Partnerships Wire 8 May 2006
UNHQ, New York CSD-14 Partnerships Fair May 1 - 9, 2006
Inside this issue: Implementing climate change goals and commitments through partnerships CEI presentation 2 Patricia Chaves (Partnerships Team) opened APEIS presentation 2 the discussion by noting that 26 partnerships in the CSD partnerships database EEP presentation 3 listed their primary area of focus as climate change and emissions reductions. WW2BW presentation 3 Kevin Conrad (Coalition for Rainforest Nations) pointed ISED presentation 4 out that no provision is (Left to right) Markku Nurmi (Energy and Environment made for emissions from Partnership with Central America); Kim Lundgren (Cities for Images from the Partnerships deforestation in the Kyoto Climate Protection Campaign); Patricia Chaves (Partnerships 5 Fair Information Desks Protocol, even though Team); Kevin Conrad (Coalition for Rainforest Nations) deforestation accounts for 18-20 per cent of GHG emitted by Today’s Schedule 5 initiate reform in regulatory human activity. He stressed that frameworks. In November 2005, nine inequities are inherent in the rainforest countries, led by Papua New commercial practice of buying raw Guinea and Costa Rica, proposed that materials from developing countries and Published by the Partnerships Team countries reduce deforestation below a transforming them into products which given baseline in order to be eligible for Patricia Chaves, Senior Sustainable are sold for 100 times the initial price carbon credits, which other countries Development Officer paid. The Coalition for Rainforest could then buy instead of cutting their Mita Sen, Associate Sustainable Nations seeks partners to achieve Development Officer greater sustainable development and to continued on Page 4
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Email: [email protected] The Partnerships Sustainable Development (in all UN Web: www.un.org/esa/sustdev/ Team has languages); copies of UN documents produced a CD outlining the mandate for partnerships ROM version of in the context of the CSD; and copies of the online CSD the Partnerships Brochure (2006) (in all Contributors: Partnerships UN languages). Marcia Brewster, DSD, UNDESA Database. Frederik Pischke, DSD, UNDESA The CD ROM also contains most of the CSD Partnerships Website: informational materials currently
United States Clean Energy Initiative (CEI)
energy efficient tools for energy smart community technologies, products planning, design and development. and services; promoting Specific examples of community public leadership that partnerships for sustainable energy spurs demand for included: the Global Energy Network- efficient energy products an international network of centers and advancing sustainable helping communities develop integrated buildings and community and sustainable energy systems; the development. Alliance to Save Energy- focuses on buildings and utility efficiency, energy The initiative provides an (Left to right) William Becker (Global Energy Center for Community and water efficiency, and efficient open network for Sustainability), Larisa Dobriansky (USDOE), Alan Sweedler (Center industrial processes; CLASP- focuses on for Energy Studies), H. Avraham Arbib (Ministry of National distributed peer energy efficiency standards, labels and Infrastructures, Israel), Brian Castelli (Alliance to Save Energy) production of models and testing; and PEPS- which works to This umbrella energy initiative aims to create markets for energy efficient increase access to modern energy “Performance-based, products and services through services, promote clean transportation government energy management fuels, indoor cooking and heating market-oriented programs and alternative financing. practices, and improve the productivity The US Clean Energy Initiative (CEI) and efficiency of current energy systems. partnerships putting presentation took place at the CSD-14 The wide range of partnerships and sustainable development projects presented at this session focused Partnerships Fair on 3 May 2006 from on: creating markets cleaner and more dialogue into action” 10:00 - 10:40 am.
Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy Project (APEIS)
The APEIS partnership aims to develop Strategic Policy Options (RISPO). The and promote scientific knowledge-based sub project IEM utilizes satellite tools and policy options for sustainable observation and an ecological development. Mikiko Kainuma (Climate observation network to assess ecosystem Policy Assessment Section, National services and detect ecosystem Institute for Environmental Studies, vulnerability. The sub project IEA Japan) provided an overview of the concentrates on the potential for initiative, outlining how APEIS supports innovative strategies to achieve win-win policy-making processes by supplying situations for economic development Mikiko Kainuma (Climate Policy Assessment tools and databases. She described the and the environment. The third Section, National Institute for Environmental three sub-projects of APEIS: Integrated subproject, RISPO, will carry out an Studies, Japan) Environmental Monitoring (IEM), economy-wide policy impact Integrated Environmental Assessment assessment. Specific sectors will be brief overview of the institute’s (IEA) and Research on Innovative and more thoroughly analyzed and the involvement in the RISPO project. The results described in three scenarios, focus of the collaboration by IGES is on which will vary by economic the potential impacts of trade on the “Technology and performance of the region. The outcome environment. of this sub project area will be a institutional innovations delineation of economic, social and are key to addressing environmental implications of policy options. The Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation environment and Ancha Srinivasan, (Climate Policy Strategy Project presentation took place development trade-offs” Project, Institute for Global at the CSD-14 Partnerships Fair on 3 May Environmental Strategies (IGES)) gave a 2006 from 10:45 - 11:25 am. 8 May 2006 Page 3
Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP)
Dr. Nurmi pointed out that the numerous Dr. Nurmi announced that the initiative renewable energy projects carried out by has introduced a carbon finance guide EEP help foster regional cooperation. The to promote and clarify the steps partnership introduces pilot projects with involved in the implementation of CDM a high level of expertise, to serve as projects in the region. examples for replication by other Ricardo Ulate (Ministry of Environment initiatives. The experience gained by EEP and Energy, Costa Rica) pointed out that can then be used and adapted for other the success of the EEP is a promising contexts. The partnership fosters beginning and a substantial contribution ownership by partner governments and (Left to right) Markku Nurmi (Ministry of to regional sustainable development Environment, Finland) and Ricardo Ulate (Ministry communities, who are closely involved in plans. The integration of the work of of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica) all steps of project planning and energy and environmental ministries is implementation. The EEP partnership promotes the use of viewed as important in this regard to renewable energy sources and clean ensure a compatibility of the energy technologies in Central America, and sector with sustainable development aims to make energy services more “Satisfying the goals of the country. accessible to the poor, particularly to those in rural areas. Markku Nurmi energy needs of (Ministry of Environment, Finland) Central America and provided an overview of the initiative, The Energy and Environment Partnership stressing that EEP seeks to contribute to mitigating global with Central America presentation took the region’s efforts towards achieving place at the CSD-14 Partnerships Fair on sustainable development and mitigating climate change” of global climate change. 3 May 2006 from 11:30 am- 12:10 pm
White Water to Blue Water (WW2BW)
The WW2BW partnership focuses on that watersheds, marine and coastal sustainability of small economies of the ecosystems are under threat in the Caribbean region and aims to improve region. Given the interlinkages between collaboration between governments, these systems and the economies and international organizations, NGOs and the livelihoods of the societies in the region private sector. The initiative also seeks (e.g. tourism and sugar production), the to enhance existing partnerships and partnership aims to intervene in these promote new partnerships to advocate areas. Specific priority areas identified best practices and provide training. to achieve these efforts include: integrated watershed management; Garfield Barnwell, (Caribbean Community (Left to right) Garfield Barnwell (CARICOM) and marine ecosystem-based management; and Common Market (CARICOM)) provided Adela Backiel (USDA) sustainable tourism; and an overview of the initiative. He stressed environmentally sound marine that the rationale for forming the Adela Backiel, (United States Department transportation. initiative stemmed from the recognition of Agriculture (USDA)) mentioned the Mr. Barnwell said that there is initiative's “Communicating Successes recognition of the overlapping natures Primer", which provide simple guidelines of the topics and that the initiative and indicators for communicating the “Globally, 80% of promotes new approaches of integrated successes of WW2BW partnerships. management. He pointed out that marine pollution is partnership aims to include scientific knowledge in the formulation of The White Water to Blue Water (WW2BW) derived from land- projects and incorporates a wide range presentation took place at the CSD-14 based sources” of experience from all levels of Partnerships Fair on 3 May 2006 from cooperation into its activities. 12:15 - 1:00 pm Page 4 Partnerships Wire
Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development (ISED)
indicators and how to use them along were drawn from the seven country with practical case studies: Energy partners: Brazil, Cuba, Lithuania, Indicators for Sustainable Development: Mexico, the Russian Federation, Slovakia Methodologies and Guidelines. Vienna, and Thailand. IAEA, 2005; and the Natural Resources Mr. McDonald stressed that these Forum, Special Issue on Policy indicators are intended for use in Applications of Energy Indicators, 29 (4): national analyses and self assessment, November 2005. Both these documents and that they are not meant to set up were prepared by the five agency pass-fail situations or international partners: IAEA, UN/DESA, EUROSTAT, the Alan McDonald (International Atomic benchmarking. A country can use the European Environment Agency and the Energy Agency, (IAEA)) indicators to see where it is going and International Energy Agency. Case studies how to adjust its policy. The ISED partnership works to develop energy indicators to assess progress He mentioned that uses of the towards a sustainable energy future; “Indicators can indicators in IAEA analytic tools include assist countries in energy and statistical IAEA models that calculate indicators; capacity building and supplement the inform policy inclusion of indicators in IAEA databases general indicators effort being and IAEA training programs. undertaken by the CSD. decisions and help The Indicators for Sustainable Energy Alan McDonald (IAEA) presented an gauge policy Development (ISED) presentation took overview of recent developments within place at the CSD-14 Partnerships Fair on the initiative. He referred to two publications that provide details on effectiveness” 3 May 2006 from 5:10 - 6:00 pm.
