritativescientific assessments on the sustainable use of resources over

their lives, which includes impacts on the availability ofsupplies and environmental impacts of selected products and services on a global level. The aim is tocontribute to raising awareness about the issues at stakeand to strengthening the knowledge of ways to break thecurrent link between economic growth and environmentaldegradation. More information about this and the relatedInternational Life Cycle Panel is available atwww.unep.fr/scp/rpanel.

Water use efficiency in urban environmentsOne way UNEP is working towards sustainable urbanenvironments and water use is through promoting environmentally sustainable technologies. UNEP’sInternational Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)

began the preparation of a Sourcebook and TrainingMaterials on Water Use Efficiency in the Urban andDomestic Environment, in partnership with the Facultyof Architecture of the Delft Technical University in theNetherlands. The publication targets decision-makersand the public sector dealing with integrated watermanagement. It focuses on the development and incorporation of sound policies and the application ofenvironmentally sound technologies, including waterdemand and availability management, reduction, recycling and reuse. The training module of this publication incorporates the SustainabilityAssessment of Technologies methodology developedby IETC, which will provide a practical tool for identifying best possible technological approaches forwater use efficiency.

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Resource Efficiency

UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle InitiativeLife cycle thinking implies that everyone in the wholechain of a product's life has a responsibility and a role toplay, taking into account all the relevant external effects.The Life Cycle Initiative is a joint programme of UNEP,the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry(SETAC) and other partners. The initiative aims at promoting life cycle approaches worldwide through fine-tuning methodologies and promoting and facilitatingthe application of knowledge and tools. The new

publication on this issue, Life Cycle Management – A Business Guide to Sustainability, can be found underPublications at lcinitiative.unep.fr.

Sustainable TourismThrough the joint development of a new set of globally relevant baseline criteria for sustainable tourism operations, the Divisionis helping the travel andtourism industry maketourism more sustai-nable worldwide. Thecriteria, available in aunique and accessibledatabase, have beendeveloped jointly with

the United Nations Foundation, the Rainforest Alliance,the World Conservation Union–IUCN, the World TourismOrganization, the Secretariat of the Convention forBiological Diversity, the International Council onMonuments and Sites and a number of other partnersfrom the travel and tourism community. More information on this initiative can be found at www.sustainabletourismcriteria.org.

Sustainable Buildings and ConstructionInitiativeThe building sector consumes about 40% of the world’senergy and produces about 30% of greenhouse emissions. The UNEP Sustainable Buildings andConstruction Initiative – a partnership between the private sector, government, NGOs and research organisations – was formed to addresssuch issues by promoting sustainablebuildings and construction globally. Anew publication, Buildings and ClimateChange: Status, Challenges andOpportunities, can be found underResources at www.unepsbci.org.

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Resource Efficiency

Fisheries subsidies reformFisheries subsidies are a rootcause of alarmingly decliningworld fish stocks, encouragingfleet overcapacity and overfishing. Since 1997, theDivision’s Economics andTrade Branch has succeededin building up a constituencyfor reform. A UNEP–WorldWide Fund for NatureSymposium, as well as a related technical paper(Sustainability Criteria for Fisheries Subsidies),provided clarifications for ongoing World TradeOrganization (WTO) negotiations on fisheries subsidiesreform. If and when new WTO fisheries subsidies rulesare adopted, the Division will support developingcountries’ implementation of the rules and track theirimplementation globally.

The East African Organic Products Standard In Africa, the East African Organic Products Standard(EAOPS), developed with the technical and financialsupport of DTIE under the auspices of theUNEP–United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment Capacity Building Task Force on Trade,Environment and Development, has been adopted bythe East African Council of Ministers as the officialEast African Community voluntary standard. TheEAOPS is the second regional organic standard in theworld, after the European one, and the first ever tohave been developed by the combined efforts of thepublic, private and NGO sectors.

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Resource Efficiency

UNEP is the main driving force in the UN system for activitiesrelated to the sound management of chemicals. The aimof the activities is to promote chemicals safety and toprovide countries with access to information on toxicchemicals. UNEP promotes chemical safety by providingpolicy advice, technical guidance and capacity buildingto developing countries and countries with economies intransition, including activities on chemicals related to theimplementation of the Strategic Approach toInternational Chemicals Management (SAICM).

The role of UNEP is also to draw together the ongoingwork and information within other organisations and thescientific community, to analyze its significance as itrelates to environment and human health at global andregional levels and to present that information to theworldwide community.

