Evaluation of EU International Cooperation on Sustainable Consumption and Production

1. Evaluation of EU international cooperation on Sustainable Consumption and Production • Presentation SWITCH to Green Coordination Meeting 26/27 September 2016 • Contracting Authority: DEVCO (TM: Thibaut PORTERVIN) • Consortium:Led By Economisti Associati srl. • Team:   • David MCCORMICK (Team Leader) • Sean BURKE (PSD Expert) • Sergio UGARTE (SCP Expert) • Roberto ZAVATTA (Quality Assurance) • Giulia STECCHI (Backstopping Assistant)

2. Evaluation Objectives • Independent assessment EU international cooperation on: • Green Economy • Focus on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) • Identify key lessons • Produce recommendations to improve current actions and inform future choices on EU SCP international cooperation

3. Scope: Legal and Temporal • SWITCH Asia • SWITCH Med • SWITCH Africa Green • EU support to the 10 YFP • EU support to Green Economy Programmes (take into account) • Implementation phase: Since 2008 (launching of first SWITCH programme in Asia)

4. Thematic Scope: Policy • EU Level: EU SCP / Production and Industrial Sustainable Policy Action Plan (SCP/ SIPA Action Plan) • UN 2030 Agenda for SD • Dedicated SDG12 - SCP • Closely connected to > 12 other SDGs: • Clean water / affordable and clean energy / decent work etc. • Connected to other SDGs: • No poverty / zero hunger / good health and wellbeing/ partnership for the goals etc.

5. EU Production & Industrial Sustainable Policy Action Plan (SCP/ SIPA- 2008) • Integral part EU renewed SDS • Integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth/ welfare • Decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth - doing more with less • Improve environmental performance products in life-cycle/ Foster resource efficient & eco-friendly products  • Industry take advantage of opportunities to innovate / maximise business' potential • Provide informed choices for consumers • Boost demand better products / production technologies

6. 2030 Agenda for SD (UN) • Plan of action: people, planet, prosperity • Eradicating poverty • Requirement for sustainable development • Transformative steps - shift world onto sustainable & resilient path • Lasting protection of planet & natural resources • Conditions for sustainable, inclusive, sustained economic growth, shared prosperity, decent work • The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets

7. SDG12 - AIMS • Achieving SD (economic growth) - reduce ecological footprint • Change production / consumption goods & resources • Efficient management shared natural resources • Industries, businesses, consumers to recycle & reduce waste • Supporting developing countries move towards more sustainable patterns consumption by 2030 • Retail & consumer levels important for efficient production & greener supply chains/ Help with food security

8. Related SCP/ SIDA Projects • Eco-innovative Action Plan • Eco-label scheme • Energy labelling • Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) • Eco - design energy - related products Directive (EuP) • Green Public Procurement • European Compliance Assistance programme • Etc.

9. Thematic Scope: SWITCH /10 YFP Areas of Support • Policy development: private sector capacity building / awareness raising etc. • SCP practices: resource efficiency, eco-labelling, industrial symbiosis, improved product design etc. • Economic sectors: sustainable tourism, waste management / recycling, agri-business, chemicals, textiles etc.

10. Scope : Geographical • Conclusions drawn all partner countries SWITCH/ 10 YFP • Particular attention to selected countries for field visits

11. Methodology: The Criteria 1: Relevance 2: Effectiveness 3: Efficiency 4: Impact 5: Sustainability 6: Coherence/ complementarity 7: EU added value

12. Indicators: • As defined by UNEP (Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia and the Pacific : Measuring progress of sustainable consumption and production, green economy and resource efficiency policies in the Asia-Pacific region (2015)) • Programme and project documentation • Strategy and Policies: • EU • Global (SDGs) • Technical: • SP (use and efficiencies etc.) • SC (awareness, demand/ changed consumption patterns etc.) • Economic: • Jobs • Investment etc. • Social Indicators • Contribution to health etc. • Constraint – DATA AVAILABILITY

