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The Asia Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)

The Asia Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP) is an Asia-focused
international, nongovernmental, non-profit, network institution that promotes sustainable consumption and
production in the Asia-Pacific. The APRSCP is a multi-stakeholder dialogue that aims to enhance and strengthen
regional cooperation in the development and implementation of sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
strategies, and to promote best practices, programs, local initiatives, and lessons learned on SCP related projects
in Asia and the Pacific region. Since 1997, the APRSCP has held 11 roundtables within the region to date and has
built up a strong network covering the entire Asia Pacific region. The APRSCP network has grown and matured
over the years and, with its supporters, has cooperated in recent projects such as Resource Efficient and Cleaner
Production activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
12th APRSCP 2016, Siem Reap, Cambodia (co-hosted with Ministry of Environment, Cambodia)
13th APRSCP 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (co-hosted with ENSEARCH, Malaysia)
The 12th APRSCP,
The 12th APRSCP will be held on 12-13 July 2016 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Together with our main organizers,
the Kingdom of Cambodia under the Ministry of Environment and our local partner, the International Institute
for Scientific Research (IISR) with the support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
other partners, the 12thAPRSCP hopes to continue engaging multi-stakeholders in developing and implementing
innovative policy solutions, up-scaling technology and knowledge benchmarking, approaches and instruments
towards the development and implementation of programmes on SCP.
The 12th APRSCP Theme is Call for Action Acting together for our future sustainability.
Overall Objective
The objective of the 12th APRSCP is to foster dialogue and partnerships among multi-stakeholders about
developing and implementing innovative policy solutions, up-scaling technology and knowledge benchmarking,
approaches and instruments towards the development and implementation of programmes on SCP in the region.
More specifically, the 12th APRSCP will contribute to the overall aim of strengthening national and regional policy
frameworks and translating their respective national policies and strategies into concrete actions to promote the
shift towards more SCP patterns and resource efficiency, thereby contributing to green growth, inclusive and
equitable green economy and reduction of poverty in the Region, and to promote technology and information
exchange on SCP in the region.
Specific objectives of the 12th APRSCP are as follows:
Share progress and promote best practices, programs, local initiatives and lessons learned on SCP
related initiatives and green growth, green economy and sustainable development related policies and
activities for the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific region
Identify synergies and build cooperation to engage actively in the development and implementation of
the 10YFP Roadmap on Asia and the Pacific.
Share experiences and lessons learned in scaling up existing and new resource efficiency and SCP
strategies, tools and approaches through research and information awareness, capacity building,
innovative financing, and monitoring and evaluation.

Expected outputs:
1. A set of recommendations on how stakeholders can scale up implementation of SCP through the
Sustainable Development Goals
2. Recommended regional program/activities for research, communication, capacity building, financing
and monitoring and evaluation to scale up SCP best practices and initiatives
3. Key recommendations on key priority areas identified in Cambodia on pursuing economic progress
and changes on consumption, policy reforms for environmental management, education for
sustainability and preserving tradition and culture, sustainable cities and recommended actions to
push forward sustainability and environmental issues in the forefront of ASEAN priorities.
Thematic areas of the 12th APRSCP
Thematic Areas

Roundtable Session discussions on the following topics:

1. Sustainable Food Systems

and Agriculture

1. Food safety - food security; food supply; food quality

2. Sustainable agricultural practices.
3. Nutrients Cycle

2. Sustainable Cities
and Livelihoods: Green
economic growth and social
inclusiveness

1. Energy Efficiency (Access to energy, Supply of energy, and Production

of energy) and sustainable transport
2. Sustainable land use and environmental management (Air, water,
waste)
3. Green technology Transfer and institutional capacity building (Green
jobs; green financing)

3. Sustainable Tourism

1. Mainstreaming sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in

tourism policy
2. Policy strengthening and implementation on sustainable tourism
through public private partnerships
3. Life cycle assessment - based hotspots analysis of hotels in the
Region

4. Education and Sustainable

Lifestyles

1. Education & Information Awareness

2. Sustainable living (learning traditional sustainable practices)
3. Production Information (eco-labelling and sustainable procurement)

5. Implementation of the 2015 1. From MDGs to SDGs: Readiness, Progress, and Gap Assessment
Post Dev. Agenda
2. SDGs Mainstreaming in national policies and implementation and
integration in various sectors
3. Indicators in the SDGs
6. Special Sessions

1.
2.
3.
4.

S1a: Sustainable Public Procurement

S1b: Sub-regional meetings (ASEAN/South Asia Forums) S2: 5th LCA AgriFood Asia
S3a: Waste Management & Circular Economy as Integral Part of SCP
in Asia
5. S3c: (RECP)

Draft Agenda
12th APRSCP: Call for Action: Acting together for our Future Sustainability
12-13 July 2016
Siem reap, Cambodia
Day 1: 12 JULY 2016
07:30 08:30

Registration

08:30 10:00

Opening Ceremony

10:00 10:30

Networking Break/ Photo session/ Press Conference/ Exhibition/Poster Presentations