It is expected that UNEP’s work with the MontrealProtocol and the Basel, Rotterdam and StockholmConventions will result in:• Increased capacity and financing for States and other

stakeholders to assess, manage and reduce risks to human health and the environment posed by chemicals and hazardous waste.

• Coherent international policy and technical advice provided to States and other stakeholders for themanagement of harmful substances and hazardouswaste in a more environmentally sound way.

• Development of appropriate policy and control sys-tems for harmful substances of global concern.

Strategic approach to international chemicalsmanagement DTIE hosts the Strategic Approach to InternationalChemicals Management Secretariat, which facilitatesthe operation of the Quick Start Programme and itstrust fund. The Trust Fund Implementation Committee approved 32 projects in 2007, with total funding ofapproximately US$4 million. The projects will be implemented by 29 governments and three civil societyorganisations, involving activities in 38 countries,including 13 least developed countries and four smallisland developing states. For more information, seewww.chem.unep.ch/saicm.

The OzonAction Compliance AssistanceProgramme Since 1991, DTIE’s OzonAction Programme has beenstrengthening the capacity of governments and industryin developing countries to elaborate and enforce thepolicies required to comply with the Montreal Protocoland make informed decisions about alternative techno-logies. It strategically reoriented its approaches and deli-very mechanisms by creating a unique ComplianceAssistance Programme (CAP). In recognition of theachievements of this CAP and its staff, DTIE received theprestigious Ozone Protection awards in September 2007during the 20th anniversary celebrations of the MontrealProtocol. With more than 95% of ozone-depleting substancesnow phased out, the MontrealProtocol is among the great

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Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste

HARMFUL SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

Safer productionThe production and storage of chemicals are potentially hazardous activities, posing the risk ofaccidents that have a wide range of adverse effects.These may result from incidents such as industrialfires, explosions and large spills or releases of chemicalsinto the environment, affecting both businesses andthe public. To this end, UNEP has launched a projectentitled ‘Engaging business and the supply-chain insafer production and emergency preparedness: A commitment to corporate social responsibility at thesite level’ to promote safer production and emergencypreparedness along the chemical and mining industries value chains, through applied local-level

corporate social responsibility.

Electronic waste Electronic waste is the most rapidly increasing globalwaste stream, and it is estimated that 20–50 millionmetric tonnes of e-waste are generated worldwide everyyear. Safe disposal of consumer electronics can be costly because the goods are often laden with toxicheavy metals that can harm human health and the environment. DTIE’s Economics and Trade Branch co-ordinates the UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building TaskForce in collaboration with the InternationalEnvironmental Technology Centre. The Task Force plansto implement an initiative to build the capacity of

developing and transition countries to respond to thegrowing challenge of e-waste. The aim is to reduce the use of hazardous substances in electronic products,decrease the amount of e-waste generated and increase market access opportunities for

developing-country electronic goods producers.

Greening Customs to support implementation ofmultilateral environmental agreements The Green Customs initiative is an unprecedentedand award-winning collaborative effort of 10 international organisations and convention secretariatsthat facilitates legal trade in environmentally sensitivecommodities and combats illegal trade in such items.By finding links between the respective mandates andscopes of operation, the partners have joined together to engage, encourage and support customsofficers in the implementation of multilateral environmental agreementsand related agreements in acost-effective, ‘one-stop’manner. DTIE participatesas a partner and acts as the

Secretariat.

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Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste

Mercury and other chemicals of globalconcern programmeAlthough some progress has been made in addressingthe global mercury issue, further international action isrequired to reduce the risks from mercury. DTIE’s esponse is twofold:

• Examine the range of options for addressing the globalmercury problem by establishing an Open EndedWorking Group, which already achieved considerableprogress by identifying response measures, feasibilityand effectiveness of available approaches, implemen-tation options and the costs and benefits.

• Strengthen mercury partnerships programme to develop operational guidelines and targets.

The UNDP / UNEP Partnership Initiative In support of SAICM, and in line with a global partnership that aims to increase collaboration andjoint activities, UNDP and UNEP – with the mottoMaximizing Return on Investment – have developed aPartnership Initiative to facilitate the integration ofsound management of chemicals into developmentplanning. The initiative will particularly focus on thefollowing set of activities at the country level: • Identify specific areas of chemicals management

that are likely to result in concrete environmental,health and economic benefits and put in place aplan to begin addressing the identified gaps.

• Assess national development strategies relative to protecting the environment and human health fromadverse effects through sound management of chemicals.

