OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

1. Follow-up on the Implementation of the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Sustainable Consumption and Production for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION • Introduction • Overview of implementation progress, challenges and constraints, and lessons learned and way forward • Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) including a Ten-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP; • Chemicals; • Waste management; • Mining; • Transport • Inter-linkages and Cross-cutting issues • Conclusion

3. A. INTRODUCTION • Presentation is based on Doc. ECA/FSSD/CFSSD/6/2 Follow-up on the implementation of the outcomes the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa • Report is produced and submitted pursuant to the decision of the committee requesting ECA to undertake biennial reviews and report on progress • The issues covered by the report are aligned with the thematic cluster of issues to be considered by the upcoming CSD Sessions (CSD 18 and 19) • The report covers • Sustainable Consumption and Production including the Ten-Year Framework of Programmes (10-YFP) on SCP; • Chemicals; • Waste management; • Mining; and • Transport. • The report provides a synopsis of progress made by African countries at national and regional levels in implementing the commitments on these issues as contained in the JPOI of WSSD, PFIA21 and A21

4. Main Commitments and targets: Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) • Develop and implement a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP; • Develop policies and strategies on SCP patterns and integrate into SD policies, programmes and strategies (PRSs); Chemicals • Sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle for sustainable development • Develop a strategic approach to international chemicals management Waste management • Prevent and minimize waste and maximize reuse, recycling and use of environmentally friendly alternative materials • Develop waste management systems and extend waste service coverage Mining • Enhance contribution of mining to Sustainable Development (SD) • Foster sustainable mining practices Transport • Develop and promote an integrated approach to transport policy-making • Adopt and promote measures to mitigate the negative impact of transport on human health and the environment

5. Theme of the Review • SCP is a common string running through the main commitments outlined • SCP • Use of goods and services to respond to basic needs • Bring a better quality of life • Minimize use of natural resources • Minimize toxic materials and emissions of waste and pollutants • Not to jeopardize the needs of future generations. • Overall: to decouple economic development from environmental degradation • In line with Africa’s priorities the theme of our review is: Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) for sustainable growth and poverty reduction In Africa

6. This review draws from the five thematic reports commissioned by ECA, UNEP, UNIDO and the Africa Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ARSCP) on the Five issues • Detailed submissions on each will made • Purpose of this presentation • Stimulate discussions to generate inputs to inform the Africa RIM Statement to CSD 18 • Obtain comments and additional inputs for the finalization of the Sustainable Development Report on Africa (SDRA) • The SDRA serves as an important medium for monitoring and assessing sustainable development in Africa. • SDRA dissemination covers • Member States, • African regional and subregional organizations, • All relevant partners and organizations

7. B. OVERVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS, CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS, LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WAY FORWARD - HIGHLIGHTS

8. Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) including a 10-YFP on SCP Actions taken and progress made • The African Ten-Year Framework Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10-YFP) has been produced and launched • Africa Roundtable on Sustainable Consummation and Production (ARSCP) established • Projects under way within the framework of the 10-YFP • Other Activities in the broader area of SCP Implementation challenges and constraints • Fragmented initiatives • Poor education and lack of awareness on SCP benefits • Inadequate SCP legislation, poor enforcement where they exist • Under-pricing of natural resources • Lack of financial incentives and appropriate financing mechanisms for SCP investments

9. Lessons learned and the way forward • Political will and commitment is essential • A coherent and integrated national strategy to promote SCP needed • National SCP strategies need to be formulated as integral priorities of National Strategies for Sustainable Development (NSSDs) -PRSs • Key interventions needed in key areas - Capacity-building for the development and implementation national SCP action plans; - Implementation of an African Local SCP Initiative; - Strengthening the African Eco-labelling Mechanism;