10:30 12:30

Plenary Session 1: Acting together for our Future Sustainability

12:30 13:30

Lunch

13:30 17:30

ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

13:30 1500

Roundtable 1:
Sustainable Food
Systems and
Agriculture

Roundtable 2:
Sustainable Cities,
Livelihoods and
Green Finance

Roundtable 3:
Sustainable Tourism

Special session 1
(TBD)

RT 1a: Food Safety

RT 2a: Energy
Efficiency and
Sustainable
Transport

RT 3a:
Mainstreaming
sustainable
consumption and
production (SCP) in
tourism policy (TBA)

S1a: (APRSCP
and KEITI - TBD)

Networking break

15:00 15:30
15:30 16:30

RT 1b: Sustainable
Agriculture

RT 2b: Sustainable
land use and
environmental
management (Air,
water, waste)

RT 3b: Policy
strengthening and
implementation
on sustainable
tourism through
public private
partnerships (Green
hotel guidelines,
certification systems
and standards)
(TBA)

16:30 17:30

RT 1c: Nutrient Cycle

RT 2c: Green
technology Transfer
and institutional
capacity building
(Green jobs; green
financing)

RT 3c: Life cycle

assessment - based
hotspots analysis of
hotels in the Region
(TBA)

18:00 20:30

Dinner Reception

S1b: Sub-regional
meetings (ASEAN/
South Asia Forums)
- TBA

Day 2: 13 JULY 2016

ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS

08:30 10:00

Roundtable 4:
Education and
Sustainable Lifestyles

Roundtable 5:
Implementation of
the 2015 Post Dev.
Agenda

Special Session 2:
5th LCA AgriFood
Asia

Special session 3

RT 4a: Education
& Information
Awareness

RT 5a: From
MDGs to SDGs:
Readiness,
Progress, and Gap
Assessment

LCA AgriFood Asia

LCA in AgriFood
Sector Towards
Food Security
LCA and Food
Policy

S3a: Waste
Management &
Circular Economy
as Integral Part of
SCP in Asia
(SWITCH Asia
Network Facility)
(TBD)

Networking Break

1000 - 1030
1030 1130

RT 4b: Sustainable
living (learning
traditional sustainable
practices)

RT 5b: SDGs
Mainstreaming in
national policies
and implementation
and integration in
various sectors

1130 1230

RT 4c: Production
Information
(eco-labelling
and sustainable
procurement)

RT 5c: SCP
Indicators in the
SDGs

Plenary Session II: Post UNEA 2: call

for action

Invited speaker:
Session 3: LCA for
Agricultural Policy Moving from Farm
to Landscape
Session 4:
Sustainable
Agriculture
Indicators

S3c: (APRSCP &

RECP) (TBD)

Networking Break

15:00 15:30
15:30 17:00

S3b: Continuation
on Wastes
Management
- (SWITCH Asia
Network Facility)
(TBD)

Lunch

1230 1330
1330 1500

LCA AgriFood Asia

(continuation)
Session 1: LCA
for Sustainable
AgriFood Policy
Session 2: Food,
Water, Energy
Nexus Adaptation
to Climate Change

Plenary Session III

Presentation on Roundtable Conclusion on Parallel Sessions 1 5 and other events
Open Discussion & Next steps

17:00 17:30

Closing Session and Handover Ceremony

Day 3: 14 JULY 2016

Back to back Event:
1. National Workshop on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Cambodia
2. RECP Net Meeting
3. SWITCH Asia Networking Event

Conference Design
The 12th APRSCP Roundtable will have Plenary Sessions and Parallel Sessions focusing on the selected thematic
and priority areas inviting speakers (resource experts and country representatives) followed by interactive
discussions and insights from panelists, including presentations of submitted technical scientific papers with
latest research findings and best practices on technology, management, and policy from academia, research
community, project management officers, NCPCs, and other stakeholders. Other panelists will discuss country or
regional experience in using specific SCP strategies, tools and approaches. Discussion will also be on the current
opportunities for cooperation by identifying initiatives through research and information awareness, capacity
building, financing, and monitoring and evaluation. Afterwards, all sessions will convene and report in the closing
plenary session.
Exhibits and side events such as workshops and small roundtable sessions will be conducted in partnership with
supporting organizations.
Main Partners
The 12th APRSCP is being led by the APRSCP through their APRSCP Board of Trustees and hosted by the
Kingdom of Cambodia under the Ministry of Environment and the International Institute for Scientific Research
(IISR). The 12th APRSCP is organised by the APRSCP lead by the APRSCP Board of Trustees and hosted by the
Kingdom of Cambodia under the Ministry of Environment and the International Institute for Scientific Research
(IISR). The 12th APRSCP is also being held through the support provided by the United Nations Environment
Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific under the EU funded and UNEP managed SWITCH Asia
Regional Policy Support programme, and the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption
and Production (10YFP) and through other partner institutions.
Contact Us
Chairperson of the National Organizing Committee:
H.E.Prof.Dr. CHHUN Vannak
Deputy-Director General of General Directorate of Environmental Knowledge and Information,
APRSCP Board of Trustees, and Chairman of the 12th Asia Pacific Roundtable
Organizing Committee, Ministry of Environment, Kingdom of Cambodia
Contact email: vannakdrchhun@gmail.com
For further information, please contact the APRSCP Secretariat at email: secretariat@aprscp.net and the
APRSCP website at http://www.aprscp.net