13. Focus: FORWARD Looking • Strengths and Weaknesses • Best Practice • Case Studies • EU Added Value • Lessons Learned / challenges • Recommendations • Inform future choices on EU SCP / Green Economy international cooperation

14. Phases and Timeframe (September 2016 – March 2017) • Phase 1: Desk Phase • Structuring the Evaluation (12th September to 12th October) • Desk Study (13th October to 15th November) • Phase 2: Field Phase (16th Nov 2016 to 7th Feb 2017) • Phase 3: Synthesis Phase (8th Feb 17 to 14th March 17)

15. Evaluation Phases and Deliverables

16. Desk Phase: Structuring the Evaluation • Orientation meeting / Collection documentation • Intervention logic /Key Questions, JC, Indicators, Data Sources, Analysis • Identification organisations/ persons to meet • Selection countries to visit/ identification EU & country Stakeholders • Prepare templates Delegations, Grantees, MSME surveys • Prepare portfolio Grantees (projects) • Report templates/ Work Plan • Present Co-ordination meeting 27th Sept 16 /Draft Inception Report (IR)/ Presentation Steering Committee • Field Phase Preparation

17. Methodology Four SCP programmes • 7 Evaluation criteria • Three regional Switch programmes plus EU Support to 10 YFP • Focus on: • Immediate impact: (e.g. increased efficiencies in resource use, SC patterns etc.) • Multiplier Effects/ Scaling up (SCP practices and tools) • Synergies key areas: (e.g. private sector) development, trade cooperation, agriculture, energy, climate change • Long-term impact: (e.g. sustainable, inclusive green economy growth)

18. Methodology: EU Support (financial) to Green Economy Programmes • 2 Evaluation Criteria and Matrix • Partnership for Action on Green Economy • Green Economy Coalition • Programmes / projects under EU-UNEP Strategic Development through Green Cooperation Agreement: • “Advancing Caribbean State Sustainable n Economy” • The "eco-innovation project” • "Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development in Africa” • "Stimulating demand and supply of sustainable products through Sustainable Public Procurement and Eco-labelling“ • ETC.

19. Methodology: Other Green Economy Programmes (Funded by UN etc. make contributions to Global SCP/ Green Economy Agendas) Matrix • Components /Geographic coverage • Cohesion /Complementarity • Overlaps/ gaps • Added value • Recommendations • Programmes: • UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative • EU-ACP Energy Facility • EU-ACP Water Facility • Blending instruments • ETC.

20. Desk Phase: Study • Collection documents • Meetings Key Persons in EU/ UNEP etc. • Analysis • Desk Study Report

21. Field Phase • “Looking forward”: • Major strengths and weaknesses, Best Practice etc. • Meetings Key persons in the EC/ Meetings Key Persons UN Agencies • Three (3) surveys: Email and telephone: • EU Delegations, Grantees, MSMEs • Field visits to selected countries (3 Asia/ 2 Africa /1 Med) • Interview Delegations/ Grantees/ MSMEs/ NGOs/ UNEP/ UNIDO / Academia/ Research organisations/ other Donors • Report

22. Countries to Visit – Criteria for Selection • Number of projects • Presence of both SC and SP projects (or both within single projects along the supply chain) • Development Status (LDC: more developed) • Geographic location • Policy Component support • Presence of UNEP/UNIDO Offices • Presence Green Economy Programmes e.g. PAGE

23. Consultation with Stakeholders • Phase 1: Desk Phase • Meetings/ Discussions Programme (key) stakeholders in EU– funding and implementing agencies; and Regions • Desk Study Report • Phase 2: Field Phase • Meetings/ discussions/ surveys all Regional Stakeholders plus EU Grantee project partners • Field Report

24. Synthesis Phase • Preparation Draft Report • Submit Draft Report • Present Report to Steering Group if required