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This evaluation assesses the EU's international cooperation on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), focusing on the green economy. It aims to identify key lessons and produce recommendations to improve current actions and inform future choices on EU SCP international cooperation.
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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)
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
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)
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
Scope : Geographical • Conclusions drawn all partner countries SWITCH/ 10 YFP • Particular attention to selected countries for field visits
Methodology: The Criteria 1: Relevance 2: Effectiveness 3: Efficiency 4: Impact 5: Sustainability 6: Coherence/ complementarity 7: EU added value
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
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
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)
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
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)
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.
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.
Desk Phase: Study • Collection documents • Meetings Key Persons in EU/ UNEP etc. • Analysis • Desk Study Report
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
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
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
Synthesis Phase • Preparation Draft Report • Submit Draft Report • Present Report to Steering Group if required