• Improve, where relevant, the integration of chemicals management priorities into the nationaldevelopment discourse and planning agenda.

The partnership launched its implementation phase inUganda and Zambia and will be introduced inCambodia, Belarus, Macedonia and Ecuador during2008.

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Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste

MOBILIZING THE PRIVATE SECTOR

UNEP Finance Initiative (FI) is helping raise awareness worldwide of the financial as well as societalcosts of failing to tackle global climate change.Programmes like FI are not only helping encouragegovernmental commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, theyare promoting investment in clean and renewable energy by financial institutions and other investors.UNEP FI is a unique public-private partnership betweenthe UN and the financial sector. Its mission is to identify,promote and realize the adoption of the best environmental and sustainability practices at all levels offinancial institution operations. It is the largest globalvoluntary partnership of its kind, with over 160

signatories to the UNEP FI Statements.

Under the DTIE-led Finance Initiative, a GlobalRoundtable brought together 450 bankers, insurers,asset managers and institutional investors to discuss thelatest ideas and challenges in the complex arena wherefinance, insurance, investment and capital markets meetwith the sustainability agenda. In addition, DTIE launched a dynamic, member-driven public financealliance called the Sustainable Energy Finance Initiativeto facilitate collaboration and intensive exchange amongsustainable energy public finance practitioners fromaround the world. It will create practical solutions throughcollaborative projects that draw on the experience and

expertise of the group as a whole.

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Mobilizing the Private Sector

DTIE supports the Global e-Sustainability Initiative,whose ongoing and independent research study isassessing current carbon impacts of the information andcommunications technology sector and is analyzing itsrole in catalyzing transformation to a low-carbon economy. The study will quantify the direct and indirectimpacts of computing, telecommunications, softwareand services and will assess business opportunities

going forward to 2020.

Engaging business in climate actionOf growing importance in our corporate social responsibility work is afocus on business and climate action. In 2007,UNEP joined the UnitedNations Global Compactand World BusinessCouncil for SustainableDevelopment in launching

the Caring for Climate platform, a statement signedby the Chief Executives of more than 200

companies. UNEP co-published Caring for Climate:Tomorrow’s Leadership Today, which provides case studies of good practices by companies taking clima-te action. In 2008, UNEP will work with the partner organisations to analyse company reports on howthey are implementing commitments under this statement.

Many of DTIE’s successful projects serve as a catalyticblueprint for similar schemes across the developingworld and lead to the scaling up of environmental initiatives everywhere.

Improving access to waterIn Jamaica, DTIE’s International EnvironmentalTechnology Centre and the UNEP CaribbeanEnvironment Programme Regional Coordinating Unit initiated a project in 2007 to address the need for improving access to water and wastewater provision inrural communities in environmentally vulnerable areas. Acommunity called Breadnut Walk was selected for apilot-scale implementation to improve access to safewater, and several interventions for environmentallysound water provision, including improvements in rainwater harvesting and disinfection, have been identified. Results of the survey and lessons from thepilot implementation will generate data required for larger-scale interventions in Jamaica as well as othersmall island states. The project is being implemented inpartnership with Rural Water Supply of Jamaica.

Encouraging clean energy enterprisesThe Rural Energy Enterprise Development initiativecontributed to the largest rate of growth in enterpriseinvestments in six years, especially in Africa. It encourages new clean energy enterprises in developingcountries and economies in transition by providing enterprise development services and early-stage finance. The private sectors in China, Brazil, Ghana,Senegal, Mali, Tanzania and Zambia are today able todeliver affordable energy services based on clean andrenewable energy technologies. A total of 50 clean energy enterprises have been created.

Commercializing environmentally soundhealth technologyA unique partnership of UNEP, UNICEF, the World HealthOrganization, the Danish Technological Institute,Greenpeace International, GTZ Proklima and PATH – inco-operation with refrigeration companies – has developed a climate- and ozone-friendly vaccine cooler(‘SolarChill’) that is powered by solar energy and that willdirectly help improve the health of children in developing countries. This public domain technology hasnow entered the commercialisation stage.

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From Pilot Projects to Scalable Impacts

FROM PILOT PROJECTS TO SCALABLE IMPACTS

DTIE inspires and promotes environmental action andinnovation through outreach and communications, including education, training and awareness-raising activities. Its role is to better communicate environmental challenges in order to foster behaviouralchange.