10. Chemicals Actions taken and progress made • Sector policies and institutions for environmentally sound management of chemicals in place in may African countries • NCPCs have been established in some countries - support the introduction of better chemicals management practices and techniques • Progress in phasing out leaded petrol • Most African countries have acceded to or ratified the four main international conventions on chemicals as follows • SAICM developed and is providing framework to foster sound management of chemicals in the region - SAICM Quick Start Programme Implementation challenges and constraints • General lack of reliable data and information on toxicity and safe use practices for chemicals. • Slow progress in defining national, subregional, regional and international best available technologies/safe chemical alternatives • Need to harmonize trade and environment policies especially Chemicals • Fragmented approaches

11. Lessons learned and the way forward • More support is needed to access environmentally sound technologies and safe chemicals • Need for integration of environmentally sound management of chemicals into national policies and priority development strategies • Need integrated approach in implementing the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) • Scaled up SAICM implementation taking due consideration of existing national policies, institutions and chemicals use profiles • Reliable international support for sustainable industrial development and greening of industry and economy

12. Waste Management Actions taken and progress made • Policies, strategies and legislation formulated by many countries in the region to minimise generation and ensure sound management of waste • Recycling and reuse of waste - energy production from agricultural waste notable • Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) approach promoted thru NCPC • In some countries sound treatment of hazardous waste by establishing appropriate facilities such as incinerators for hospitals and secure landfills. • Most African countries have ratified or acceded to the relevant international instruments for hazardous waste Basel Convention • Only 23 countries had ratified the Bamako convention by 2007 Implementation challenges and constraints • Creation of sufficient capacity for environmentally sound management • Importation of second-hand consumer goods and production and/or import of substandard products • Challenges in implementation and enforcement of waste regulations and conventions – requiring transparency

13. Lessons learned and the way forward • Involvement of the private sector key - creates employment and job opportunities to a substantial number of jobless – particularly city residents • Income generation: from solid waste management activities • Practical and attitudinal changes to waste management • Need for support transfer and dissemination of knowledge and technology and foster investments in best practices for waste management • Need for assistance to establish proper inventories of hazardous and radioactive wastes and of sites potentially affected - Basis for developing facilities for their management and clean up.

14. Mining Actions taken and progress made • Most countries - have rewritten their mining codes in the last 20 • Africa Mining Vision (AMV) has been formulated - advocates for “transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development”. • General improvement in the participation by communities in mining projects and in benefits accruing to communities. • Significant progress made to include environmental and social requirements in African mineral regimes – Requirements for EIA • Progress in addressing health and its social impacts relative to mine workers and mining communities. • Support for value addition to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) mineral products, mostly gold and gemstones, slowly improving • Increased technical assistance by development partners to support mining reform in many African countries Implementation challenges and constraints • Inadequate capacity to monitor compliance with legislative requirements, especially the technical and business reporting requirements, and in environmental and social management plans. • Inconsistency in the existence and/or application of instruments and systems to ensure the effective participation of impacted communities and other stakeholders in mining operations. • Inadequate implementation of provisions for both social and environmental rehabilitation funds embedded in legislation • Mechanisms to identify and settle mineral-related conflicts and disputes, including addressing social, economic and religious concerns, are lacking.

15. Lessons learned and the way forward • Need for African countries to invest in new forward-looking, development-oriented mineral regimes that create equitable and sustainable mineral wealth • Governance systems in the mining sector need to be rooted in broader participation by communities in mining decisions that affect • Need to ensure that EIAs are mandatory and part of legislation, mineral concessions or mineral development agreements – should include obligatory social and environmental remediation funds • Implementation of the NEPAD STAP projects needs to be speeded up to provide cheap and sustainable hydroelectric energy, currently in acute deficit. • support regional cooperation for geo-mapping and resource development corridors, especially in respect of power projects • Strengthen capacity for negotiating large mineral infrastructure-financing projects • Assist small-scale mining ventures to promote sustainable and commercially vibrant mining practices.