Climate change goals and commitments (continued) continued from Page 1 showcase good practices, which are out that ICLEI works with local agencies attended by Ministers of both Energy and local and regional NGOs, providing own emissions. and the Environment. Dr. Nurmi clean air and climate protection software Markku Nurmi (Energy and Environment highlighted Finland’s expertise in and toolkits. Ms. Lundgren stressed that Partnership with Central America (EEP)) renewable energy solutions and the action from local governments can have a described the work of this initiative country’s ability to provide technical significant impact on climate protection between Finland and seven Central assistance to partners in technology and and provided examples from Costa Rica American countries. EEP aims to policy areas. He stressed that the and South Africa where the use of promote renewable energy projects, and partnership has large private sector renewable energy and market incentives holds annual partnership forums to participation on all sides. helped prevent deforestation. Kim Lundgren (Cities for Climate The need for flexible incentives that Protection Campaign) outlined how this deliver benefits to communities in “Partnerships are initiative of local governments achieves developing countries was stressed. reductions in local greenhouse gas Incentives suggested included: mayors reducing GHG emissions, emissions, improves air quality, and combining purchasing power to demand enhances overall urban livability. She vehicles that causes less pollution; co- cleaning air quality, spoke of how the partnership assists generation of waste heat from the local authorities in quantifying results of production of electricity such as in offsetting CO2 emissions good practices, demonstrating, for Scandinavia and the steam system in New and promoting example, reductions in CO2 emissions. York City; hybrid electric buses; and tax The partnership develops a baseline, credits for green building. sustainable consumption sets reduction targets, prepares action
plans for municipalities, implements the of natural resources” plans and verifies results. She pointed At the Partnerships Fair Information Desks (May 3)
International Law on Sustainable development Partnership
Sustainable Rural development and Ecovillage Training Program
In the Partnerships Fair Today (May 9)
Conference Room 6 Conference Room 6 Partnerships Information Desks 10:45 - 11:25 Global Village Energy 3:00 - 4:25 Closing Session and (in the Neck Area—all day) Partnership (GVEP) “Partnerships in Practice” interactive • Partnership for Clean Fuels and • Sarah Adams, GVEP Technical discussion on Working in Collaboration: Vehicles Secretariat Partnership Networking and • Recovery of the Circuit of Four Lakes • Marta Rivera, Fondacion Solar, Relationship-building • Renewable Energy Policy Network for Guatemala Chair: Azanaw Abreha, Vice-Chair CSD-14 the 21st Century • Gregory Woodsworth, UNDP Regional Lead Discussants: • USEA/USAID Energy Partnership Energy • Ross Andrews, UK Department for Program Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 11:30 - 12.10 Coalition for Rainforest (DEFRA) Nations • Jane Ross, International Partnership • Don Melinick, Columbia University for Sustainable Development in • Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University Mountain Regions (Mountain • Kevin Conrad, Columbia University Partnership) • Philippe Lempp, Renewable Energy 12:15 - 1:00 Strategic Partnership Among Policy Network for the 21st Century Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica for Co- (REN21) operation on Sustainable Development • Francois Rogers, The Seed Initiative • Nim Dorji, SDS, Bhutan • Eugenia Wo Ching Sancho, Costa Rica • Severin Asse, Benin