In 2007, DTIE produced 25 publications. Environmentalguidelines have been put in place to ensure that all DTIEpublications are printed on recycled paper and that vege-table inks are normally used. Moreover, the Divisionstrives to reduce the print run by encouraging the use ofelectronic copies for distribution and by gathering a number of key publications on USB keys to facilitate theirdissemination at conferences (notably, this was done atthe Governing Council in Monaco in February 2008).

Some of the successful DTIE-led media events includethe launches of the Green Passport – Holidays for aLiving Planet website on sustainable tourism in Berlin

and the French version of the Global EnvironmentalOutlook–4 report in Paris.

A DTIE joint publication with theInternational Ecotourism Society, Tourismin the Polar Regions – The SustainabilityChallenge, was released as a contribu-tion to World Environment Day 2007. Itraises serious concerns about the rapidlygrowing tourist industry in the polar

regions – especially in the Arctic – and the related extrapressures this puts on land, wildlife, water and otherbasic necessities. Polar tourism has grown dramaticallyin the last 10 years, which has had negative impacts on

the environment and local communities.

The Green Passport campaign This Internet-based campaign aims to raise tourists'awareness of their potential to contribute to sustainabledevelopment by making responsible holiday choices.This UNEP campaign provides information to helptourists avoid certain behaviours that greatly affectthe environment and society. The green travel tipsaddress the whole cycle of a holiday, from travel planning and packaging to finding the way backhome. For more information, see www.unep.fr/green-passport.

In 2007, UNEP DTIE alsoproduced some TV spots,including one promotingsustainable mobility andanother providing eco-tipsfor jeans. Both spots have benefited from intensivemedia coverage and are being broadcast around the world on international and national TV channels. Thespots can be seen on the UNEP Creative Gallery on Sustainability Communications atwww.unep.fr/scp/communications/ads.htm.

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Communication and Information Highlights

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Division Director Sylvie Lemmet 15 rue de Milan75441 Paris Cedex 09 Tel: +33 1 44 37 14 50Fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74 E-mail: unep.tie@unep.frwww.unep.fr

IETC EnergySurya Chandak, OIC Mark Radka, Head 2-110 Ryokuchi koen 15 rue de MilanTsurumi-ku 75441 Paris Cedex 09Osaka 538-0036, Japan Tel: +33 1 44 37 14 50Tel: +81 6 69 15 45 81 Fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74Fax: +81 6 69 15 03 04 e-mail: unep.tie@unep.fre-mail: ietc@unep.or.jp www.unep.fr/energywww.unep.or.jp

Sustainable Consumption OzonActionand Production Rajendra Shende, HeadArab Hoballah, Head 15 rue de Milan15 rue de Milan 75441 Paris Cedex 0975441 Paris Cedex 09 Tel: +33 1 44 37 14 50Tel: +33 1 44 37 14 50 Fax: +33 1 44 37 1474Fax: +33 1 44 37 14 74 e-mail: unep.tie@unep.fre-mail: unep.tie@unep.fr www.unep.fr/ozonactionwww.unep.fr/scp

Chemicals Economics and TradePer Bakken, Head Hussein Abaza, Head11-13, Chemin des Anémones International EnvironmentCH-1219 Châtelaine HouseGeneva 10, Switzerland 11-13, Chemin des AnémonesTel: +41 22 917 82 98 CH-1219 ChâtelaineFax: +41 22 917 80 76 Geneva 10, Switzerlande-mail: chemicals@unep.ch Tel: +41 22 917 82 98 www.chem.unep.ch Fax: +41 22 917 80 76

e-mail: etb@unep.chwww.unep.ch/etb

Urban Environment UnitRob de Jong, HeadP.O.Box 30552Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 20 762 4184Fax: +254 20 762 4249e-mail: rob.jong@unep.orgwww.unep.org/urban_environmentwww.unep.org/PCFV

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CHEMICALSwww.chem.unep.ch

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Finance Initiativewww.unepfi.org

ENERGYwww.unep.fr/energy/act/index.htm

IETCwww.unep.or.jp/ietc/index.asp

Disaster managementwww.unep.or.jp/ietc/dm/index.asp

Water and sanitation issueswww.unep.or.jp/ietc/ws/index.asp

OZONACTIONwww.unep.fr/ozonactionwww.unep.fr/ozonaction/information/index.htm

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTIONwww.unep.fr/scp

Buildings and Constructionwww.unep.fr/scp/bc

Marrakech Processwww.unep.fr/scp/marrakech

Tourismwww.unep.fr/scp/tourism

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