16. Transport Actions taken and progress made • Progress in integration of transport sector strategies into poverty reduction goals through the PRTSR); • AUC/NEPAD-AfDB Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa’ (PIDA) developed to ensure integrated development of Africa’s infrastructure and avoid duplication of efforts. • Major declaration adopted -accelerate liberalization of air transport; revitalizing rail transport; and urgent need to improve road safety; integrate road safety in cooperation programs. • Inter-state conventions and protocols adopted; many being implemented– CA, EA, SA and WA • 2008-Leaded gasoline phased out in all Africa countries except two • Road agencies and road funds being established and/or restructured Implementation challenges and constraints • The lack of appropriate and well formulated policies and strategies -slow implementation of sub-regional and regional agreements • Inadequate human and institutional capacity • Negative impact of transport on the environment • High transport costs -Transport costs in Africa are among the highest in the world. Transport services unaffordable to many African citizens • Poor transport safety and security- poor state of road safety-accidents and the resulting loss of life and destruction of property

17. Lessons learned and the way forward • Need for thorough social and environment impact mitigation measures - incorporated and enforced in the development of infrastructure • Countries need to develop policies that encourage energy efficiency - target energy-efficient vehicles; limit the age for imported second hand vehicles; and improve traffic management. • Full implementation of transport facilitation initiatives; and promoting intra-modal and inter-modal transport competition to improve efficiency. • Scaled up support for road safety programmes - prioritize road safety programmes and allocate adequate funds for these programmes - ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards national and international • Develop effective transport information systems

18. Inter-linkages and Cross-cutting issues Actions taken and progress made • Resource and energy supply and efficiency • Use of agricultural waste for energy production • The National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs) established • Mechanisms and frameworks such as the African 10 YFP on SCP. • Policies, strategies and programmes: • Formulation and adoption of policies and legislation; • Ratification of major chemicals and wastes related MEAs. • Mining sector global voluntary initiatives such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) • Policy and programme integration though Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs), sector wide approaches (SWAps), SAICM and National SCP programmes • Governance - public participation and gender consideration: • Adoption of a wide range of policies and legislation cater for transparent governance and multi-stakeholder participation • Regional Cooperation: • Enhanced through structures and frameworks -AU/NEPAD, African ministerial conferences or councils AMCEN, AMCOW, AMCOST • Initiatives arising = Africa 10 YFP on SCP, Africa Mining Vision, Africa Mining Partnership, and Africa Water Vision

19. Implementation challenges and constraints • Policy and programme implementation gap is widening and crippling the achievement of desired sustainable development objectives • Inadequate institutional, human and/or financial resources capacities continue • High level of financial, technical and technological investments required for the establishment, operation and maintenance infrastructure for transport, energy, mining, waste and chemicals management • Inadequate incentives to promote pubic-private partnerships that could contribute to overcome the financing constraints. • Compartmentalized approaches still prevail in the implementation global and regional initiatives notably the various chemicals-related agreements and other MEAs. These approaches result in poor coordination, duplication and strain on the limited resources. • Low research, monitoring and information dissemination capacity

20. Lessons learned and the way forward • Generating political will and commitment which is essential in ensuring effective implementation of the strategies • Effective resources mobilization from both domestic and ODA sources - sustained resources provision • Enhance access to niche markets - Africa has a distinct potential and opportunity in organic produce • Strengthen implementation of the African Ecolabelling Mechanism (AEM), • Need to harmonize trade and environmental policies, in particular on chemicals management. • Adopting and up scaling integrated initiatives and approaches • National SCP programmes, SAICM, integrated transport master plans • Strengthening the information base • Cooperation in development and transfer of technology particularly energy efficient technologies, safe chemical substitutes and other clean technologies • Linking and coordinating global, regional and subregional initiatives with national development processes

21. C. CONCLUSION • Countries taking actions to implement commitments • Policies, legislation, • Attracting attention and being integration into NDPs (PRSs) • Specific programmes and projects • Countries committed to MEAs and other international initiatives and taking advantage of the associated mechanisms including in capacity enhancement • Regional cooperation underway in almost all the areas under consideration • More concrete on the ground action needed • Need Action to prioritize these areas and mobilize substantial and sustained resources

22. Thank You